Employment
Pay rise for thousands of workers as Real Living Wage rises to £12.60 an hour – but is it enough?

Pay rise for thousands of workers as Real Living Wage rises to £12.60 an hour – but is it enough?
DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here’s why it’s a ‘dangerous’ idea

DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here’s why it’s a ‘dangerous’ idea
Yes, Labour’s workers’ rights bill is an upgrade. But the UK still has a lot of catching up to do

Yes, Labour’s workers’ rights bill is an upgrade. But the UK still has a lot of catching up to do
‘Biggest upgrade to worker rights’ or ‘chaotic rush job’?: Labour’s employment rights bill, explained

‘Biggest upgrade to worker rights’ or ‘chaotic rush job’?: Labour’s employment rights bill, explained
What to expect from Labour’s plans for workers’ rights – and why the ‘devil will be in the detail’

What to expect from Labour’s plans for workers’ rights – and why the ‘devil will be in the detail’
This factory once made every single Rolo in the world. Its decline is a warning for UK’s leaders

This factory once made every single Rolo in the world. Its decline is a warning for UK’s leaders
Home Kitchen: Inside the world’s first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless chefs

Home Kitchen: Inside the world’s first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless chefs
Get ready for the next Great Resignation as workers say they’re burned out and yearning for joy

Get ready for the next Great Resignation as workers say they’re burned out and yearning for joy
No, unions are not ‘holding the country to ransom’

No, unions are not ‘holding the country to ransom’
Three-quarters of Labour voters back a four-day working week: ‘Brits are burnt out’

Three-quarters of Labour voters back a four-day working week: ‘Brits are burnt out’
DWP cuts off benefits for 280,000 people over universal credit change: ‘This is extremely worrying’

DWP cuts off benefits for 280,000 people over universal credit change: ‘This is extremely worrying’
Job market ‘cooling’ to pre-pandemic levels, experts say, as unemployment slowly falls

Job market ‘cooling’ to pre-pandemic levels, experts say, as unemployment slowly falls
Suffering a brain injury forced me out of work and onto benefits – it’s a lonely thing to go through

Suffering a brain injury forced me out of work and onto benefits – it’s a lonely thing to go through
‘An act of desperation’: GPs vote for industrial action for the first time in 60 years

‘An act of desperation’: GPs vote for industrial action for the first time in 60 years
Employees working through sickness is costing UK businesses billions, think tank says

Employees working through sickness is costing UK businesses billions, think tank says
GPs threaten to bring ‘NHS to a standstill’ with industrial action as junior doctors reach pay deal

GPs threaten to bring ‘NHS to a standstill’ with industrial action as junior doctors reach pay deal
Liz Kendall wants to reform the DWP from a ‘department for welfare’ to a ‘department for work’

Liz Kendall wants to reform the DWP from a ‘department for welfare’ to a ‘department for work’
Workers blame Amazon’s ‘union-busting’ after losing historic union vote: ‘This is not the end’

Workers blame Amazon’s ‘union-busting’ after losing historic union vote: ‘This is not the end’
‘Huge mandate’: Brits of all political stripes want stronger rights for workers, poll finds

‘Huge mandate’: Brits of all political stripes want stronger rights for workers, poll finds
From a new UK pilot to union backing: The four-day working week has never been closer to reality
