Employment

Zelda Perkins, Harvey Weinstein’s ex-assistant, applauds UK’s NDA ban: ‘It’s given me faith in democracy’
Workers' rights

Zelda Perkins, Harvey Weinstein’s ex-assistant, applauds UK’s NDA ban: ‘It’s given me faith in democracy’

NDAs used to gag victims of abuse are set to be banned in the UK. Ex-Harvey Weinstein assistant Zelda Perkins explains why this is a global turning point

Activists are trying to force JD Sports, M&S and more to disclose low pay – all through shareholders
Wages

Activists are trying to force JD Sports, M&S and more to disclose low pay – all through shareholders

A campaign is trying to raise retail pay by getting shareholders to vote for pay transparency

Is a four-day working week inevitable? Latest UK pilot sees 100% success rate
Four-day working week

Is a four-day working week inevitable? Latest UK pilot sees 100% success rate

‘I expect that most organisations will be doing this in the next 10 years or so’

Labour’s disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren’t there
Disability Benefits

Labour’s disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren’t there

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
Employment

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?

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This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: ‘A wonderful celebration’
Employment

This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: ‘A wonderful celebration’

Labour’s apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?
Apprenticeships

Labour’s apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?

‘It’s a vicious cycle’: Labour’s benefit cuts could push people with MS out of work, report finds
Multiple sclerosis

‘It’s a vicious cycle’: Labour’s benefit cuts could push people with MS out of work, report finds

Big Issue Recruit to help jobseekers in South Wales secure green jobs on onshore wind farm
Big Issue Recruit

Big Issue Recruit to help jobseekers in South Wales secure green jobs on onshore wind farm

This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: ‘I want to work my way up’
Work

This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: ‘I want to work my way up’

Skins star on how OnlyFans changed her life: ‘I was earning a living wage for the first time’
Sex work

Skins star on how OnlyFans changed her life: ‘I was earning a living wage for the first time’

Unions are getting ‘more powerful’ as young, LGBTQ+ and disabled people eye up membership
unions

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
Work at home

‘Much more stressful’: Women less likely than men to have an ‘appropriate’ work at home space

British Steel could be nationalised. Here’s what that means for workers and the country
Steel

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
Employment

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?
Modern slavery

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
Department for Work and Pensions

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 on from the pandemic

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
Gig economy

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

Working from home vital for disabled people to keep a job, DWP told ahead of benefit cuts

DWP reveals new plans to get sick and disabled people into work ahead of benefit cuts
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP reveals new plans to get sick and disabled people into work ahead of benefit cuts

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I was made redundant while on maternity leave – it has scarred me for life
Employment

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
Miners' strike

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
Disability benefits

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
NEET

Number of young people not in work or education highest for a decade – but it’s not their fault