Employment

As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we’re all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead
Diane Johnson

As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we’re all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead

Proposed changes to disability benefits could exclude autistic people from vital support and deepen barriers to employment, says Diane Johnson, CEO of EnFold

Zelda Perkins, Harvey Weinstein’s ex-assistant, applauds UK’s NDA ban: ‘It’s given me faith in democracy’
Workers' rights

Zelda Perkins, Harvey Weinstein’s ex-assistant, applauds UK’s NDA ban: ‘It’s given me faith in democracy’

NDAs used to gag victims of abuse are set to be banned in the UK. Ex-Harvey Weinstein assistant Zelda Perkins explains why this is a global turning point

Activists are trying to force JD Sports, M&S and more to disclose low pay – all through shareholders
Wages

Activists are trying to force JD Sports, M&S and more to disclose low pay – all through shareholders

A campaign is trying to raise retail pay by getting shareholders to vote for pay transparency

Is a four-day working week inevitable? Latest UK pilot sees 100% success rate
Four-day working week

Is a four-day working week inevitable? Latest UK pilot sees 100% success rate

It never crossed my mind I might need disability benefits. Now I don’t know where I’d be without PIP
Disability benefits

It never crossed my mind I might need disability benefits. Now I don’t know where I’d be without PIP

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Labour’s disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren’t there
Disability Benefits

Labour’s disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren’t there

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
Employment

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?

This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: ‘A wonderful celebration’
Employment

This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: ‘A wonderful celebration’

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers’ rights
Marissa Begonia

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers’ rights

Labour must do the hard work of making employment accessible – instead of cutting benefits
Mikey Erhardt

Labour must do the hard work of making employment accessible – instead of cutting benefits

Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’
Disability benefits

Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’

Women in the North miss out on £158m in wages every week compared to rest of England
Women

Women in the North miss out on £158m in wages every week compared to rest of England

Revealed: DWP has lost more employment tribunals for disability discrimination than any other UK employer
Employment

Revealed: DWP has lost more employment tribunals for disability discrimination than any other UK employer

Migrant care worker left homeless after being ‘exploited’ UK employer: ‘It’s a national scandal’
Immigration

Migrant care worker left homeless after being ‘exploited’ UK employer: ‘It’s a national scandal’

‘Much more stressful’: Women less likely than men to have an ‘appropriate’ work at home space
Work at home

‘Much more stressful’: Women less likely than men to have an ‘appropriate’ work at home space

I was a migrant working in a warehouse. Then I got a role in a film about doing exactly that
Film

I was a migrant working in a warehouse. Then I got a role in a film about doing exactly that

Letters: Stop assuming everyone with a house is somehow rich and without problems
Letters

Letters: Stop assuming everyone with a house is somehow rich and without problems

British Steel could be nationalised. Here’s what that means for workers and the country
Steel

British Steel could be nationalised. Here’s what that means for workers and the country

I’m a survivor of modern slavery – this is the shocking way I was treated by the UK government
Rosemarie

I’m a survivor of modern slavery – this is the shocking way I was treated by the UK government

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?
Modern slavery

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?

DWP ‘work coach shortage’ could undermine Labour’s bid to help disabled people into work
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP ‘work coach shortage’ could undermine Labour’s bid to help disabled people into work

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Families torn apart for not earning enough under ‘unfair’ visa rules: ‘I can’t take care of my husband’
Immigration

Families torn apart for not earning enough under ‘unfair’ visa rules: ‘I can’t take care of my husband’

Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions
Payslip

Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions

Cuts, universal credit and PIP: Everything you need to know about Labour’s benefits overhaul
Benefits

Cuts, universal credit and PIP: Everything you need to know about Labour’s benefits overhaul

The gig economy and your finances: How to make it work for you
Gig economy

The gig economy and your finances: How to make it work for you