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BT workers vote for first national call centre strike in UK history
Strike action

BT workers vote for first national call centre strike in UK history

The next Mick Lynch? As strike action escalates, these are the union leaders you may come to know
train strikes
Strike action

The next Mick Lynch? As strike action escalates, these are the union leaders you may come to know

Wales launches monthly £1,600 universal basic income payments for care leavers
Universal basic income

Wales launches monthly £1,600 universal basic income payments for care leavers

The UK is facing a huge skills gap — and Big Issue Group plans to do something about it
Employment crisis

The UK is facing a huge skills gap — and Big Issue Group plans to do something about it

Tory MPs have been saying railway workers earn more than they actually do
Employment

Tory MPs have been saying railway workers earn more than they actually do

Exclusive: BT call centre sets up 'food bank' for its own staff
Low pay

Exclusive: BT call centre sets up 'food bank' for its own staff

The public are split over support for the train strikes, a poll has found
railway strike action
Strike action

The public are split over support for the train strikes, a poll has found

The summer of discontent? Why the cost of living crisis is causing so many strikes
strike action

The summer of discontent? Why the cost of living crisis is causing so many strikes

‘All my costs have gone up but my pay hasn’t’: Railway workers explain why they’re on strike
Union rail worker Matthew Lee holds a flag on the picket line outside King's Cross station
Rail strikes

‘All my costs have gone up but my pay hasn’t’: Railway workers explain why they’re on strike

Thousands march in London to protest low pay and rising cost of living
Cost of living crisis

Thousands march in London to protest low pay and rising cost of living

Wages dropped by 3.4% in April alone, the greatest fall for over two decades
Food parcels are prepared by a volunteer at a food bank
Wages

Wages dropped by 3.4% in April alone, the greatest fall for over two decades

Boris Johnson accused of 'a knowing and repeated lie' over employment figures
Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson accused of 'a knowing and repeated lie' over employment figures

Bring in £15 minimum wage to level up the North of England, says think-tank
Minimum wage

Bring in £15 minimum wage to level up the North of England, says think-tank

UK social mobility tsar tells working class people to lower their ambitions
Social mobility

UK social mobility tsar tells working class people to lower their ambitions

What support is available for unpaid carers?
Employment

What support is available for unpaid carers?

From game designers to chip shops: The largest ever four-day working week trial has begun in the UK
Four-day working week

From game designers to chip shops: The largest ever four-day working week trial has begun in the UK

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
GPs are facing 'daily abuse' as violent assaults at surgeries double in five years
NHS

GPs are facing 'daily abuse' as violent assaults at surgeries double in five years

How to write that resignation letter and move on with your career
The Great Resignation

How to write that resignation letter and move on with your career

Buckingham Palace is offering below minimum wage pay for a live-in housekeeper
Minimum wage

Buckingham Palace is offering below minimum wage pay for a live-in housekeeper

Expect delays: Why there are so many transport strikes planned for this summer
Transport

Expect delays: Why there are so many transport strikes planned for this summer

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