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The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
Christmas gifts made in factories
Workers' rights

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys

Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved. What does it mean for workers and the six-day service?
Royal mail

Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved. What does it mean for workers and the six-day service?

Community meals and workers' rights: What happens if councils seize Deliveroo and Uber Eats' 'ghost kitchens'?
Deliveroo driver waits outside a cafe
Ghost Kitchens

Community meals and workers' rights: What happens if councils seize Deliveroo and Uber Eats' 'ghost kitchens'?

People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this
dwp
Work

People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this

Last Christmas I was in prison. This year I'm working in a London fine-dining restaurant
Christmas

Last Christmas I was in prison. This year I'm working in a London fine-dining restaurant

Get Britain Working: What are Labour's plans for the DWP, benefits and employment support?
Stock image of a Job Centre Plus sign
Department for Work and Pensions

Get Britain Working: What are Labour's plans for the DWP, benefits and employment support?

Unemployment has risen while pay growth slows as experts warn of ‘cooling’ jobs market
Stock photo of UK bank notes and coins
Employment

Unemployment has risen while pay growth slows as experts warn of ‘cooling’ jobs market

Millions of lost jobs or a four-day working week? The impact of AI on the job market is complicated
Artificial Intelligence

Millions of lost jobs or a four-day working week? The impact of AI on the job market is complicated

Disabled people losing jobs and 'falling out of work' due to months-long waits for DWP support
disabled person working
Disability rights

Disabled people losing jobs and 'falling out of work' due to months-long waits for DWP support

Pay boost for millions as Labour raises minimum wage to £12.21 an hour – but is it enough?
Minimum wage

Pay boost for millions as Labour raises minimum wage to £12.21 an hour – but is it enough?

Pay rise for thousands of workers as Real Living Wage rises to £12.60 an hour – but is it enough?
real living wage

Pay rise for thousands of workers as Real Living Wage rises to £12.60 an hour – but is it enough?

DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here's why it's a 'dangerous' idea
Employment

DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here's why it's a 'dangerous' idea

Yes, Labour's workers' rights bill is an upgrade. But the UK still has a lot of catching up to do
A health worker wearing PPE
Tony Dobbins

Yes, Labour's workers' rights bill is an upgrade. But the UK still has a lot of catching up to do

'Biggest upgrade to worker rights' or 'chaotic rush job'?: Labour's employment rights bill, explained
Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, and Luke Charters, Labour’s candidate for York Outer, speak to apprentices at Persimmon Homes Germany Beck in York.
Employment rights bill

'Biggest upgrade to worker rights' or 'chaotic rush job'?: Labour's employment rights bill, explained

What to expect from Labour's plans for workers' rights – and why the 'devil will be in the detail'
Employment Rights Bill

What to expect from Labour's plans for workers' rights – and why the 'devil will be in the detail'

This factory once made every single Rolo in the world. Its decline is a warning for UK's leaders
Some rolos are arranged in a line graph in front of the Tyne bridge
Industry

This factory once made every single Rolo in the world. Its decline is a warning for UK's leaders

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Home Kitchen: Inside the world's first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless chefs
Homelessness

Home Kitchen: Inside the world's first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless chefs

Get ready for the next Great Resignation as workers say they're burned out and yearning for joy
Work

Get ready for the next Great Resignation as workers say they're burned out and yearning for joy

AI skills will soon be as necessary for job seekers as Microsoft Word. Who will be left behind?
ai
Artificial Intelligence

AI skills will soon be as necessary for job seekers as Microsoft Word. Who will be left behind?

No, unions are not 'holding the country to ransom'
Trade Unions

No, unions are not 'holding the country to ransom'

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