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Head of major ad agency Gustavo Martinez left ‘by mutual agreement’ after suit alleged he made ‘racist and sexist comments … and other unlawful conduct’
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Female apprentices lower-paid and underrepresented in sectors such as engineering, fuelling fears of a skills gap
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Millennials who are going it alone are finding it harder than ever to make ends meet
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Hillary Clinton’s support of 1996 welfare law thrust into 2016 election after Sanders attacks reforms for driving up number of people living in deep poverty
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Exclusive new data shows how debt, unemployment and property prices have combined to stop millennials taking their share of western wealth
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Analysis finds gap of £5,732 or 24% in average annual salaries in UK, prompting calls for more to be done to tackle problem
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About half of the US’s 1.5m internships each year offer experience and connections but no pay, shutting out many potential workers
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Scheme offers young people money towards house deposits or repaying loans in return for moving to places such as Detroit or Kansas
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Life is far from hedonistic for most as tight budgets collapse with one cough of a car engine and dreams of property are weighed against the price of a takeout
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Privacy experts raise concerns about data collected through employer wellness programs, which they say have potential to become surveillance programs
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The radical idea of handing cash to citizens regardless of whether they work has taken root in Europe. Now America’s tech elite is backing the concept – but why?
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Microfinance is a booming industry in neighbours India and Bangladesh, but has had a slower rise in Pakistan
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Social injustice on an unprecedented scale, massive inequities and loss of trust in elites define our political moment – and rightly so
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From soaring student debt to housing woes, the chancellor has dealt series of blows to Generation Y in recent years
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On Ghana's cocoa farms, Fairtrade is not yet working for women
Roy Maconachie and Elizabeth FortinWomen – often landless and responsible for feeding and looking after their families – are missing out on the benefits that come with Fairtrade certification
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