Careers & Employment
Cash Chats episode 3: working rights, pensions, credit scores & investing
The latest episode in Young Scot’s Cash Chats series has landed! It was broadcast live this week on Facebook but in case you missed it,
October 2, 2020
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The truth about graduate costs today: Iona’s insights for Milkround
Forget about the cost of living: are you, as a graduate, ready for the cost of working? That might sound like a silly question. After
September 7, 2020
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Apprenticeships: are we failing disadvantaged young people?
Iona took government minister Steven Barclay to task last week in her debut on BBC’s Question Time. She noted how he had failed to defend
July 3, 2020
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Top money hacks for global millennials during COVID-19 #spon
First there was Brexit, now we have coronavirus…boy it’s been a bumpy road if you’re a global millennial, used to travelling and working wherever you
July 2, 2020
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What is the new normal for young people?
It was a pleasure to take part in a recent debate with future guru Patrick Dixon and ‘Queen of Shops’ Mary Portas, hosted by JLA.
June 15, 2020
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I’m employed by an umbrella company. What next?
Dear Iona, I have been working for a government department as a self-employed contractor for the past two years. It moved all new & extended
June 4, 2020
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Covid-19 News Round-up: Updates on furlough and self-employed
The government’s extension of the Job Retention Scheme (JRS), which has seen 8.4 million workers ‘furloughed’ by their employers since March, may not be enough
June 2, 2020
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The lowdown on support for the self-employed
The Self-employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is now up and running to tide over young freelancers during lockdown – much earlier than expected. Iona digs
May 26, 2020
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Young people: the economic victims of COVID-19
We’re all in this together. Or are we? It’s hard not to notice that, although the virus itself may target the older population, its effects
May 20, 2020
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Coronomics: how bad will it get?
Who would have imagined that the economy could be stopped in its tracks? Yet that’s what seems to be happening thanks to the coronavirus lockdown.
May 7, 2020
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Iona on BBC Worklife: coronavirus & remote working
I was on Worklife, the BBC’s flagship business programme, at the beginning of the week as the coronavirus was fast turning into a public health
March 13, 2020
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The Young Money guide to staying sane at work!
Some of us may feel lucky just to get the gig – but that doesn’t make having a full-time job any easier. Whether you work
February 26, 2020
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SHIB MATHEW: how we’re trying to help freelancers
Recently, Young Money editor Iona Bain wrote for the Financial Times about her experience of late payments as a freelancer, and singled out a particular
January 20, 2020
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The female freelance fightback: how to raise YOUR pay in 2020
Female? Freelance? Chances are that you are often being asked to work for free or cajoled into accepting pay that’s beneath you. But no more!
December 12, 2019
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My freelance fears for the future – comment for IPSE
Last year, I and other young freelancers were watching the 2018 Budget with interest, hoping for more treats than tricks from a party that claims
February 1, 2019
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How to nab yourself a career and money mentor
Main pic: Alicia VanNoy Call Getting yourself a mentor – it might just be one of the best decisions you’ll ever make. I explain how that
January 11, 2019
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Are young women really working for free till 2019?
Iona Bain On Wednesday, I was chuffed to be invited onto The Figure Podcast. I always enjoy having a good natter about millennial money issues
November 12, 2018
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Gig workers fight back over unfair tax plans – comment for BBC News
Many self-employed people face a higher tax bill from 2020 when the IR35 rule is extended to the private sector. It will force thousands of
November 6, 2018
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Healthy chocolatiers & drag artists: here are the new side hustlers – story for Scottish Mail
Iona Bain Welcome to Side Hustle Britain – where a quarter of us now make extra income for all sorts of weird and wonderful activities,
November 5, 2018
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Turning virtue signallers into financial activists (my thoughts at LGIM)
Iona Bain I recently spoke on a panel at Legal and General Investment Management’s conference about “50 Shades of Green” – i.e. what constitutes “responsible”
October 1, 2018
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Meet the young voices shaking up OUR financial futures
Iona Bain What if I told you that crazy-important decisions are being taken about your future finances by people who are…well, nothing like you?
August 8, 2018
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Our post-school education system is broke, says House of Lords
Iona Bain The post-school education system is broke and needs urgent fixing, a scathing House of Lords report has found. It says the move to
June 12, 2018
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Is your workplace pension funding weapons & tax avoidance?
If you are saving into a pension at work, are you happy for your cash to be invested in companies that make weapons, dodge tax
June 11, 2018
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Iona is a finalist in IPSE’s Freelancer of the Year Awards! ☺️
Iona says… I am totally stunned but also chuffed to be shortlisted for IPSE’s Freelancer of the Year Award alongside some seriously impressive individuals. I
June 4, 2018
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Iona is a finalist in IPSE’s Freelancer of the Year Awards! ☺️
Iona says… I am totally stunned but also chuffed to be shortlisted for IPSE’s Freelancer of the Year Award alongside some seriously impressive individuals. I
June 4, 2018
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The self-employed dream is on the rocks. Here’s why
Iona Bain Self-employment is booming in Scotland. Newly-published statistics show that 322,900 Scots worked for themselves last year, one of the highest numbers ever recorded.
May 30, 2018
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TEEN MONEY WEEK: Should I get earning at 13?
Calling all teenagers (and frazzled parents) – the Young Money Blog this week is putting the spotlight on 12 – 18 year olds, looking at
May 21, 2018
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Intergen Finance: the Resolution Report fully unpacked
It’s official. We are not Generation Avocado. The long-awaited report from the Intergenerational Commission has concluded, after two years and over 200 pages, that millennials
May 11, 2018
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Know Thy Worth: how I’m fighting the gender pay gap
Asking for a token fee for on-air appearances, having the pay conversation and demanding equality – I’m getting on the earning curve, and here’s what
May 8, 2018
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Gen Y turned off by “uninspired & out-dated” pensions
Young workers are at risk of jeopardising their financial futures due to uninspired and out-of-touch messages from the pensions industry, according to new research published today.
March 15, 2018
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