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A while back we reported on the formulation of a new law for autónomo workers in Spain (autónomos are officially registered freelancers). Well, it took a while but a good part of that bill has now passed into law, with more elements […]
SLB member Tom Flaherty shares his thoughts on why he decided to join. This article is part of a series of blog posts commissioned by SLB to have its members explain their reasoning behind joining the organisation. If you haven’t […]
SLB member Alan Ritchie shares his thoughts on why he decided to join. Why I joined and co-founded a Cooperative for teachers & translators in Barcelona For me it all started out of frustration with certain aspects of working as […]
SLB member Ben Nazer shares his thoughts on why he decided to join. Joining Cooperativa de Serveis Lingüístics de Barcelona Most members of Serveis Lingüístics de Barcelona (SLB) are freelance language professionals, based unsurprisingly in Barcelona. I work in Madrid as […]
SLB’s newest member James Venner shares his thoughts on why he decided to join. Joining Cooperativa de Serveis Lingüístics de Barcelona To give you a more complete picture of why I joined the Cooperativa de Serveis Lingüístics de Barcelona (SLB), perhaps it’s […]
Hot off the press from eldiario.es – some changes for autónomos in Spain, just approved by a majority in the Spanish congress and due to come into law in the coming months. In brief: Changes for autónomos in Spain The social […]
Written by George Chilton on behalf of Serveis Lingüístics de Barcelona Have you ever considered becoming a freelancer? A lot of people have thought about going autónomo, and a lot get put off the idea because it can be quite […]
In this post we’ll try to address a question which comes up again and again in teachers’ forums and group pages in Spain. The situation goes something like this: I work for an academy but a company has offered me […]
In the last post we discussed some of the stigma and fear attached to becoming an autónomo teacher in Spain. Judging by the comments this post generated, it seems that teachers across the world face similar problems when considering the freelance […]
The answer to the question “Who’d be a freelance teacher?” will vary greatly according to your geographical location. In France, the answer might be “Quite a lot of people”. Of course there are pitfalls, but for many French workers freelancing makes […]
