Employment

Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?
Youth unemployment

Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?

Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish
Employment

Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish

Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment
Access to Work

Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment

Mike Soutar: Employers are sitting on their hands when it comes to hiring. How can we change that?
Mike Soutar

Mike Soutar: Employers are sitting on their hands when it comes to hiring. How can we change that?

A new kind of politics is coming our way
John Bird

A new kind of politics is coming our way

Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Menopause

Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’

Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple
Juliette Flach

Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple

Ireland’s basic income for artists shows respect for human creativity in the age of AI
Paul McNamee

Ireland’s basic income for artists shows respect for human creativity in the age of AI

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment

Anyone should be able to become an architect. But apprenticeship funding is shaking the foundations
Chris Williamson

Anyone should be able to become an architect. But apprenticeship funding is shaking the foundations

I was homeless at 16 after leaving care. My apprenticeship gave me a future
Nick Marshall

I was homeless at 16 after leaving care. My apprenticeship gave me a future

Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: ‘I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills’
Employment

Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: ‘I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills’

Unemployment is on the rise in London. Should the rest of the UK be worried?
Ben Harrison

Unemployment is on the rise in London. Should the rest of the UK be worried?

The weekend turns 100 years old this year. It’s time it got an upgrade
Joe Ryle

The weekend turns 100 years old this year. It’s time it got an upgrade

Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’
Homelessness

Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’

Labour’s U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers
Digital ID

Labour’s U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers

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Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: ‘Not a nice-to-have’
Employment

Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: ‘Not a nice-to-have’

The Employment Rights Bill is a moment to celebrate – but the work is not done
Ross Barrett

The Employment Rights Bill is a moment to celebrate – but the work is not done

The Employment Rights Act is here. Will 2026 be the year that work gets better?
Alice Martin

The Employment Rights Act is here. Will 2026 be the year that work gets better?

Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work
Employment

Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work