Work & careers

Jekyll and Hyde managers: why they’re worse than consistently horrible bosses

Name: Jekyll and Hyde managers. Age: Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella, as you’ll know of course, was published in 1886. Since then, “Jekyll and Hyde” has been used to describe anyone...

A moment that changed me: I gave up my job – and found my self-esteem

When my boyfriend asked if I would move with him from London to Washington DC in December 2017,...

Gig economy firm under fire for telling restaurants they can avoid UK’s new tipping laws

A gig economy firm has been criticised for telling its hospitality clients they can avoid new fair tipping...

Ghost jobs: why do 40% of companies advertise positions that don’t exist?

Name: Ghost jobs.Age: Old, but increasingly common.Appearance: The most terrifying thing on Earth.Happy Halloween! I’m all for keeping...

Anti-Zionist beliefs ‘worthy of respect’, UK tribunal finds

The belief that Israel’s actions amount to apartheid, ethnic cleansing and genocide are “worthy of respect in a...

Is UK maternity pay excessive and how much does it cost the taxpayer?

What is the controversy about maternity pay?The Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch was asked on Sunday if she thought maternity pay was at the...

Kemi Badenoch faces backlash as Tory rivals seize on maternity pay comments

Kemi Badenoch’s campaign was in damage control mode on the first day of Conservative party conference, as rival candidates criticised comments she made on...

Maternity pay is ‘excessive’, says Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch has said maternity pay is “excessive” and people should exercise “more personal responsibility”.The shadow communities secretary said one of the principles she...

Conscious unbossing: why gen Z are refusing to become managers

Name: Conscious unbossing. Age: Definitely new, this one. Never heard of it. What does it even mean? Is Chris Martin going to be the drummer in...

Fauxductivity: how to be a workplace slacker – and get away with it

Name: Fauxductivity. Age: Decades old. Appearance: I’ll tell you when I’ve replied to all these emails. No, tell me now. I said I will. I’m just rammed...

Mel B among Britons taking fight against afro hair discrimination to parliament

The Labour MP Paulette Hamilton and singer Mel B are among leading Black Britons urging parliamentarians to make the UK the first western country...