Society

‘I don’t do a monthly shop any more’: life with unpredictable working hours

“Obviously I never know what I’m going to be paid each week,” says Jessica Burns, a mother of three young children from Salford.Burns, who is 30, enjoys her job...

Automatically enrol young staff into workplace pension schemes, says IFS

Employees as young as 16 should be automatically enroled into workplace pensions and there is a strong case...

Winter fuel: 780,000 UK pensioners entitled to payment will lose it

About 780,000 pensioners who need the winter fuel payment will lose out on it when Labour begins means-testing...

Streeting urges doctors to ‘stop sabre-rattling’ and work with him to fix NHS

The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has urged doctors to work with the government on its plans to change...

Painful memories of the struggle to breastfeed | Letters

Reading Niamh Campbell’s article on breastfeeding brought back painful memories for me (‘Like a cheese grater raking across...

Bolt drivers seek to be classed as workers at London employment tribunal

Drivers working for Bolt, the ride-hailing app operator, are seeking to be classed as workers rather than self-employed contractors at an employment tribunal.More than...

Renting in England is like trying to buy Oasis tickets – Labour’s solutions only go so far | Tom Darling

Are you a forty- or fiftysomething who recently spent your whole Saturday in a queue for Oasis tickets, only to discover that, as you...

Save the Children pulls out of Science Museum event over sponsor concerns

Save the Children has pulled out of an event at the Science Museum in London after coming under pressure from its supporters over the...

Kate’s recovery is great news – but be wary of a soft-focus view of life after chemo | Hilary Osborne

I am trying to imagine what a film announcing my recovery from cancer would have looked like. Probably a bit like a trailer for...

Death of the corkscrew? Only 27% of young people in UK own one, report says

It was once an essential piece of kit in every kitchen but, like the corks that gave it a reason to exist, tastemakers are...

‘People’s futures on the line’ amid surge in youth unemployment, unions warn

Youth unemployment has risen to a post-pandemic high as unions warned that “young people’s futures are on the line” amid a widespread struggle to...