Work
Should parents on benefits get £4,500 if their child starts an apprenticeship?
Should parents on benefits get £4,500 if their child starts an apprenticeship?
Households can currently lose between £17 and £330 a week in benefit payments when a young person starts an apprenticeship.
Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income
Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income
Budgeting when you have an irregular income can be tricky – experts explain how you can make the most out of gig work
DWP to hire 500 new Access to Work case workers – but will it save the scheme?
DWP to hire 500 new Access to Work case workers – but will it save the scheme?
The DWP is hiring 500 new case workers to tackle a backlog leaving 60,000 disabled people without vital support.
Is working in fashion really like The Devil Wears Prada?
Is working in fashion really like The Devil Wears Prada?
Switching to a four-day week ‘could save councils £1bn a year’
Switching to a four-day week ‘could save councils £1bn a year’
Have you been made redundant? Here’s what to do next
Have you been made redundant? Here’s what to do next
Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment
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’
Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: ‘Not a nice-to-have’
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
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?
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
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?
Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
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
