Work

Joel Lewin worked at one of the world's most prestigious financial newspapers. But while he was writing about Tesco's shares he was also shoplifting there to feed a heroin addiction.

"Many captains start to party too much, and so they become lazy, lose their job as a result and go bankrupt because they've started living a life they couldn't afford."

We spoke to one of the authors of 'Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Worker's Rights' about how to make the world of work better.

These days, there's software that can do the tedious chore of writing your cover letter, so I gave it a go and applied for a load of open positions.

"It’s very easy for a lot of mundane thoughts to pop into my head: 'what type of pizza will I get after this? Do I have beers at home?'"

We asked women for the worst emails they received from men at work.

It seems the gender pay gap comes with an added weight limit.

"This woman ripped the changing room curtain open and then just watched as her toddler puked up his lunch. She took one of the shirts hanging over her arm, cleaned the kid's face off and held it out to me."

The answer could depend on whether they're testing urine or hair.

Please, just let me work in peace.

Low paid carers, cleaners and caterers are taking their fight for equal pay all the way to the picket lines.

Experts believe that almost a third of the global workforce will be automated by 2030. But are universities preparing students for the rise of the office machines?