Employment
Liz Kendall wants to reform the DWP from a ‘department for welfare’ to a ‘department for work’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Liz Kendall wants to reform the DWP from a ‘department for welfare’ to a ‘department for work’
Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has announced plans to ‘get Britain working again’ through reforming the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Workers blame Amazon’s ‘union-busting’ after losing historic union vote: ‘This is not the end’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Workers blame Amazon’s ‘union-busting’ after losing historic union vote: ‘This is not the end’
‘This is gutting – Amazon’s campaign of trade union victimisation has succeeded’
‘Huge mandate’: Brits of all political stripes want stronger rights for workers, poll finds![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Huge mandate’: Brits of all political stripes want stronger rights for workers, poll finds
A workers’ rights bill is set to be included in the upcoming King’s Speech, and will see a crackdown on fire and rehire, a commitment to equal pay protections for minority ethnic and disabled workers, and flexible working rights
From a new UK pilot to union backing: The four-day working week has never been closer to reality
From a new UK pilot to union backing: The four-day working week has never been closer to reality
‘It’s David vs Goliath’: Inside Amazon workers’ historic battle for trade union recognition
‘It’s David vs Goliath’: Inside Amazon workers’ historic battle for trade union recognition
What will the new Labour government do for benefit claimants and the welfare system?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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What will the new Labour government do for benefit claimants and the welfare system?
‘DWP doesn’t seem to care’: Jobcentres close on election day as 1,500 security guards go on strike![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘DWP doesn’t seem to care’: Jobcentres close on election day as 1,500 security guards go on strike
Workers should have the right to family time – including Keir Starmer, campaigners say![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Workers should have the right to family time – including Keir Starmer, campaigners say
Sunak’s flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing ‘crisis’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Sunak’s flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing ‘crisis’
Why the four-day working week is a feminist issue – and what we need to do about it![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Why the four-day working week is a feminist issue – and what we need to do about it
This vegan restaurant offers workers with learning disabilities a pathway to independence![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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This vegan restaurant offers workers with learning disabilities a pathway to independence
Free bus travel could lift young people out of poverty and unpick cost of living crisis. Here’s how![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Free bus travel could lift young people out of poverty and unpick cost of living crisis. Here’s how
Rishi Sunak says people on benefits don’t want to work – here’s why that’s ‘wrong and harmful’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Rishi Sunak says people on benefits don’t want to work – here’s why that’s ‘wrong and harmful’
Nearly half of brain injury survivors claim benefits – without enough support to get back to work![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Nearly half of brain injury survivors claim benefits – without enough support to get back to work
Junior doctors announce five-day strike right before the general election: ‘We’re fed up’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Junior doctors announce five-day strike right before the general election: ‘We’re fed up’
FOSO is the new FOMO: Why are we so afraid to switch off and be out of office?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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FOSO is the new FOMO: Why are we so afraid to switch off and be out of office?
Is ‘edgy upstart’ BrewDog now ‘boring and ubiquitous’ after years of scandal? Experts weigh in![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Is ‘edgy upstart’ BrewDog now ‘boring and ubiquitous’ after years of scandal? Experts weigh in
Train strikes: Rail passengers weigh in as Aslef drivers ‘grind services to a halt’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Train strikes: Rail passengers weigh in as Aslef drivers ‘grind services to a halt’
Labour’s workers’ rights plan slammed as ‘unrecognisable’ and a ‘betrayal’ by Unite union boss![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Labour’s workers’ rights plan slammed as ‘unrecognisable’ and a ‘betrayal’ by Unite union boss
May 2024 train strikes: Disruption as Aslef drivers walk out – here’s everything you need to know![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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May 2024 train strikes: Disruption as Aslef drivers walk out – here’s everything you need to know
Timpson boss James Timpson on Doc Martens, high street success and how work can turn lives around![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Timpson boss James Timpson on Doc Martens, high street success and how work can turn lives around
I’m a cancer patient. I have to work from hospital during treatment or risk falling into poverty![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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I’m a cancer patient. I have to work from hospital during treatment or risk falling into poverty
How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work
Train drivers to stage more strikes in May, ASLEF union announces: ‘We won’t back down’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Train drivers to stage more strikes in May, ASLEF union announces: ‘We won’t back down’
‘It’s an epidemic’: 1.4 million workers trapped in insecure jobs are stuck in precarious rented homes![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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