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Insecure work and the gig economy: Employment in Britain worse than reported, study finds
Insecure work and the gig economy: Employment in Britain worse than reported, study finds
The latest employment statistics showed UK unemployment rose to 5.1%. But new analysis from Demos and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation suggested more people are turning to insecure work to make ends meet
The Employment Rights Act is here. Will 2026 be the year that work gets better?
The Employment Rights Act is here. Will 2026 be the year that work gets better?
With the Employment Rights Bill set to become law, 2026 will be one of the most consequential years for jobs quality in decades.
I broke down a door to save my disabled colleague’s life – then rebuilt his home
I broke down a door to save my disabled colleague’s life – then rebuilt his home
School site manager Lee Smith saved the life of one of his colleagues who was in a diabetic coma – then retrofitted his home
Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs
Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs
Older workers are turning to Botox and plastic surgery to keep their jobs: ‘What a depressing thought’
Older workers are turning to Botox and plastic surgery to keep their jobs: ‘What a depressing thought’
What we can learn about authenticity from Greta Thunberg and Marcus Rashford
What we can learn about authenticity from Greta Thunberg and Marcus Rashford
Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs
Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs
Universal credit sanctions ‘undermine’ Jobcentre employment support, DWP warned by MPs
Universal credit sanctions ‘undermine’ Jobcentre employment support, DWP warned by MPs
Can employers really ban the burka in the workplace?
Can employers really ban the burka in the workplace?
Most people with ADHD do not tell their employer – here’s why we must break the silence
Most people with ADHD do not tell their employer – here’s why we must break the silence
Why so many Gen Z workers are retiring in their 20s
Why so many Gen Z workers are retiring in their 20s
Travelling for work shouldn’t be a postcode lottery – but our transport system makes it one
Travelling for work shouldn’t be a postcode lottery – but our transport system makes it one
Migrant workers are holding Britain together – but we’re still treated like we don’t belong
Migrant workers are holding Britain together – but we’re still treated like we don’t belong
Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted
Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted
Benefit cuts are not a ‘pathway to work’ – they risk making people homeless
Benefit cuts are not a ‘pathway to work’ – they risk making people homeless
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
‘It’s a vicious cycle’: Labour’s benefit cuts could push people with MS out of work, report finds
‘It’s a vicious cycle’: Labour’s benefit cuts could push people with MS out of work, report finds
Skins star on how OnlyFans changed her life: ‘I was earning a living wage for the first time’
Skins star on how OnlyFans changed her life: ‘I was earning a living wage for the first time’
‘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
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?
Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?
Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?
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?
Labour warned it is ‘undermining’ its own welfare reforms with £5bn of benefits cuts
