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Five years after Covid, why has working from home become a culture war fault line?
Five years on from the pandemic

Five years after Covid, why has working from home become a culture war fault line?

In 2019, about 4.7% of the UK population worked from home; in 2025, that tally exceeds 40%. What is it doing to us?

Working from home vital for disabled people to keep a job, DWP told ahead of benefit cuts
Working from home

Working from home vital for disabled people to keep a job, DWP told ahead of benefit cuts

A staggering 80% of disabled workers in fully remote roles told researchers that WFH had a ‘positive impact’ on managing their health

From a new UK pilot to union backing: The four-day working week has never been closer to reality
Four-day working week

From a new UK pilot to union backing: The four-day working week has never been closer to reality

British workers are some of the most burnt out in Europe. A four-day working week could counter this

‘After 200 rejections, Big Issue Recruit helped me land the ideal job for me’
Barriers to work

‘After 200 rejections, Big Issue Recruit helped me land the ideal job for me’

Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice
Flexible working

Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice

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What is the four-day working week and how close are we to getting it in the UK?
Four-day working week

What is the four-day working week and how close are we to getting it in the UK?

4 things bosses can do this International Women’s Day instead of pink logos and hashtags
International Women's Day

4 things bosses can do this International Women’s Day instead of pink logos and hashtags

Working temperature: When is it too cold to work?
Cold weather

Working temperature: When is it too cold to work?

1 in 3 now work from home as more employees demand flexibility
Work from home

1 in 3 now work from home as more employees demand flexibility

One in five regularly work from home as the government urges return to offices
Flexible working

One in five regularly work from home as the government urges return to offices

5 government promises on workers’ rights that could be broken if the Employment Bill is dropped
Workers' rights

5 government promises on workers’ rights that could be broken if the Employment Bill is dropped

Plans to ‘modernise’ working life will allow employees to request flexibility from day one
Employment

Plans to ‘modernise’ working life will allow employees to request flexibility from day one