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AI may be coming for your job – but there is hope, experts insist: 'We have a choice'
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Artificial Intelligence

AI may be coming for your job – but there is hope, experts insist: 'We have a choice'

I quit work to care for my mum. Big Issue Recruit helped me find my sense of purpose again
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I quit work to care for my mum. Big Issue Recruit helped me find my sense of purpose again

'I had to do something': Ex-prisoner explains how love for his kids helped him turn his life around
Justice system

'I had to do something': Ex-prisoner explains how love for his kids helped him turn his life around

The national living wage, real living wage and minimum wage explained
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Minimum wage

The national living wage, real living wage and minimum wage explained

National living wage to rise to £11 an hour – but experts say it's not enough
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National living wage

National living wage to rise to £11 an hour – but experts say it's not enough

University strike disrupts freshers' week as staff slam 'very worst employers'
Strikes

University strike disrupts freshers' week as staff slam 'very worst employers'

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Future of work

Sign up to Working On It: The Big Issue newsletter about making work better

UK film and TV workers forced to find new jobs and claim benefits due to Hollywood strikes
Hollywood strikes

UK film and TV workers forced to find new jobs and claim benefits due to Hollywood strikes

Job interview but low on cash? Here's where to get a free smart outfit for a great first impression
Advice

Job interview but low on cash? Here's where to get a free smart outfit for a great first impression

Benefits must rise alongside record wage growth, economists warn 
Wages

Benefits must rise alongside record wage growth, economists warn 

Arsenal 'starboy' Bukayo Saka on playing football, beating trolls and offering a hand up
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Interview

Arsenal 'starboy' Bukayo Saka on playing football, beating trolls and offering a hand up

Considering a new job? Here's how to retrain in 10 crucial areas desperate to hire
It's never too late to change career. Photo Credit: Charlotte May
Retrain

Considering a new job? Here's how to retrain in 10 crucial areas desperate to hire

‘After 200 rejections, Big Issue Recruit helped me land the ideal job for me’
Barriers to work

‘After 200 rejections, Big Issue Recruit helped me land the ideal job for me’

DWP forcing jobseekers to apply for roles they're 'entirely unsuitable for', research finds
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Barriers to work

DWP forcing jobseekers to apply for roles they're 'entirely unsuitable for', research finds

Working temperature: When is it too hot to work?
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Heatwave

Working temperature: When is it too hot to work?

‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too'
Barriers to work

‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too'

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Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers
Refugees

Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers

Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?
Work advice

Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?

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

Zero-hours contracts: Are they legal and what rights do they give me?
Gig economy workers tend to be on zero-hour contracts or short-term, freelance contracts rather than permanent jobs with a set number of hours.
Insecure work

Zero-hours contracts: Are they legal and what rights do they give me?