Work

Is working in fashion really like The Devil Wears Prada?
Workers' rights

Is working in fashion really like The Devil Wears Prada?

Nightmare bosses, punishing hours, low wages… who’d work in fashion? We speak to people working in the industry to find out if the film reflects reality

Switching to a four-day week ‘could save councils £1bn a year’
Employment

Switching to a four-day week ‘could save councils £1bn a year’

Campaigners argue that new research shows a four-day week could be a lifeline for cash-strapped councils. But politicians remain unconvinced

Have you been made redundant? Here’s what to do next
Money

Have you been made redundant? Here’s what to do next

Redundancy can be scary financially, but there is help available

Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment
Access to Work

Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment

Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Menopause

Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’

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Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: ‘Not a nice-to-have’
Employment

Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: ‘Not a nice-to-have’

Insecure work and the gig economy: Employment in Britain worse than reported, study finds
Work

Insecure work and the gig economy: Employment in Britain worse than reported, study finds

The Employment Rights Act is here. Will 2026 be the year that work gets better?
Alice Martin

The Employment Rights Act is here. Will 2026 be the year that work gets better?

I broke down a door to save my disabled colleague’s life – then rebuilt his home
Unsung heroes

I broke down a door to save my disabled colleague’s life – then rebuilt his home

Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
Work

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
Sex work

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’
Employment

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
Steven D’Souza

What we can learn about authenticity from Greta Thunberg and Marcus Rashford

Universal credit sanctions ‘undermine’ Jobcentre employment support, DWP warned by MPs
Department for Work and Pensions

Universal credit sanctions ‘undermine’ Jobcentre employment support, DWP warned by MPs

Can employers really ban the burka in the workplace?
Paul Kelly

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
Louise Ansari

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
Society

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
Clive Wratten

Travelling for work shouldn’t be a postcode lottery – but our transport system makes it one

Sex workers ‘trapped’ in prostitution by ‘unjust’ police cautions: ‘It stopped me from having a career’
Criminal justice

Sex workers ‘trapped’ in prostitution by ‘unjust’ police cautions: ‘It stopped me from having a career’

Migrant workers are holding Britain together – but we’re still treated like we don’t belong
Munya Radzi

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
Nathan Philips

Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted

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If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers’ rights
Marissa Begonia

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
Multiple sclerosis

‘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’
Sex work

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
Work at home

‘Much more stressful’: Women less likely than men to have an ‘appropriate’ work at home space