US employers slashing worker hours to avoid Obamacare insurance mandate

Trend sparks fears among low-paid workers that they will be hit twice: by having earnings cut and paying more for healthcare

This column will change your life: how to tell whether you have a bullshit job

'Is the job you're doing, or applying for, one the world would be fine without? As life strategies go, this seems a decent one,' says Oliver Burkeman

Smoothies and fruit juices are a new risk to health, US scientists warn

Scientists say potential damage from naturally occurring fructose in apparently healthy drinks is being overlooked

Will an income protection policy work for you?

Only one in 10 families has income protection cover, which pays out if you are off work sick. We look at whether it's worth buying

Robert Skidelsky: ‘Why don’t more people aspire to living a good life?’

The economic historian talks to Tim Adams about his utopian ideal, our pursuit of money and the problem with happiness

How do I address my pregnancy with a new employer?

Work advice: I don't want to anger the company, but I may only be in the job for around four months before I go on maternity leave

Which? attacks ‘exaggerated’ food supplement health claims

Boots among manufacturers 'using clever language to imply unproven benefits', says consumer group

New NHS guidelines on doctors and nurses with HIV will change lives

The NHS used to impose restrictions on the jobs HIV-positive doctors and nurses could do. Leo Benedictus meets two nurses who will benefit from new guidelines that allow them to work anywhere they choose

Mothers: have you experienced discrimination at work?

Open thread: One in four mothers feel they have been discriminated against at work, according to a new survey. Tell us if this rings true for you

‘Half the mothers I know have been driven from their jobs’

Anne Richardson's experiences of her antenatal group backs up the findings of a survey into the problems faced by female employees