learning and employment

Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: 'It's like running into a brick wall'
Unemployed University of Leeds graduate Charlie.
Social Justice

Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: 'It's like running into a brick wall'

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Changemakers 2026

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

I was homeless at 16 after leaving care. My apprenticeship gave me a future
Lifetime Training foundation apprentice Nick Marshall
Nick Marshall

I was homeless at 16 after leaving care. My apprenticeship gave me a future

Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
apprentices at PfP Thrive
Housing

Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’

Blind NHS psychologist fears losing job after DWP slashed her Access to Work support: 'I was sobbing'
Access to work

Blind NHS psychologist fears losing job after DWP slashed her Access to Work support: 'I was sobbing'

Unemployment is on the rise in London. Should the rest of the UK be worried?
Ben Harrison

Unemployment is on the rise in London. Should the rest of the UK be worried?

They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened
Sadiq Khan serves dinner
Free school meals

They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened

The weekend turns 100 years old this year. It's time it got an upgrade
Joe Ryle

The weekend turns 100 years old this year. It's time it got an upgrade

'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Student debt

'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis

Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work, Citizens Advice warns
Disability benefits

Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work, Citizens Advice warns

Labour's U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers
a person using a phone
Digital ID

Labour's U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers

It's early January and FTSE 100 CEOs have already earned more than an average worker's yearly pay
Stock photo of UK bank notes and coins
Wages

It's early January and FTSE 100 CEOs have already earned more than an average worker's yearly pay

Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: 'Not a nice-to-have'
A woman works at a laptop
Employment

Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: 'Not a nice-to-have'

The life of a Royal Mail postal worker at Christmas: 'People aren't robots. They can't keep going'
Jobs with the Royal Mail are still prized, so why shouldn't others be in the UK service industry? Image credit: Maureen McLean/Shutterstock
Christmas

The life of a Royal Mail postal worker at Christmas: 'People aren't robots. They can't keep going'

Insecure work and the gig economy: Employment in Britain worse than reported, study finds
a delivery driver carrying boxes to a van
Work

Insecure work and the gig economy: Employment in Britain worse than reported, study finds

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Employment Rights Bill is a moment to celebrate – but the work is not done
Ross Barrett

The Employment Rights Bill is a moment to celebrate – but the work is not done

Young people to be taught about consent amid warnings 'we cannot police our way out of crisis'
domestic abuse survivor/ silhouette of woman
Violence against women and girls

Young people to be taught about consent amid warnings 'we cannot police our way out of crisis'

The Employment Rights Act is here. Will 2026 be the year that work gets better?
Alice Martin

The Employment Rights Act is here. Will 2026 be the year that work gets better?

Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour's plans could change lives
A stock image of teenagers in a school class.
Jack Reynolds

Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour's plans could change lives