Employment
Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?
Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?
The so-called ‘youth job grants’ will support around 60,000 young people into employment over the next three years
Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish
Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish
Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Top Stories
Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: ‘I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills’
Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: ‘I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills’
Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
Strikes
Birmingham bin workers’ strike shows essential workers deserve support – and a decent wage
Birmingham bin workers’ strike shows essential workers deserve support – and a decent wage
Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish
Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish
Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago
Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago
Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality and corporate greed
Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality and corporate greed
Careers advice
Mike Soutar: Employers are sitting on their hands when it comes to hiring. How can we change that?
Mike Soutar: Employers are sitting on their hands when it comes to hiring. How can we change that?
Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: ‘It’s like running into a brick wall’
Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: ‘It’s like running into a brick wall’
Labour’s apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?
Labour’s apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?
Employment rights
Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Labour’s U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers
Labour’s U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers
It’s early January and FTSE 100 CEOs have already earned more than an average worker’s yearly pay
It’s early January and FTSE 100 CEOs have already earned more than an average worker’s yearly pay
Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: ‘Not a nice-to-have’
Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: ‘Not a nice-to-have’
Big Issue Recruit
Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?
Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?
Mike Soutar: Employers are sitting on their hands when it comes to hiring. How can we change that?
Mike Soutar: Employers are sitting on their hands when it comes to hiring. How can we change that?
Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025
Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025
Free phones are helping 400 people find work after homelessness and unemployment
Free phones are helping 400 people find work after homelessness and unemployment
Employment explainers
Get Britain Working: What are Labour’s plans for the DWP, benefits and employment support?
Get Britain Working: What are Labour’s plans for the DWP, benefits and employment support?
What will the new Labour government do for benefit claimants and the welfare system?
What will the new Labour government do for benefit claimants and the welfare system?
The national living wage, real living wage and minimum wage explained
The national living wage, real living wage and minimum wage explained
Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?
Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?
Changemakers in the world of work
Changemakers: Turly Humphreys’ streetwear stores help young people into work
Changemakers: Turly Humphreys’ streetwear stores help young people into work
Changemakers: Mursal Hedayat’s Chatterbox is transforming refugee employment
