Employment
‘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’
Hugh’s Law is currently being considered by the government. It would enhance the employment rights of parents with seriously ill children and bereaved parents
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’
Former health secretary Alan Milburn has published the first part of his review into why so many young people are not in education, work or training in the UK. Here’s what he found
‘Give people a chance’: Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
‘Give people a chance’: Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
Big Issue sits down with MasterChef: The Professionals judge Monica Galetti in 130 Primrose, a new London restaurant which offers people a way out of homelessness
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’
Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
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
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
Insecure work and the gig economy: Employment in Britain worse than reported, study finds
Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work
Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work
Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
‘I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle’: Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle
‘I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle’: Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle
Half a million workers to receive pay rise worth up to £5k as real Living Wage rises
Half a million workers to receive pay rise worth up to £5k as real Living Wage rises
Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
From translators to masseuses: Meet the workers most and least at risk of being replaced by AI
From translators to masseuses: Meet the workers most and least at risk of being replaced by AI
DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services
DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services
Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?
Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?
DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support
DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support
Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs
