Employment
Liz Kendall wants to reform the DWP from a ‘department for welfare’ to a ‘department for work’
Liz Kendall wants to reform the DWP from a ‘department for welfare’ to a ‘department for work’
Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has announced plans to ‘get Britain working again’ through reforming the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Workers blame Amazon’s ‘union-busting’ after losing historic union vote: ‘This is not the end’
Workers blame Amazon’s ‘union-busting’ after losing historic union vote: ‘This is not the end’
‘Huge mandate’: Brits of all political stripes want stronger rights for workers, poll finds
‘Huge mandate’: Brits of all political stripes want stronger rights for workers, poll finds
Top Stories
From a new UK pilot to union backing: The four-day working week has never been closer to reality
From a new UK pilot to union backing: The four-day working week has never been closer to reality
‘It’s David vs Goliath’: Inside Amazon workers’ historic battle for trade union recognition
‘It’s David vs Goliath’: Inside Amazon workers’ historic battle for trade union recognition
Strikes
I’m a union organiser in Coventry. Here’s how Amazon’s ‘union busting’ works
I’m a union organiser in Coventry. Here’s how Amazon’s ‘union busting’ works
DWP Jobcentre security guards ‘suffer’ and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics
DWP Jobcentre security guards ‘suffer’ and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics
‘It’s David vs Goliath’: Inside Amazon workers’ historic battle for trade union recognition
‘It’s David vs Goliath’: Inside Amazon workers’ historic battle for trade union recognition
Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
Careers advice
I was a drunk and homeless at 19. Volunteering helped me get my life back
I was a drunk and homeless at 19. Volunteering helped me get my life back
I was on benefits and struggling to support my family. Here’s how I turned my life around
I was on benefits and struggling to support my family. Here’s how I turned my life around
I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my ‘dream job’
I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my ‘dream job’
Job interview but low on cash? Here’s where to get a free smart outfit for a great first impression
Job interview but low on cash? Here’s where to get a free smart outfit for a great first impression
Employment rights
I’m a union organiser in Coventry. Here’s how Amazon’s ‘union busting’ works
I’m a union organiser in Coventry. Here’s how Amazon’s ‘union busting’ works
Workers blame Amazon’s ‘union-busting’ after losing historic union vote: ‘This is not the end’
Workers blame Amazon’s ‘union-busting’ after losing historic union vote: ‘This is not the end’
‘Huge mandate’: Brits of all political stripes want stronger rights for workers, poll finds
‘Huge mandate’: Brits of all political stripes want stronger rights for workers, poll finds
I’m a cancer patient. I have to work from hospital during treatment or risk falling into poverty
I’m a cancer patient. I have to work from hospital during treatment or risk falling into poverty
Big Issue Recruit
Emilia Clarke’s charity SameYou partners with Big Issue to help brain injury survivors return to work
Emilia Clarke’s charity SameYou partners with Big Issue to help brain injury survivors return to work
Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury
Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury
Sunak and the DWP are trying to push people back to work. We think there’s a better way
Sunak and the DWP are trying to push people back to work. We think there’s a better way
Big Issue Group supporting 10% more people to earn and work as UK poverty crisis deepens
Big Issue Group supporting 10% more people to earn and work as UK poverty crisis deepens
Employment explainers
What will the new Labour government do for benefit claimants and the welfare system?
What will the new Labour government do for benefit claimants and the welfare system?
The national living wage, real living wage and minimum wage explained
The national living wage, real living wage and minimum wage explained
Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?
Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?
Zero-hours contracts: Are they legal and what rights do they give me?
Zero-hours contracts: Are they legal and what rights do they give me?
Changemakers in the world of work
Changemakers: Turly Humphreys’ streetwear stores help young people into work
Changemakers: Turly Humphreys’ streetwear stores help young people into work
Changemakers: Mursal Hedayat’s Chatterbox is transforming refugee employment
