Employment

How traditional crafts like clog making and sign-writing are providing an alternative to the 9 to 5
Alternative careers

How traditional crafts like clog making and sign-writing are providing an alternative to the 9 to 5

Union leaders vow to resist Tories’ ‘unworkable and undemocratic’ new anti-strike laws
Strikes

Union leaders vow to resist Tories’ ‘unworkable and undemocratic’ new anti-strike laws

I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my ‘dream job’
Big Issue Recruit

I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my ‘dream job’

‘We need protection’: How AI, algorithms and oppressive digital tech are pushing workers to the brink
Worker's rights

‘We need protection’: How AI, algorithms and oppressive digital tech are pushing workers to the brink

Care leavers find it much harder to get a job – but any company would be lucky to have us
Employment

Care leavers find it much harder to get a job – but any company would be lucky to have us

AI may be coming for your job – but there is hope, experts insist: ‘We have a choice’
Artificial Intelligence

AI may be coming for your job – but there is hope, experts insist: ‘We have a choice’

I quit work to care for my mum. Big Issue Recruit helped me find my sense of purpose again
Big Issue Recruit

I quit work to care for my mum. Big Issue Recruit helped me find my sense of purpose again

‘I had to do something’: Ex-prisoner explains how love for his kids helped him turn his life around
Justice system

‘I had to do something’: Ex-prisoner explains how love for his kids helped him turn his life around

National living wage to rise to £11 an hour – but experts say it’s not enough
National living wage

National living wage to rise to £11 an hour – but experts say it’s not enough

University strike disrupts freshers’ week as staff slam ‘very worst employers’
Strikes

University strike disrupts freshers’ week as staff slam ‘very worst employers’

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Future of work

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UK film and TV workers forced to find new jobs and claim benefits due to Hollywood strikes
Hollywood strikes

UK film and TV workers forced to find new jobs and claim benefits due to Hollywood strikes

Job interview but low on cash? Here’s where to get a free smart outfit for a great first impression
Advice

Job interview but low on cash? Here’s where to get a free smart outfit for a great first impression

Benefits must rise alongside record wage growth, economists warn 
Wages

Benefits must rise alongside record wage growth, economists warn 

Arsenal ‘starboy’ Bukayo Saka on playing football, beating trolls and offering a hand up
Interview

Arsenal ‘starboy’ Bukayo Saka on playing football, beating trolls and offering a hand up

Considering a new job? Here’s how to retrain in 10 crucial areas desperate to hire
Retrain

Considering a new job? Here’s how to retrain in 10 crucial areas desperate to hire

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DWP forcing jobseekers to apply for roles they’re ‘entirely unsuitable for’, research finds
Barriers to work

DWP forcing jobseekers to apply for roles they’re ‘entirely unsuitable for’, research finds

Working temperature: When is it too hot to work?
Heatwave

Working temperature: When is it too hot to work?

‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too’
Barriers to work

‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too’

Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers
Refugees

Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers