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Solo freelancers earn no more than salaried workers and report lower well-being, according to a new study following nearly 13,000 people from their teens to their 50s. (Unsplash+)

Being your own boss doesn’t always pay off: What 30 years of data reveal

With entrepreneurial ambitions at an eight-year high in Canada, new research suggests the structure of a business matters more than the decision to start one.
On the march. David Jones / PA Archive

How relevant are the TUC and unions today?

A century on from the UK’s only ever general strike, the major federation for organised labour in Britain must learn to be more effective.

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