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Workplace AI, robots and trackers are bad for quality of life, study finds
Tech such as laptops, tablets and instant messaging has more positive effect on wellbeing, says thinktank
Heather Stewart
12, Mar, 2024 @10:00 PM
Revealed: the bumper profits taken by English private nursery chains
With more public money on its way, Joseph Rowntree Foundation calls for commitments on value for money and staff pay
Carmen Aguilar García and Heather Stewart
12, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM
Is Labour about to prune its plan to boost workers’ rights?
Fears grow party is poised for another U-turn akin to ditching of £28bn green pledge as business groups call for pragmatism
Heather Stewart and Anna Isaac
11, Mar, 2024 @4:02 PM
How a Conservative budget failed to help women (again)
A single man would gain £346 from tax cuts, compared with £279 for a woman and just £85 for the typical lone mother
Heather Stewart
07, Mar, 2024 @2:50 PM
Hunt redefines ‘levelling up’ with focus on Cambridge, Canary Wharf and Surrey
Critics say extra funding to key battleground constituencies proves government ‘happy to ignore regional inequality’
Heather Stewart
07, Mar, 2024 @7:00 AM
‘Bring back Thatcher’: voters in ‘blue wall’ voice scepticism before budget
Trip through M3 corridor’s traditionally Conservative seats finds distrust of politicians and discontent over range of issues
Heather Stewart
05, Mar, 2024 @4:42 PM
Birthrate in UK falls to record low as campaigners say ‘procreation a luxury’
Total fertility was 1.49 children per woman in 2022 amid rising housing and childcare costs
Heather Stewart
23, Feb, 2024 @4:13 PM
The big idea: why we need to kick big money out of UK politics
Our system of wealthy donors chips away at democracy, but what could replace it?
Heather Stewart
12, Feb, 2024 @12:36 PM
Thousands of UK Deliveroo and Uber Eats drivers to strike on Valentine’s Day
Takeaway delivery riders say employment status has left many struggling to earn national living wage
Heather Stewart
12, Feb, 2024 @8:13 AM
‘Our kids are suffering’: calls for ban on social media to protect under-16s
Debate gains traction as evidence grows on negative impact of social media use on mental health of young people
Heather Stewart Special correspondent
11, Feb, 2024 @9:49 AM
Amazon accused of using ‘union-busting’ tactics at Midlands warehouses
Claim comes as GMB union prepares for three days of strike action at tech company’s Coventry warehouse
Heather Stewart
08, Feb, 2024 @11:30 AM
‘It’s sad’: is the UK real living wage under threat as Capita and BrewDog pull out?
Unions and some employers push back against claims that the pay standard is unaffordable after two years of 10% rises
Heather Stewart
06, Feb, 2024 @3:08 PM
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