Employment
I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle
I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle
KFC is putting £1 from every sharing bucket towards funding safe spaces for young people across the UK. Ellie Smith, a youth worker at the KFC Youth Foundation, writes about why this is such an important mission and what more must be done
How your first job can determine what you earn for the rest of your career
How your first job can determine what you earn for the rest of your career
As young people in Britain face a barrier to get on the jobs ladder, new research from Social Market Foundation revealed what you do for a first job can make a 24% difference to what you earn in your thirties
Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
Over 6 million UK workers still work variable hours, with no guarantees of when they will work or how much they will earn.
NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: ‘This is not a turning point’
NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: ‘This is not a turning point’
‘Disabled people are having to work 10 times harder to live their life and pursue their dreams’
‘Disabled people are having to work 10 times harder to live their life and pursue their dreams’
Chicken Shop Date star Amelia Dimoldenberg: ‘Young people are always the first to bear the brunt of cuts’
Chicken Shop Date star Amelia Dimoldenberg: ‘Young people are always the first to bear the brunt of cuts’
Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’
Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’
NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?
NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?
Should parents on benefits get £4,500 if their child starts an apprenticeship?
Should parents on benefits get £4,500 if their child starts an apprenticeship?
Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people’s doorsteps
Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people’s doorsteps
‘At your sick child’s bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially’
‘At your sick child’s bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially’
How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’
How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’
Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people
Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people
Youth unemployment has a ‘long-term scarring effect’ affecting finances and health decades later
Youth unemployment has a ‘long-term scarring effect’ affecting finances and health decades later
Meet the man tasked with fixing youth unemployment: ‘I see a generation that is trying hard’
Meet the man tasked with fixing youth unemployment: ‘I see a generation that is trying hard’
Switching to a four-day week ‘could save councils £1bn a year’
Switching to a four-day week ‘could save councils £1bn a year’
Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?
Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?
Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish
Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish
Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: ‘I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills’
Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: ‘I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills’
Access to Work delays double in four years leaving disabled people at risk of losing jobs
Access to Work delays double in four years leaving disabled people at risk of losing jobs
It’s early January and FTSE 100 CEOs have already earned more than an average worker’s yearly pay
It’s early January and FTSE 100 CEOs have already earned more than an average worker’s yearly pay
Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: ‘Not a nice-to-have’
Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: ‘Not a nice-to-have’
Insecure work and the gig economy: Employment in Britain worse than reported, study finds
