12 h. ago US unemployment claims fall to lowest level since September 2022

The U.S. job market appears stuck in a ‘low-hire, low-fire’ state that has left those out of work struggling to find a new job

Politics

14 h. ago Royal Mail Christmas post 'ban' risk for millions of UK households 'if not careful'

Some postal workers are left with permanent and disabling injuries when doing their job

Events

19 h. ago 'We gave up our jobs and left UK because it was too expensive, now we can't afford to come back'

The family, from Wigan, had hoped for a Christmas dinner with their loved ones - but will instead have to use a microwave

Politics

3 d. ago 'I woke up naked in the desert and survived for 71 days by eating frogs'

Ricky Megee was driving through the Australian Outback to start a new job when he was drugged and left for dead in one of the world's most inhospitable climates

Events

6 d. ago ITV Emmerdale favourite devastated after being suddenly axed before Christmas

Emmerdale fans were left heartbroken as beloved Sam Dingle lost his job at Home Farm after a Christmas tree theft went wrong, leaving viewers at home devastated for the character

Politics

7 d. ago Quarter of Gen Z can't drive and rely on parents and taxis to chauffeur them around

Skint young folk say they can't afford expensive lessons and reckon they'd flunk the tests, while others would find parking in front of people too embarrassing

Politics

7 d. ago ITV Emmerdale legend fired on the spot as they're left devastated

Emmerdale viewers will be left gutted after one fan favourite found themselves fired from their job

Events

7 d. ago Dutch media pile in on Arne Slot as Liverpool boss left fighting for job after PSV humiliation

The Dutch media rub salt into Arne Slot's wounds after Liverpool's alarming defeat to PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League

Society

9 d. ago Thomas Frank issues clear statement in response to Tottenham sack pressure

Tottenham were hammered by Arsenal on Sunday and Thomas Frank has been left to pick up the pieces amid talk his job is already in doubt despite being hired in the summer

Events

1 week ago Karoline Leavitt jokes that job in Trump’s administration has left her with PTSD: ‘It’s very difficult’

The 28-year-old White House press secretary said her demanding schedule has forced her to cancel three family vacations

Politics

1 week ago ‘Friends end up blocking you’: Northwestern Mutual sold college grads a dream job. They left in ruin and debt

Expecting to be financial advisers at the Fortune 500 firm, some hires say they were ‘gaslit’ into peddling ‘terrible’ life insurance to all their contactsNorthwestern Mutual likes to think of itself as a storied American institution offering specialized financial advice. The 168-year-old financial giant, ranked 109 on the Fortune 500, and regularly anointed one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by the magazine, describes its financial advisers as “expert listeners” or a “trusted partner who helps you continue to reach goal after goal”.It also tops Forbes’s list of Best Employers for New Grads, a title that makes it attractive to hundreds of college students desperate for an internship that could launch them into a career in financial services. Each year they file into Northwestern’s glassy offices across the country for a three-month internship that they hope could change their lives. There, they are slotted in beside thousands of full-time “financial representatives”, many of ...

Politics

1 week ago Lisa Riley 'would give left arm' for huge career change outside Emmerdale

Lisa Riley, best known as Mandy Dingle in the iconic ITV soap, has opened up about her "ambitious" nature and disclosed the one job she would give her "left arm" to have

Politics

1 week ago 'I retrained as a therapist in my 50s': Why older workers are switching careers as state pension age rises

Ruth Gibson, who is in her 50s, left her job in HR at a global pharmaceutical company after 30 years to become a practising therapist.

Economics

2 w. ago Veteran Labour activist quits party after nearly 50 years with attack on Keir Starmer and local MP Angela Rayner

Barrie Holland, 82, left the party amid disillusionment at the job being done by disgraced former deputy leader Ms Rayner, whose constituency includes Droylsden.

Events

2 w. ago Women ‘twice as likely to lose jobs to AI’ amid warning they could get left behind

Women 20 per cent less likely to engage with generative AI tools than men, report finds

Events

2 w. ago Jobs Guru: ‘AI is taking over my industry – I’m terrified of being left jobless’

Reader Bob works in personal finance – just one of the sectors thought to be at risk from the rise of AI technology. Our Jobs Guru James Innes is here with some advice

Events

2 w. ago Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff's surprising first job had nothing to do with cars

Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff has opened up on his first ever job, and fans have been left stunned by the billionaire's early career

Politics