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‘I’m considering not having kids’: Staff at UK universities speak of impact of pension cut
University strikes

‘I’m considering not having kids’: Staff at UK universities speak of impact of pension cut

'Employment watchdog' needed to crackdown on bad bosses, says charity
An angry boss
Employment rights

'Employment watchdog' needed to crackdown on bad bosses, says charity

Stats watchdog again warns Boris Johnson to stop misleading parliament over employment figures
Boris Johnson in parliament for prime minister's questions on Wednesday February 23
Fact check

Stats watchdog again warns Boris Johnson to stop misleading parliament over employment figures

The government ‘has no idea’ whether its £2bn Kickstart scheme for jobs actually worked
Unemployment

The government ‘has no idea’ whether its £2bn Kickstart scheme for jobs actually worked

Plans to restrict student loans by GCSE grades labelled an ‘attack on the working class’
Education

Plans to restrict student loans by GCSE grades labelled an ‘attack on the working class’

Scrap cautions and youth offences from criminal records, say charities
Employment

Scrap cautions and youth offences from criminal records, say charities

How to use online learning to boost your employability
As many turn to online learning. The Big Issue has launched a one-stop-shop to help peeople who have been made unemployed get back on their feet. Image credit: Longinueve_ilustra / Pizabay
Employment

How to use online learning to boost your employability

Belgium says workers can request a four-day week - but it’s not quite what it seems
Four-day work week

Belgium says workers can request a four-day week - but it’s not quite what it seems

A record one in four people out of work say it’s due to long-term sickness
Unemployment

A record one in four people out of work say it’s due to long-term sickness

Everything you need to know about green jobs - and how to get one
Two men fitting solar panels.
Green jobs

Everything you need to know about green jobs - and how to get one

High Court bans striking hospital staff from 'waving banners' and making 'any loud noise'
Strike action

High Court bans striking hospital staff from 'waving banners' and making 'any loud noise'

Prisoners to be offered apprenticeships for the first time
Prison system

Prisoners to be offered apprenticeships for the first time

Institutional racism to blame for South Asian workers missing out on sick pay, report finds
Employment

Institutional racism to blame for South Asian workers missing out on sick pay, report finds

MPs want large companies to report their ethnicity pay gap figures
Ethnicity pay gap

MPs want large companies to report their ethnicity pay gap figures

Tesco workers win legal case against 'fire and rehire' tactics
Unions

Tesco workers win legal case against 'fire and rehire' tactics

Apprenticeships: Everything you need to know
Apprenticeships
Employment

Apprenticeships: Everything you need to know

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Boris Johnson repeated false employment figures again after being told not to
Fact checking

Boris Johnson repeated false employment figures again after being told not to

The Big Issue launches eBikes scheme to provide more jobs for vulnerable people
One of the first Big Issue ebikes, by the canal in Bristol
Big Issue ebikes

The Big Issue launches eBikes scheme to provide more jobs for vulnerable people

Admiral: insurance experts protecting customers and staff
Sponsored

Admiral: insurance experts protecting customers and staff

The pandemic-era job interview questions to prepare for
Jobs advice

The pandemic-era job interview questions to prepare for

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