Employment

Raising state pension age to 71 would be a ‘big blow’ and risks ‘working people to death’, experts say
Pensions

Raising state pension age to 71 would be a ‘big blow’ and risks ‘working people to death’, experts say

‘Thank God it’s Thursday!’: Will we have a four-day working week by 2030? Yes, probably
Four-day working week

‘Thank God it’s Thursday!’: Will we have a four-day working week by 2030? Yes, probably

How Big Issue Recruit helped more than 100 marginalised people overcome barriers to work
Big Issue Recruit

How Big Issue Recruit helped more than 100 marginalised people overcome barriers to work

Union urges workers in Northern Ireland to block roads and occupy buildings if strikes fail
Strikes

Union urges workers in Northern Ireland to block roads and occupy buildings if strikes fail

The Post Office scandal proves why workers’ needs must be put ahead of AI and technology
Post Office scandal

The Post Office scandal proves why workers’ needs must be put ahead of AI and technology

Ethnic minorities are still paid less than white colleagues – and pay parity is long, long overdue
Ethnicity pay gap

Ethnic minorities are still paid less than white colleagues – and pay parity is long, long overdue

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

‘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

The national living wage, real living wage and minimum wage explained
Minimum wage

The national living wage, real living wage and minimum wage explained

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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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