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

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

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

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 

Benefits must rise alongside record wage growth, economists warn
Arsenal ‘starboy’ Bukayo Saka on playing football, beating trolls and offering a hand up

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

Considering a new job? Here’s how to retrain in 10 crucial areas desperate to hire
‘After 200 rejections, Big Issue Recruit helped me land the ideal job for me’

‘After 200 rejections, Big Issue Recruit helped me land the ideal job for me’
‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too’

‘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

Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers
Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?

Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?
‘The juggle is real’: Single parents, childcare and how Big Issue Recruit can help

‘The juggle is real’: Single parents, childcare and how Big Issue Recruit can help
Zero-hours contracts: Are they legal and what rights do they give me?

Zero-hours contracts: Are they legal and what rights do they give me?
Council’s refusal to scrap four-day week inspires others to register interest in new pilots

Council’s refusal to scrap four-day week inspires others to register interest in new pilots
Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice

Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice
Schools, hospitals and trains: Is the end of the strikes in sight?

Schools, hospitals and trains: Is the end of the strikes in sight?
What is a universal basic income and why is it being trialled in the UK?

What is a universal basic income and why is it being trialled in the UK?
What is the right to disconnect and does the UK need it to stop people burning out?
