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Monday, 20 June, 2022

The new workplace: what young starters need to know

The rise of hybrid working is making employers reassess the balance of online and in-person training for graduate recruits

Monday, 20 June, 2022

Leadership

Humour in the office matters, but can a boss be funny?

Leaders need a little levity to inject some closeness and trust into workplace relationships

Wednesday, 15 June, 2022

The best books of the week

Ghost Lover — women in search of meaningful connections

Lisa Taddeo’s collection of short stories probes the pain and pitfalls of female sex lives and modern dating

Friday, 10 June, 2022

Ageing Populations

The metrics for attaining adulthood are ever-shifting

This generation’s delay in growing up is explained by economic factors rather than any innate change

Tuesday, 7 June, 2022

Working It podcast17 min listen

Has hybrid working made it harder to take time off sick?

This week, host Isabel Berwick is joined by Emma Jacobs, author of one of the Financ…

Monday, 30 May, 2022

Management

Cost of living crisis: employers step in to help

Business leaders start to target more support towards lower-paid staff

Wednesday, 11 May, 2022

ReviewBusiness books

FT business books: May edition

Addressing social class at work and navigating politics to get things done — here are this month’s top titles

Tuesday, 10 May, 2022

Work & Careers

The enduring fascination of the ‘power spouse’

Partners who surrender their own professional ambitions spark endless curiosity

Monday, 9 May, 2022

FT Globetrotter

Greener getaways: all aboard the 09:02 Country Garden Express from London

Leave the car behind for a first-class train journey whose destination is a day of indulgence and exploration on a sustainable estate-cum-pastoral idyll: The Newt in Somerset

Monday, 9 May, 2022

Business travel

Why our work trips are starting to look like holidays

The blurring of business travel and leisure — bleisure — is booming in an ‘always-on’ world

Thursday, 5 May, 2022

Managing yourself

The new networking for a hybrid era

Big real-life gatherings can seem daunting, and many people are rethinking how to re-establish professional connections

Thursday, 28 April, 2022

Managing yourself

The club that teaches women how to say ‘no’ to office housework

Four female academics have identified the non-promotable tasks that have obstructed their, and their peers’, career paths

Tuesday, 19 April, 2022

Flexible working

The end of sick days: has WFH made it harder to take time off?

Remote working has made it easier to power through illness rather than rest, but this could be at a cost to health, wellbeing and productivity

Monday, 11 April, 2022

Travel

Birch and the future of ‘work near home’

A converted Hertfordshire manor house offers a place to ‘live, work and play’

Monday, 11 April, 2022

Office life

Sibling rivalries, spousal squabbles — it’s great to be back in the office

You may not be able to choose your workplace family but, unlike your real one, you can always ditch them and move on

Thursday, 7 April, 2022

Twitter Inc

Twitter’s edit button will not rewrite your life

Combating abuse and scams would be a better priority for the social media app

Tuesday, 22 March, 2022

Working It podcast21 min listen

Does office romance actually make you a better worker?

Mixing business and pleasure is high risk, but there are ways to make it work

Monday, 21 March, 2022

Management

What makes staff want to leave their jobs? Ask them

Don’t wait for an exit interview to talk to employees — the ‘stay’ interview helps retain them in the first place

Friday, 18 March, 2022

Womenswear

Is the underwired bra over?

Two years of working from home has led many professional women to switch to softer or sportier styles — or no bra at all

Thursday, 10 March, 2022

ReviewBusiness books

FT business books: March edition

From creating more connected teams to digital transformation — here are this month’s top titles

Tuesday, 8 March, 2022

Special ReportWomen in Business

Why US mothers deserve a $2,400 pay cheque

‘Having it all’ too often means ‘doing it all’, argues Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani

Tuesday, 8 March, 2022

Special ReportWomen in Business

Nica Burns: risk-taker who worked to reopen London’s theatreland

Covid lockdowns tested the impresario’s entrepreneurial skills

Sunday, 6 March, 2022

Recruitment

Boomerang employees: returning with new skills and experience

Going back to a previous employer offers many benefits — but there are risks

Sunday, 27 February, 2022

Parenting and families

Is fertility a topic for the workplace?

All the policies supporting motherhood will fail if the corporate culture is hostile

Thursday, 24 February, 2022

InterviewTelevision

What next for Pamela Adlon after the final season of ‘Better Things’?

The star, director and co-writer of the FX comedy talks parenting, #MeToo — and how much of her real life makes it on to TV

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