Employment
Women in the North miss out on £158m in wages every week compared to rest of England
Women in the North miss out on £158m in wages every week compared to rest of England
Women in the North are earning less, living shorter lives and are more likely to be out of work due to long-term sickness than women living in other parts of England, according to Health Equity North’s latest figures
Revealed: DWP has lost more employment tribunals for disability discrimination than any other UK employer
Revealed: DWP has lost more employment tribunals for disability discrimination than any other UK employer
The DWP has lost more employment tribunals for disability discrimination in the past five years than any other UK employer
Unions are getting ‘more powerful’ as young, LGBTQ+ and disabled people eye up membership
Unions are getting ‘more powerful’ as young, LGBTQ+ and disabled people eye up membership
‘There have been some success stories in recent times – particularly in the public sector, fighting for better pay and in terms of conditions’
Migrant care worker left homeless after being ‘exploited’ UK employer: ‘It’s a national scandal’
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
‘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
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: 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
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
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?
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
DWP ‘work coach shortage’ could undermine Labour’s bid to help disabled people into work
Five years after Covid, why has working from home become a culture war fault line?
Five years after Covid, why has working from home become a culture war fault line?
Families torn apart for not earning enough under ‘unfair’ visa rules: ‘I can’t take care of my husband’
Families torn apart for not earning enough under ‘unfair’ visa rules: ‘I can’t take care of my husband’
Cuts, universal credit and PIP: Everything you need to know about Labour’s benefits overhaul
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
The gig economy and your finances: How to make it work for you
‘Being alive is utterly exhausting’: How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits
‘Being alive is utterly exhausting’: How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits
This small change to sick pay would make a huge difference for people with mental health problems
This small change to sick pay would make a huge difference for people with mental health problems
DWP reveals new plans to get sick and disabled people into work ahead of benefit cuts
DWP reveals new plans to get sick and disabled people into work ahead of benefit cuts
How the miners’ strike changed the way Britain works, 40 years on
How the miners’ strike changed the way Britain works, 40 years on
Number of young people not in work or education highest for a decade – but it’s not their fault
Number of young people not in work or education highest for a decade – but it’s not their fault
Foreign workers at ‘increasing risk of exploitation’ as UK sees sharp fall in work visas
Foreign workers at ‘increasing risk of exploitation’ as UK sees sharp fall in work visas
Government urged to stop using ‘personality tests’ in its hiring process: ‘Big barrier for autistic people’
Government urged to stop using ‘personality tests’ in its hiring process: ‘Big barrier for autistic people’
Bring in a four-day work week to beat Reform in next election, Labour told: ‘There’s no catch here’
Bring in a four-day work week to beat Reform in next election, Labour told: ‘There’s no catch here’
Home Office visa delays leave thousands of migrants in limbo – and job vacancies unfilled
Home Office visa delays leave thousands of migrants in limbo – and job vacancies unfilled
Can Skills England plug the UK’s skills gap to give Labour the growth it craves?
