Work
What is the four-day working week and how close is the UK to getting it?
What is the four-day working week and how close is the UK to getting it?
The world’s biggest trial of the four day working week is currently taking place here in the UK. Early reports suggest it’s going well.
What happened to Liz Truss’s pledge to stamp out workplace sexual harassment?
What happened to Liz Truss’s pledge to stamp out workplace sexual harassment?
The Tory leadership favourite vowed to tackle workplace sexual harassment a year ago – but women’s equality campaigners say there’s been little progress.
What businesses can do to help tackle the cost of living crisis
What businesses can do to help tackle the cost of living crisis
Cost of living tsar David Buttress has urged firms to “step up” and tackle the cost of living crisis – but what can they actually do?
Harass and humiliate: Angela Rayner is the public face of a common workplace experience
Harass and humiliate: Angela Rayner is the public face of a common workplace experience
Bankers’ pay outpacing inflation shows the cost of living crisis is ‘not equal’
Bankers’ pay outpacing inflation shows the cost of living crisis is ‘not equal’
Rising childcare costs are limiting parents’ ability to work, says Labour
Rising childcare costs are limiting parents’ ability to work, says Labour
Ramadan: How to support employees, friends and colleagues in the Muslim holy month
Ramadan: How to support employees, friends and colleagues in the Muslim holy month
Calls for job insecurity to replace unemployment as measure of labour market
Calls for job insecurity to replace unemployment as measure of labour market
Exclusive: You can’t get a job if you can’t afford the internet, say 9 in 10 Brits
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
‘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’
‘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
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
How experts think the government should actually be levelling up the country
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Half of young people don’t believe they’ll ever be able to retire comfortably
Half of young people don’t believe they’ll ever be able to retire comfortably
I was unemployed for nearly 20 years – mental health support changed my life
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
Five graphs that show why the world today is so unfair for young people
What is a right to disconnect and does the UK need one after Covid?
What is a right to disconnect and does the UK need one after Covid?
Sunak announces support for working universal credit claimants in Budget speech
Sunak announces support for working universal credit claimants in Budget speech
Fire and rehire: Government blocks bill to protect workers
Fire and rehire: Government blocks bill to protect workers
Record vacancies show Covid jobs boost but some still face ‘tricky autumn’
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
Those in so-called ‘dead-end jobs’ value their work – so should society
Lorry drivers and nurses offered thousands in bonuses amid staffing crisis
Lorry drivers and nurses offered thousands in bonuses amid staffing crisis
Sick pay isn’t working… and the ‘pingdemic’ proves it
