Employment

DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services

Charities have welcomed the increase in employment support for disabled people, but there are also fears that this latest measure could be a ‘huge risk’ which prevents people from accessing medical help

Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?
Education

Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?

An artificial intelligence earthquake has shaken the graduate job market, and shockwaves are being felt far and wide

DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support
Disabled people

DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support

Department for Work and Pensions plans to scrap the work capability assessment mean large numbers of disabled people will no longer qualify for a work allowance to support people looking for employment

Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs
Education

Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs

Watering down the Employment Rights Bill after Rayner exit would be ‘gift’ to Farage, experts warn
Workers' rights

Watering down the Employment Rights Bill after Rayner exit would be ‘gift’ to Farage, experts warn

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Universal credit sanctions ‘undermine’ Jobcentre employment support, DWP warned by MPs
Department for Work and Pensions

Universal credit sanctions ‘undermine’ Jobcentre employment support, DWP warned by MPs

Disabled people warn of brutal ‘secret’ cuts to DWP Access to Work support: ‘It’s been horrific’
Access to work

Disabled people warn of brutal ‘secret’ cuts to DWP Access to Work support: ‘It’s been horrific’

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’

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

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

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?

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’

‘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

Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Homelessness

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
Steel

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

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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