Employment
In pictures: The role Caribbean migrants have played in the NHS, on its 75th anniversary
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In pictures: The role Caribbean migrants have played in the NHS, on its 75th anniversary
Employers must do more to keep experienced women in work, businesses and MPs told
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Employers must do more to keep experienced women in work, businesses and MPs told
From prison cell to homeless, how a new law will give former convicts a better chance at turning their lives around
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From prison cell to homeless, how a new law will give former convicts a better chance at turning their lives around
Will giving workers a pay rise really make inflation worse? We asked expert economists
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Will giving workers a pay rise really make inflation worse? We asked expert economists
Refugees are twice as likely to be unemployed. A new scheme in Coventry might have answers
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Refugees are twice as likely to be unemployed. A new scheme in Coventry might have answers
Just 5% of people with a learning disability are employed. This woman is out to prove the world wrong
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Just 5% of people with a learning disability are employed. This woman is out to prove the world wrong
These high street shops have been caught paying below minimum wage
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These high street shops have been caught paying below minimum wage
'I left to save my family': Ukrainian refugee finds hope in the UK with help from C&C Group and Big Issue Recruit
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'I left to save my family': Ukrainian refugee finds hope in the UK with help from C&C Group and Big Issue Recruit
Are junior doctors, nurses or train drivers paid when on strike?
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Are junior doctors, nurses or train drivers paid when on strike?
Trade unions call for law on maximum working temperature as British workers swelter in heatwave
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Trade unions call for law on maximum working temperature as British workers swelter in heatwave
Are we witnessing the end of self-employed creatives?
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Are we witnessing the end of self-employed creatives?
8 in 10 women say stigma around periods has held them back in their career
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8 in 10 women say stigma around periods has held them back in their career
What is the four-day working week and how close are we to getting it in the UK?
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What is the four-day working week and how close are we to getting it in the UK?
Keeping tips from staff is now illegal - here's what you need to know
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Keeping tips from staff is now illegal - here's what you need to know
Housing association scheme helped 1,000 residents start a business – but it’s winding down due to Brexit
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Housing association scheme helped 1,000 residents start a business – but it’s winding down due to Brexit
Reports of forced labour, sex trafficking and domestic servitude at record high in Britain
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