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Fire and rehire: Government blocks bill to protect workers
fire and rehire
Employment

Fire and rehire: Government blocks bill to protect workers

Restaurants banned from keeping tips as government admits minimum wage is not enough
A waiter pours red wine into a glass. Restaurants must now give all tips to staff.
Employment

Restaurants banned from keeping tips as government admits minimum wage is not enough

Heading back to the office? Here's how to ease your dog’s separation anxiety
Life

Heading back to the office? Here's how to ease your dog’s separation anxiety

Record vacancies show Covid jobs boost but some still face ‘tricky autumn’
Employment

Record vacancies show Covid jobs boost but some still face ‘tricky autumn’

Those in so-called 'dead-end jobs' value their work – so should society
Paul McNamee

Those in so-called 'dead-end jobs' value their work – so should society

Lorry drivers and nurses offered thousands in bonuses amid staffing crisis
Employment

Lorry drivers and nurses offered thousands in bonuses amid staffing crisis

Sick pay isn't working... and the 'pingdemic' proves it
Andrew Harrop

Sick pay isn't working... and the 'pingdemic' proves it

‘Eye-watering’ childcare costs could force parents out of work this summer
Social Justice

‘Eye-watering’ childcare costs could force parents out of work this summer

‘We’re the bedrock of every industry’: Cleaners launch outsourcing protest
Employment

‘We’re the bedrock of every industry’: Cleaners launch outsourcing protest

UK facing 'recruitment crisis' with two job seekers for each vacancy
Increasing numbers are being impacted by redundancy during the Covid-19 pandemic. Image credit: Pxhere
Employment

UK facing 'recruitment crisis' with two job seekers for each vacancy

Barry Gardiner: Why legislation is needed to crack down on fire and rehire
fire and rehire
Barry Gardiner

Barry Gardiner: Why legislation is needed to crack down on fire and rehire

The Covid-19 pandemic has deepened existing inequalities among workers
Tracey Warren, Luis D. Torres and Annegreet Veeken

The Covid-19 pandemic has deepened existing inequalities among workers

Youth unemployment at ‘critical moment’ as job market shows recovery signs
Employment

Youth unemployment at ‘critical moment’ as job market shows recovery signs

UK workers in ‘routine’ jobs denied same access to training as ‘higher’ roles
work inequality persists
Employment

UK workers in ‘routine’ jobs denied same access to training as ‘higher’ roles

3 ways the new workers’ rights watchdog can be a force for good post-Covid
workers' rights
Employment

3 ways the new workers’ rights watchdog can be a force for good post-Covid

Top 5 podcasts about work
Squiggly Careers is one of our top 5 podcasts about work.
Radio

Top 5 podcasts about work

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‘Re-skilling has to be top priority’ for Government training plan
Gavin Williamson's skills and training plan
Employment

‘Re-skilling has to be top priority’ for Government training plan

‘A living nightmare’: British Gas workers strike over ‘fire and rehire’ plans
Bill Hawthorne British Gas strike
Employment

‘A living nightmare’: British Gas workers strike over ‘fire and rehire’ plans

One million youngsters ‘locked out of work’ through Covid-19, says think tank
A young man holds his head in his hands at a laptop, worried about unemployment
Employment

One million youngsters ‘locked out of work’ through Covid-19, says think tank

The future of work is changing at this 'profound moment', say charities
Work from home
Employment

The future of work is changing at this 'profound moment', say charities