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Asked to do unpaid overtime? That’s wage theft and it could be pushing your pay below minimum wage
Asked to do unpaid overtime? That’s wage theft and it could be pushing your pay below minimum wage
Unpaid overtime could be pushing your pay below the minimum wage. Here’s how to get what you’re owed.
How to go self-employed: From registering to flourishing
How to go self-employed: From registering to flourishing
From registering to budgeting and paying taxes, our guide on how to go self-employed is the place to start for striking out on your own.
Homes for Ukraine: Hotel opens doors to refugees after housing rough sleepers in pandemic
Homes for Ukraine: Hotel opens doors to refugees after housing rough sleepers in pandemic
The Prince Rupert Hotel in Shrewsbury has signed up to take part in the government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme and says it will pass on the £350 payment to refugees.
B Corps: how the future of business is profit with a purpose
B Corps: how the future of business is profit with a purpose
It’s B Corp month – so what is a B Corp and why should we pay attention?
It’s B Corp month – so what is a B Corp and why should we pay attention?
Dragons’ Den star donates £10,000 to ‘incredible’ social housing activist Kwajo Tweneboa
Dragons’ Den star donates £10,000 to ‘incredible’ social housing activist Kwajo Tweneboa
Four-day work week trial sparks interest from ‘hundreds’ of businesses
Four-day work week trial sparks interest from ‘hundreds’ of businesses
UK’s first Black bookshop hopes crowdfunder will save it from closure
UK’s first Black bookshop hopes crowdfunder will save it from closure
‘Where on earth is the chancellor?’ – hospitality sector in crisis as public told to limit socialising
‘Where on earth is the chancellor?’ – hospitality sector in crisis as public told to limit socialising
These are officially the best social enterprises in the UK right now
These are officially the best social enterprises in the UK right now
Green business: Four expert tips for making your company sustainable
Green business: Four expert tips for making your company sustainable
Gender pay gap: How to ask what your coworkers are earning and negotiate a raise
Gender pay gap: How to ask what your coworkers are earning and negotiate a raise
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Will Facebook’s rebrand put all the other companies named Meta out of business?
Will Facebook’s rebrand put all the other companies named Meta out of business?
Wages are rising… but only to what they were in 2009
Wages are rising… but only to what they were in 2009
What is greenwashing and what can you do about it?
What is greenwashing and what can you do about it?
‘We need business rates reform not crippling hikes’ trade groups tell Rishi Sunak ahead of Budget
‘We need business rates reform not crippling hikes’ trade groups tell Rishi Sunak ahead of Budget
Food shortages: Is Boris Johnson treating the UK like one big Tesco?
Food shortages: Is Boris Johnson treating the UK like one big Tesco?
Labour shortage: UK needs 1.1 million people to fill record job vacancies
Labour shortage: UK needs 1.1 million people to fill record job vacancies
London buses transformed into healthcare and support hubs for people sleeping rough
London buses transformed into healthcare and support hubs for people sleeping rough
Embattled market traders occupy their own units after being evicted
Embattled market traders occupy their own units after being evicted
£15 minimum wage: Who is calling for it and could it happen?
£15 minimum wage: Who is calling for it and could it happen?
Excluded from Covid support: How one missed deadline made a man homeless
Excluded from Covid support: How one missed deadline made a man homeless
Plans to ‘modernise’ working life will allow employees to request flexibility from day one
Plans to ‘modernise’ working life will allow employees to request flexibility from day one
Weetabix workers strike over fire and rehire plans to ‘cut £5,000 a year from wages’
Weetabix workers strike over fire and rehire plans to ‘cut £5,000 a year from wages’
Imperial measurements? What’s really on the government agenda
