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‘The juggle is real’: Single parents, childcare and how Big Issue Recruit can help
Big Issue Recruit

‘The juggle is real’: Single parents, childcare and how Big Issue Recruit can help

Sandrine Mpongo wanted to go back to work after having her baby. But the cost of childcare and inflexible work left her unemployed for two years. Here’s how Big Issue Recruit finally broke the cycle

What is the right to disconnect and does the UK need it to stop people burning out?
Right to disconnect

What is the right to disconnect and does the UK need it to stop people burning out?

The rise in popularity of working from home has blurred the lines between private life life and office life, leading to calls for a right to disconnect from emails and work problems to improve wellbeing

Just 5% of people with a learning disability are employed. This woman is out to prove the world wrong
Learning disability week

Just 5% of people with a learning disability are employed. This woman is out to prove the world wrong

Aisha was made to feel different because of her learning disability. Now she wants to inspire others to reach for their dreams and urges employers to hire people like her

It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is
Sam Delaney

It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is

This Strictly Come Dancing super-fan has big dreams and wants to bust myths about Down’s syndrome
Learning Disability Week

This Strictly Come Dancing super-fan has big dreams and wants to bust myths about Down’s syndrome

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What exactly is a toxic work environment?
Work life

What exactly is a toxic work environment?

Housing association scheme helped 1,000 residents start a business – but it’s winding down due to Brexit
Employment

Housing association scheme helped 1,000 residents start a business – but it’s winding down due to Brexit

The number of working people facing homelessness is rising sharply
Homelessness

The number of working people facing homelessness is rising sharply

A Michelin star chef is opening a pop-up restaurant staffed entirely by homeless people
homelessness

A Michelin star chef is opening a pop-up restaurant staffed entirely by homeless people

Symeon Brown: What do influencers tell us about the future of work?
Social media

Symeon Brown: What do influencers tell us about the future of work?

What businesses can do to help tackle the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

What businesses can do to help tackle the cost of living crisis

How to express yourself if you want others to cooperate with you – new research
Collective action

How to express yourself if you want others to cooperate with you – new research

Harass and humiliate: Angela Rayner is the public face of a common workplace experience
Evie Breese

Harass and humiliate: Angela Rayner is the public face of a common workplace experience

Exclusive: You can’t get a job if you can’t afford the internet, say 9 in 10 Brits
digital inclusion

Exclusive: You can’t get a job if you can’t afford the internet, say 9 in 10 Brits

‘Heartbreaking’ reports from food bank users show mental health impact of poverty
Food banks

‘Heartbreaking’ reports from food bank users show mental health impact of poverty

‘I like the idea of being able to earn a living alone in my glorified shed’
Sam Delaney

‘I like the idea of being able to earn a living alone in my glorified shed’

Universal credit: New sanctions threat sparks fears of poverty and debt after four weeks
welfare system

Universal credit: New sanctions threat sparks fears of poverty and debt after four weeks

How experts think the government should actually be levelling up the country
Levelling Up

How experts think the government should actually be levelling up the country

Universal credit claimants will be forced to apply for more jobs or lose their benefits
Universal Credit

Universal credit claimants will be forced to apply for more jobs or lose their benefits

Changemakers 2022: Workers’ rights
Changemakers 2022

Changemakers 2022: Workers’ rights

Half of young people don’t believe they’ll ever be able to retire comfortably
cost of living crisis

Half of young people don’t believe they’ll ever be able to retire comfortably

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What is hybrid working? Is it the future?
Future of work

What is hybrid working? Is it the future?

I was unemployed for nearly 20 years – mental health support changed my life
Unemployment

I was unemployed for nearly 20 years – mental health support changed my life

Five graphs that show why the world today is so unfair for young people
Future generations

Five graphs that show why the world today is so unfair for young people

Sunak announces support for working universal credit claimants in Budget speech
Politics

Sunak announces support for working universal credit claimants in Budget speech