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‘Job apocalypse’: Up to 8 million Brits risk losing their jobs to AI, government warned
Employment

‘Job apocalypse’: Up to 8 million Brits risk losing their jobs to AI, government warned

As AI becomes more widespread, the UK is at a ‘sliding doors moment’, the Institute for Public Policy Research has found

I was a drunk and homeless at 19. Volunteering helped me get my life back
Volunteering

I was a drunk and homeless at 19. Volunteering helped me get my life back

Some 74% of unemployed people who try volunteering feel more employable afterward, a Pro Bono Economics study suggests

I was on benefits and struggling to support my family. Here’s how I turned my life around
Byron O'Connor

I was on benefits and struggling to support my family. Here’s how I turned my life around

Byron O’Connor, Generation UK alumni and tech consultant at OpenCredo, explains how a skills bootcamp completely changed his life

I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my ‘dream job’
Big Issue Recruit

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
Worker's rights

‘We need protection’: How AI, algorithms and oppressive digital tech are pushing workers to the brink

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AI may be coming for your job – but there is hope, experts insist: ‘We have a choice’
Artificial Intelligence

AI may be coming for your job – but there is hope, experts insist: ‘We have a choice’

Arsenal ‘starboy’ Bukayo Saka on playing football, beating trolls and offering a hand up
Interview

Arsenal ‘starboy’ Bukayo Saka on playing football, beating trolls and offering a hand up

‘The juggle is real’: Single parents, childcare and how Big Issue Recruit can help
Big Issue Recruit

‘The juggle is real’: Single parents, childcare and how Big Issue Recruit can help

‘We need the freedom to travel’: Disabled people fear train ticket office closures will leave them stranded
Disability rights

‘We need the freedom to travel’: Disabled people fear train ticket office closures will leave them stranded

DWP job centres ‘not equipped’ to help disabled people find work
Disability rights

DWP job centres ‘not equipped’ to help disabled people find work

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Employment
Changemakers 2023

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Employment

Hospitality job vacancies ‘nosedive’ as Omicron causes Christmas party cancellations
Employment

Hospitality job vacancies ‘nosedive’ as Omicron causes Christmas party cancellations

The Great Resignation? Record numbers of workers are switching jobs but vacancies rise again
Employment

The Great Resignation? Record numbers of workers are switching jobs but vacancies rise again