{"id":37430,"date":"2016-12-08T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-felt-vulnerable-freelancers-on-the-stress-of-self-employment\/"},"modified":"2016-12-08T14:04:22","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T07:04:22","slug":"i-felt-vulnerable-freelancers-on-the-stress-of-self-employment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-felt-vulnerable-freelancers-on-the-stress-of-self-employment\/","title":{"rendered":"'I felt vulnerable': freelancers on the stress of self-employment"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nManaging your hours sounds good but achieving work-life balance amid insecurity takes time and effort, say casual workersThere have never before been so many self-employed workers in the UK. There are now almost 4.8 million people working for themselves across the country, in a spectrum of jobs ranging from cycle couriers to architects, according to the Office for National Statistics.It might seem that, as your own boss, you can manage your own hours, take time out for exercise, meet friends for coffee \u2013 all hugely positive for mental health and wellbeing. But it doesn\u2019t always work that way. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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