Work & careers
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Letters: No one I know who is self-employed works as little as 40 hours a week; most work evenings and weekends, and earn the equivalent of minimum wage or below
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We’ve looked at the figures to see how Philip Hammond’s budget will affect your finances – whether you’re single, married, with or without children or retired.All figures supplied by KPMG, StepChange Debt Charity and Turquoise Training & Consultancy. Some have been rounded to the nearest pound
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We want to hear from you if you are self-employed and will be hit by changes to national insurance contributions announced in Philip Hammond’s budget
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Philip Hammond appears to make manifesto U-turn, claiming NI tax benefits ‘can no longer be justified’
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The number of women working as pilots in the UK is shockingly low. We ask five what must be done to encourage more girls to consider flying as a career, how they got their start and what they love about the job
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Regional social enterprises are often hubs that serve the population beyond creating jobs and services
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I'm walking off the job for the first time in my life. As an educator, that's a big deal
Margaret CareyMy simmering frustration at the treatment of early childhood educators has reached boiling point. What kind of society values care and education so poorly?
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Labour MPs Helen Jones and Gill Furniss and equalities minister Caroline Dinenage debate a ban on mandatory workplace high heels
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National Apprenticeship Week Apprenticeship pay gap: gender stereotypes are holding women back
Dr Carole EastonFemale apprentices earn 21% less than their male peers – employers need to offer more flexible work and boost pay
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As robots begin to replace people, some employers are realising the value of human interaction in customer service
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Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a new £500m-a-year plan to reshape the British workforce for life after Brexit by offering technical students loans to help counter the fall in EU workers
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As the gig economy reaches new heights, and DPD drivers reveal its downsides, employers should beware of the tables turning
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Our careers expert – and you the readers – help a mum returning to work after five years raising a child, and someone who wants to ask for time off for therapy
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Drivers who deliver for M&S, John Lewis, Amazon and others say they sometimes force themselves to work when ill
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The UK economy breaks more records – for all the wrong reasons