Employment
Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
More and more young people fear their health problems will keep them out of the job market and steal their future
This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: ‘A wonderful celebration’
This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: ‘A wonderful celebration’
The Big Issue attended an afternoon tea made and served entirely by people with learning disabilities at the Hilton, which is offering employment and work experience opportunities to people who face barriers to work
If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers’ rights
If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers’ rights
Marissa Begonia is a former domestic worker and the founder of Voice of Domestic Workers. She explains how UK immigration rules continue to trap women in abuse, and what must change
Labour must do the hard work of making employment accessible – instead of cutting benefits
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’
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 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
Revealed: DWP has lost more employment tribunals for disability discrimination 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
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 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’
Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions
Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions
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
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
