Employment
Big Issue Recruit to help jobseekers in South Wales secure green jobs on onshore wind farm
Big Issue Recruit to help jobseekers in South Wales secure green jobs on onshore wind farm
Big Issue Recruit will work with jobseekers to prepare them for employment with contractors working on the landmark Twyn Hywel Energy Park development
This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: ‘I want to work my way up’
This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: ‘I want to work my way up’
Project Flourish is being rolled out across the UK locations taking part in Prince William’s Homewards project to end homelessness. We speak to one young person who went from being homeless to working in recruitment to see how it changes lives
Skins star on how OnlyFans changed her life: ‘I was earning a living wage for the first time’
Skins star on how OnlyFans changed her life: ‘I was earning a living wage for the first time’
We must start respecting non traditional forms of labour, such as sex work, as legitimate work, says Megan Prescott
Unions are getting ‘more powerful’ as young, LGBTQ+ and disabled people eye up membership
Unions are getting ‘more powerful’ as young, LGBTQ+ and disabled people eye up membership
‘Much more stressful’: Women less likely than men to have an ‘appropriate’ work at home space
‘Much more stressful’: Women less likely than men to have an ‘appropriate’ work at home space
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
British Steel could be nationalised. Here’s what that means for workers and the country
British Steel could be nationalised. Here’s what that means for workers and the country
More than half a million young Brits not in work, training or education have never had a paid job
More than half a million young Brits not in work, training or education have never had a paid job
I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?
I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?
DWP ‘work coach shortage’ could undermine Labour’s bid to help disabled people into work
DWP ‘work coach shortage’ could undermine Labour’s bid to help disabled people into work
Five years after Covid, why has working from home become a culture war fault line?
Five years after Covid, why has working from home become a culture war fault line?
The gig economy and your finances: How to make it work for you
The gig economy and your finances: How to make it work for you
Working from home vital for disabled people to keep a job, DWP told ahead of benefit cuts
Working from home vital for disabled people to keep a job, DWP told ahead of benefit cuts
UK has some of the ‘weakest’ workers’ rights in the Western world. Can Labour fix this?
UK has some of the ‘weakest’ workers’ rights in the Western world. Can Labour fix this?
I was made redundant while on maternity leave – it has scarred me for life
I was made redundant while on maternity leave – it has scarred me for life
How the miners’ strike changed the way Britain works, 40 years on
How the miners’ strike changed the way Britain works, 40 years on
Are disability benefit claimants ‘ready to work’? The truth behind DWP’s claims ahead of welfare reforms
Are disability benefit claimants ‘ready to work’? The truth behind DWP’s claims ahead of welfare reforms
Number of young people not in work or education highest for a decade – but it’s not their fault
Number of young people not in work or education highest for a decade – but it’s not their fault
Foreign workers at ‘increasing risk of exploitation’ as UK sees sharp fall in work visas
Foreign workers at ‘increasing risk of exploitation’ as UK sees sharp fall in work visas
Government urged to stop using ‘personality tests’ in its hiring process: ‘Big barrier for autistic people’
Government urged to stop using ‘personality tests’ in its hiring process: ‘Big barrier for autistic people’
Bring in a four-day work week to beat Reform in next election, Labour told: ‘There’s no catch here’
Bring in a four-day work week to beat Reform in next election, Labour told: ‘There’s no catch here’
Can Skills England plug the UK’s skills gap to give Labour the growth it craves?
Can Skills England plug the UK’s skills gap to give Labour the growth it craves?
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Big UK businesses are slashing thousands of jobs. Just how much trouble are we in?
Big UK businesses are slashing thousands of jobs. Just how much trouble are we in?
How Big Issue Recruit builds on a three-decade legacy of removing barriers to work
