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UK film and TV workers forced to find new jobs and claim benefits due to 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
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
Benefits must rise alongside record wage growth, economists warn
Arsenal ‘starboy’ Bukayo Saka on playing football, beating trolls and offering a hand up
Arsenal ‘starboy’ Bukayo Saka on playing football, beating trolls and offering a hand up
Considering a new job? Here’s how to retrain in 10 crucial areas desperate to hire
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’
‘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
DWP forcing jobseekers to apply for roles they’re ‘entirely unsuitable for’, research finds
‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too’
‘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
Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers
Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?
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
‘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
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
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
‘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?
Schools, hospitals and trains: Is the end of the strikes in sight?
What is a universal basic income and why is it being trialled in the UK?
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?
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
As Amazon Prime Day pushes the latest deals, these striking workers want a share of the profits
In pictures: The role Caribbean migrants have played in the NHS, on its 75th anniversary
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
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
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
