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How and when to claim unemployment benefits
How and when to claim unemployment benefits
If you’re out of work and struggling, unemployment benefits might be enough to help you get by. Here’s what to know about claiming and eligibility
Top 5 books about the workplace, chosen by award-winning novelist Ross Raisin
Top 5 books about the workplace, chosen by award-winning novelist Ross Raisin
Fine-dining kitchens, US sketch show writers, failing hospitals, battlefields and trade unions – all fertile ground for fiction
DWP benefit reforms to get people into work are ‘smokescreen for cuts’, disability activist says
DWP benefit reforms to get people into work are ‘smokescreen for cuts’, disability activist says
Disability campaigner Ellen Clifford says the work capability assessment proposals are motivated purely by cutting spending rather than helping people into work
Disabled people losing jobs and ‘falling out of work’ due to months-long waits for DWP support
Disabled people losing jobs and ‘falling out of work’ due to months-long waits for DWP support
Pay boost for millions as Labour raises minimum wage to £12.21 an hour – but is it enough?
Pay boost for millions as Labour raises minimum wage to £12.21 an hour – but is it enough?
DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here’s why it’s a ‘dangerous’ idea
DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here’s why it’s a ‘dangerous’ idea
Leading recruitment expert Patrick Graham announced as Non-Executive Director for Big Issue Changing Lives CIC
Leading recruitment expert Patrick Graham announced as Non-Executive Director for Big Issue Changing Lives CIC
Will Labour’s employment and renting reform bills finally end millennials’ insecurity?
Will Labour’s employment and renting reform bills finally end millennials’ insecurity?
What to expect from Labour’s plans for workers’ rights – and why the ‘devil will be in the detail’
What to expect from Labour’s plans for workers’ rights – and why the ‘devil will be in the detail’
This factory once made every single Rolo in the world. Its decline is a warning for UK’s leaders
This factory once made every single Rolo in the world. Its decline is a warning for UK’s leaders
The ‘right to switch off’ law will be a litmus test for Labour’s plans for workers’ rights
The ‘right to switch off’ law will be a litmus test for Labour’s plans for workers’ rights
Get ready for the next Great Resignation as workers say they’re burned out and yearning for joy
Get ready for the next Great Resignation as workers say they’re burned out and yearning for joy
Three-quarters of Labour voters back a four-day working week: ‘Brits are burnt out’
Three-quarters of Labour voters back a four-day working week: ‘Brits are burnt out’
Emilia Clarke: ‘Hospitals will fix your brain, but the recovery process will save you’
Emilia Clarke: ‘Hospitals will fix your brain, but the recovery process will save you’
‘Huge mandate’: Brits of all political stripes want stronger rights for workers, poll finds
‘Huge mandate’: Brits of all political stripes want stronger rights for workers, poll finds
From a new UK pilot to union backing: The four-day working week has never been closer to reality
From a new UK pilot to union backing: The four-day working week has never been closer to reality
Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury
Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury
Nearly half of brain injury survivors claim benefits – without enough support to get back to work
Nearly half of brain injury survivors claim benefits – without enough support to get back to work
FOSO is the new FOMO: Why are we so afraid to switch off and be out of office?
FOSO is the new FOMO: Why are we so afraid to switch off and be out of office?
How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work
How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work
‘It’s an epidemic’: 1.4 million workers trapped in insecure jobs are stuck in precarious rented homes
‘It’s an epidemic’: 1.4 million workers trapped in insecure jobs are stuck in precarious rented homes
It’s truly heartbreaking how often food bank guests are punished because they can’t find work
It’s truly heartbreaking how often food bank guests are punished because they can’t find work
‘Thank God it’s Thursday!’: Will we have a four-day working week by 2030? Yes, probably
‘Thank God it’s Thursday!’: Will we have a four-day working week by 2030? Yes, probably
‘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
Cost of living: Single mum who works full-time recalls struggle to pay bills – and how she found help