Employment
Ramadan: How to support employees, friends and colleagues in the Muslim holy month
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Ramadan: How to support employees, friends and colleagues in the Muslim holy month
Will Jeremy Hunt's 'back to work' budget be on the money?
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Will Jeremy Hunt's 'back to work' budget be on the money?
March 15 strike: From tube drivers to teachers, who’s on strike on Wednesday?
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March 15 strike: From tube drivers to teachers, who’s on strike on Wednesday?
Which companies have improved their gender pay gap since last year's International Women's Day - and which haven't?
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Which companies have improved their gender pay gap since last year's International Women's Day - and which haven't?
4 things bosses can do this International Women’s Day instead of pink logos and hashtags
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4 things bosses can do this International Women’s Day instead of pink logos and hashtags
'Periods are not an illness': Spain just became the first country in Europe to introduce menstrual leave
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'Periods are not an illness': Spain just became the first country in Europe to introduce menstrual leave
'Burned out' Brits are working £26 billion worth of unpaid overtime a year
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'Burned out' Brits are working £26 billion worth of unpaid overtime a year
Workers take inspiration from UK trial to demand a four-day week
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Workers take inspiration from UK trial to demand a four-day week
5 reasons a four-day working week is the future, according to the largest ever trial
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5 reasons a four-day working week is the future, according to the largest ever trial
Spain is considering giving single parents double parental leave. Will the UK follow suit?
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Spain is considering giving single parents double parental leave. Will the UK follow suit?
Thousands of ambulance staff and nurses strike over pay and conditions
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Thousands of ambulance staff and nurses strike over pay and conditions
Britain on strike: The biggest walkout in a decade in pictures
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Britain on strike: The biggest walkout in a decade in pictures
February 1 strikes: Who is on strike this Wednesday and where are protests taking place?
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February 1 strikes: Who is on strike this Wednesday and where are protests taking place?
Amazon workers stage first formal UK strike calling on Jeff Bezos to share the wealth
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Amazon workers stage first formal UK strike calling on Jeff Bezos to share the wealth
'I see my father in them': How one small tea shop plans to empower 1,260 refugees
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