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UK film and TV workers forced to find new jobs and claim benefits due to Hollywood strikes
Hollywood strikes

UK film and TV workers forced to find new jobs and claim benefits due to Hollywood strikes

Three quarters of UK film and TV workers currently out of work, leaving many feeling forced to claim benefits and find minimum wage work

Job interview but low on cash? Here’s where to get a free smart outfit for a great first impression
Advice

Job interview but low on cash? Here’s where to get a free smart outfit for a great first impression

A great suit or smart outfit can give us the self-belief needed to succeed in a job interview

Benefits must rise alongside record wage growth, economists warn 
Wages

Benefits must rise alongside record wage growth, economists warn 

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

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Considering a new job? Here’s how to retrain in 10 crucial areas desperate to hire
Retrain

Considering a new job? Here’s how to retrain in 10 crucial areas desperate to hire

‘After 200 rejections, Big Issue Recruit helped me land the ideal job for me’
Barriers to work

‘After 200 rejections, Big Issue Recruit helped me land the ideal job for me’

DWP forcing jobseekers to apply for roles they’re ‘entirely unsuitable for’, research finds
Barriers to work

DWP forcing jobseekers to apply for roles they’re ‘entirely unsuitable for’, research finds

Working temperature: When is it too hot to work?
Heatwave

Working temperature: When is it too hot to work?

‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too’
Barriers to work

‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too’

Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers
Refugees

Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers

Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?
Work advice

Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?

‘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

Council’s refusal to scrap four-day week inspires others to register interest in new pilots
Future of work

Council’s refusal to scrap four-day week inspires others to register interest in new pilots

Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice
Flexible working

Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice

‘My manager was livid I was pregnant’: Most mothers still face discrimination when pregnant at work
Gender inequality

‘My manager was livid I was pregnant’: Most mothers still face discrimination when pregnant at work

Schools, hospitals and trains: Is the end of the strikes in sight?
Strikes

Schools, hospitals and trains: Is the end of the strikes in sight?

How to retrain for a new job when you’re over 50
Retrain

How to retrain for a new job when you’re over 50

What is a universal basic income and why is it being trialled in the UK?
UBI

What is a universal basic income and why is it being trialled in the UK?

What is the right to disconnect and does the UK need it to stop people burning out?
Right to disconnect

What is the right to disconnect and does the UK need it to stop people burning out?

As Amazon Prime Day pushes the latest deals, these striking workers want a share of the profits
Amazon

As Amazon Prime Day pushes the latest deals, these striking workers want a share of the profits

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In pictures: The role Caribbean migrants have played in the NHS, on its 75th anniversary
NHS at 75

In pictures: The role Caribbean migrants have played in the NHS, on its 75th anniversary

Employers must do more to keep experienced women in work, businesses and MPs told
Equal rights

Employers must do more to keep experienced women in work, businesses and MPs told

From prison cell to homeless, how a new law will give former convicts a better chance at turning their lives around
Rehabilitation

From prison cell to homeless, how a new law will give former convicts a better chance at turning their lives around

Will giving workers a pay rise really make inflation worse? We asked expert economists
Inflation

Will giving workers a pay rise really make inflation worse? We asked expert economists