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'I'm judged at school gates over sexy job – people say I have no self respect'
A Scottish mum says she she able to make four times what a standard 9-5 worker would and enjoys luxury holidays thanks to her 'spicy' job - but she is unable to take her daughter to school without facing judgement
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Six in 10 young adults 'plan to be their own boss by the age of 30'
A poll of 2,000 adults found that of those in the Gen Z age group born after 1996, 63 per cent have already tried their hand at a side hustle or small business venture
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'Finding summer jobs is the hardest work for teenagers today'
Eva Simpson is determined that her teenage son will get a job when he finishes school this term - but, she argues, it's much tougher for them to get a foot in the door
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Woman in agony while seven months pregnant made redundant after calling in sick
Heavily pregnant Katie Cope was made redundant after phoning her boss to let her know she couldn't come in to work that day because she was in agony and could hardly stand up
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Britain faces Northern 'brain drain' as 4 in 10 young people to leave for work
Some 44% of 16 to 21 year olds expect to have to move from the North to improve their career chances, according to a study Atkins and the Northern Powerhouse Partnership think tank
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Manufacturing boom for towns, country and coast 'could pump £70bn into economy'
A study by the Centre for Progressive Policy think tank has calculated the potential impact of reviving heavy industry across swathes of Britain
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'I quit waitressing to become a plasterer - customers feel safer with me'
Madi Forrest never thought she would become a tradeswoman, but after quitting her job as a waitress during the Covid pandemic and taking a plastering course – she has never looked back
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Lower-paid workers more likely to have quit job for health reasons, report finds
A study by the Learning and Work Institute sheds light on which employees left their roles during the Covid-19 pandemic - and the reasons behind them quitting