Employment
How Big Issue Recruit helped more than 100 marginalised people overcome barriers to work

How Big Issue Recruit helped more than 100 marginalised people overcome barriers to work
I was on benefits and struggling to support my family. Here’s how I turned my life around

I was on benefits and struggling to support my family. Here’s how I turned my life around
How traditional crafts like clog making and sign-writing are providing an alternative to the 9 to 5

How traditional crafts like clog making and sign-writing are providing an alternative to the 9 to 5
DWP faces ‘crisis’ as staff driven to ‘depression’ and ‘sickness’ amid mounting pressure

DWP faces ‘crisis’ as staff driven to ‘depression’ and ‘sickness’ amid mounting pressure
I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my ‘dream job’

I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my ‘dream job’
‘We need protection’: How AI, algorithms and oppressive digital tech are pushing workers to the brink

‘We need protection’: How AI, algorithms and oppressive digital tech are pushing workers to the brink
From prison to cakes: The bakery changing the lives of London’s most disadvantaged women

From prison to cakes: The bakery changing the lives of London’s most disadvantaged women
I quit work to care for my mum. Big Issue Recruit helped me find my sense of purpose again

I quit work to care for my mum. Big Issue Recruit helped me find my sense of purpose again
Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare

Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare
Government’s new welfare reforms could cause ‘huge anxiety for disabled people’

Government’s new welfare reforms could cause ‘huge anxiety for disabled people’
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
Afghan refugees: ‘I built homes for the UK government, now I’m facing homelessness in Britain’

Afghan refugees: ‘I built homes for the UK government, now I’m facing homelessness in Britain’
Refugees are twice as likely to be unemployed. A new scheme in Coventry might have answers

Refugees are twice as likely to be unemployed. A new scheme in Coventry might have answers
This Strictly Come Dancing super-fan has big dreams and wants to bust myths about Down’s syndrome

This Strictly Come Dancing super-fan has big dreams and wants to bust myths about Down’s syndrome
‘Sun and heat are not always good news’: How the role of British weather presenters is changing with the climate

‘Sun and heat are not always good news’: How the role of British weather presenters is changing with the climate
Up to 250,000 ‘forgotten’ unpaid young adult carers facing homelessness

Up to 250,000 ‘forgotten’ unpaid young adult carers facing homelessness
Teachers strike: ‘We walk out not just for pay, but for our most vulnerable pupils’

Teachers strike: ‘We walk out not just for pay, but for our most vulnerable pupils’
End Friday releases for prisoners so they can access housing and health services, Big Issue founder tells Lords
