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Work & careers

July 2026

  • Chloe Mac Donnell

    double quotation markThere is a way to dress for the office in a heatwave – but leave the Paul Mescal short shorts at home

    Chloe Mac Donnell
  • Phil Yates cuts a “modern mullet” for his son Charlie Yates at Hava & Co. in central Auckland, New Zealand. Monday 29th June 2026.
Becki Moss for The Guardian

    A new start after 60
    A new start after 60: I left marketing to be a barber – and I almost cried when my dad gave me his blessing

  • Woman on a smartphone rests her head on her hand

    Flawed disciplinary hearings at work cost UK economy £28.5bn a year, doctors say

  • A woman wearing a gown and mortar board doing a thumbs-up; and a man in a check shirt in the background with flowers

    The experts
    Ready for your stunning second act? The 11 secrets of starting again – from successful late bloomers

  • Safe from AI: which jobs will help you thrive in the future?

  • How not to be rude in 2026

  • UK Treasury must change disciplinary process after worker’s suicide, mother says

  • Other lives
    David Armstrong obituary

  • Britain’s markets attracting generation of highly educated entrepreneurs

  • Tell us: are you a young person in northern England struggling to find work?

  • The Guardian view on apprenticeships: young people need help getting started at work

  • Can I take the day off for England’s World Cup game – and what if I’m late for work?

  • double quotation markWhat would our lives look like if we no longer had to work? As a thought experiment, I tried to imagine

    Brigid Delaney
  • Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows

  • Leading questions
    My job provides financial stability but my passion has gone. What do I do?

  • Ministers call for better tracking of teenagers at risk of dropping out of work or training in England

June 2026

  • An oldish man with white beard and wearing black framed glasses in a grey shirt looking at a laptop

    Return of the ‘greybeards’: AI backfired – so Ford had to rehire humans

  • Attendees stand beside a sign reading 'We're Hiring!' at the Manchester Job Show

    Today in Focus
    Where have all the first jobs gone? – podcast

    Podcast25:49
  • Students and teacher in classroom

    Teaching shouldn’t be a last resort for the jobless

  • South Bank University graduates throw their caps in the air outside the Royal Festival Hall before their graduation ceremony

    One in four graduates will lose financially from going to university, IFS estimates

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