Work & careers
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MPs say sexist workplace practices should end – and they’re right. But we must also root out unconscious bias and assumptions based on clothingDon’t judge a book by the cover – or a worker by their outfit
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This was an out-of-touch budget of broken promisesLetters: 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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The UK economy breaks more records – for all the wrong reasonsForget national insurance rates, the IFS and Resolution Foundation focus on the real story: 15 years without a pay rise, a decade of lost growth
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No pay rise for 15 years, IFS warns UK workersThinktank’s post-budget analysis says average wages will be no higher in 2022 than in 2007 with weak pay growth exacerbated by looming welfare cuts
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UK workers record lowest rate of sick days since records beganBritons were absent for an average of 4.3 days last year, with coughs and colds the most common cause followed by back pain, ONS figures show
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What the 2017 budget means for youWe’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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Are you self-employed? Share your budget reactionWe 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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Self-employed hit by national insurance hike in budgetPhilip Hammond appears to make manifesto U-turn, claiming NI tax benefits ‘can no longer be justified’
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Why airlines need more female pilots to take to the skiesThe 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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Cafe society: the regional enterprises putting the community before profitRegional 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 dealMy 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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MPs debate ban on sexist workplace dress codes – video reportLabour MPs Helen Jones and Gill Furniss and equalities minister Caroline Dinenage debate a ban on mandatory workplace high heels
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Apprenticeship pay gap: gender stereotypes are holding women backFemale apprentices earn 21% less than their male peers – employers need to offer more flexible work and boost pay
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Brand human: why efficient automation will not always be best for businessAs robots begin to replace people, some employers are realising the value of human interaction in customer service
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Martin Rowson on Philip Hammond's Brexit budget plan – cartoonChancellor 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
Philip Hammond gave us a budget for tax avoiders and giant firms