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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

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

Boris Johnson urged to ban fire and rehire at next month’s Queen’s Speech
Boris Johnson on fire and rehire
Employment

Boris Johnson urged to ban fire and rehire at next month’s Queen’s Speech

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Here’s how many green jobs could be created in your area
A man fits a solar panel on a roof. Up to 8,224 green jobs could be created in West Cumbria’s Copeland, where locals are objecting to controversial plans for a new coal mine
Employment

Here’s how many green jobs could be created in your area

Firms cut back on graduate roles as Covid jobs crisis continues 
KPMG usually has hundreds of graduate roles but the market is very competitive. Image credit: Paul Wilkinson / Flickr
Employment

Firms cut back on graduate roles as Covid jobs crisis continues 

DVLA strike: Workers announce second walkout over 'Covid-related safety'
 The DVLA in Swansea. Image credit: Zweifel / Wikimedia commons
Employment

DVLA strike: Workers announce second walkout over 'Covid-related safety'

A year into the pandemic, pay equality is still going in the wrong direction
Employment

A year into the pandemic, pay equality is still going in the wrong direction

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