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Employment

UK workers in ‘routine’ jobs denied same access to training as ‘higher’ roles
work inequality persists
Employment

UK workers in ‘routine’ jobs denied same access to training as ‘higher’ roles

Less than 6% of UK job ads welcome LGBTQ+ applicants
The rate of LGBTQ+ inclusive job adverts in the UK was significantly behind Germany's, where more than 87 per cent of adverts welcomed applications from all sexual orientations and gender identities. pride month
Employment

Less than 6% of UK job ads welcome LGBTQ+ applicants

3 ways the new workers’ rights watchdog can be a force for good post-Covid
workers' rights
Employment

3 ways the new workers’ rights watchdog can be a force for good post-Covid

Hospitality staff shortage: ‘I thought, there’s more to life than this’
There are as many as 73,000 hospitality vacancies in the UK job market, Adzuna said. Hospitality staff shortage
Employment

Hospitality staff shortage: ‘I thought, there’s more to life than this’

Fred Sirieix has some radical ideas to fix the hospitality jobs crisis
Employment

Fred Sirieix has some radical ideas to fix the hospitality jobs crisis

7 interview tips for reducing stress in your job hunt
Job interview tips
Employment

7 interview tips for reducing stress in your job hunt

‘We always seem to lose out’: How Covid-19 has hit jobs for disabled people
Emma Dobson blogs about jobs for disabled people
Employment

‘We always seem to lose out’: How Covid-19 has hit jobs for disabled people

In-work poverty hits record high in the UK
A man looking at a piece of paper with a concerned facial expression and hand on his head. More than 30 per cent of couple households with one full-time earner are in poverty, nearly as high as the rate of hardship for families without any full-time workers
Employment

In-work poverty hits record high in the UK

World of work puts single parents at bottom of ‘two-tier society’
Around 30 per cent of single parents were furloughed during the pandemic.
Employment

World of work puts single parents at bottom of ‘two-tier society’

Young people ‘in dire need of support’ in Covid recovery, warn MPs
Unemployment among young people has increased by 13 per cent since 2019.
Employment

Young people ‘in dire need of support’ in Covid recovery, warn MPs

UK Government unmoved on universal basic income pilot after Wales leads way
Universal Basic Income doesn't tempt Therese Coffey or Rishi Sunak
Employment

UK Government unmoved on universal basic income pilot after Wales leads way

How to stop robots from taking over your job
Employment

How to stop robots from taking over your job

How Big Issue Invest is supporting projects and providing work
Image credit: Goldfinger Factory
Employment

How Big Issue Invest is supporting projects and providing work

Is a universal basic income coming to Wales? Campaigners say now is the time
Universal Basic Income
Employment

Is a universal basic income coming to Wales? Campaigners say now is the time

Job seekers grappling with financial and mental health impact of pandemic
Two people at the Jobcentre. Brits and grappling with financial and mental health impact of unemployment. Image credit: J J Ellison / Wikimedia Commons
Employment

Job seekers grappling with financial and mental health impact of pandemic

Andy Burnham to turn Greater Manchester into first living wage city region
Andy Burnham on a real living wage
Employment

Andy Burnham to turn Greater Manchester into first living wage city region

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
6 ways to get finance and careers help as covid restrictions ease
Employment

6 ways to get finance and careers help as covid restrictions ease

Nearly one million job vacancies available across the UK as lockdown eases
Employment

Nearly one million job vacancies available across the UK as lockdown eases

The future of work: Why The Big Issue has published a special edition
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Employment

The future of work: Why The Big Issue has published a special edition

Green jobs could bring 16,000 new roles to deprived areas, says think tank
Green jobs
Employment

Green jobs could bring 16,000 new roles to deprived areas, says think tank