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    • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
      Pilita Clark
      Why five days in the office don’t add up

      Hybrid working helps keep staff and lowers office costs — but some pushback will continue

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Working It
      How video calls kill creativity

      Also in today’s newsletter, women mark 50 years trading at the London Stock Exchange

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Pilita Clark
      The envy at work that dare not speak its name

      A younger or more talented work rival is not a foe, it’s the passage of time that is our adversary

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Visual and data journalism
      Unchecked corporate pricing power is a factor in US inflation

      Other charts of the week: marriage and remote working, Europeans love SUVs, Britons approve of EU leaders and they support nurses and ambulance strikes

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      Mental health
      Therapy at work: banks and law firms among those offering counselling as staff perk

      Linklaters, The Bank of England and JPMorgan Chase are making virtual and on-site psychologists available

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Special Report
      The Modern Workplace: People

      From rethinking how we work and cutbacks in diversity teams to impatient CEOs and WFH employees resisting remote monitoring. Plus ‘golden hellos’ lose their shine and why in-house training makes an outsized difference

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Special ReportThe Modern Workplace: People
      Spooks in your machine: rise in WFH monitoring drives dissent

      Surveillance of staff at home or in workplaces can be counterproductive, researchers argue

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Delphine Strauss
      Have CEOs lost patience with hybrid working?

      Increasing ‘back to the office’ mandates suggest a shift in post-pandemic flexibility

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Special ReportThe Modern Workplace: People
      Why the new workplace is a work in progress

      Covid-19 dismantled outdated practices but what replaces them remains contested

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Lloyd's of London Ltd
      Lloyd’s of London chief wants traders in building to ‘get Monday back’

      John Neal in push to secure face-to-face trading four days a week at specialist insurance market

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      FT Globetrotter
      How to be a digital nomad in Madrid

      Ever dreamt of moving to the Spanish capital? A new law makes it especially appealing — and easy — for non-EU freelancers and remote workers. Here’s what you need to know

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      FT SeriesBetween worlds: a metaverse special
      A day at the virtual office

      For some firms, the future of work is already here 

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      Undercover EconomistTim Harford
      Lockdowns are over. WFH isn’t. Why?

      It’s hard to believe we will return to 95 per cent attendance at the workplace in my lifetime

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Most companies in UK four-day week trial to continue with flexible working

      Organisers found that revenue rose and staff departures fell at participating businesses

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Special ReportUK’s Leading Management Consultants
      Flexibility is a deal-breaker for consultancies to hire and keep staff

      Firms must increasingly think of rewards beyond pay to compete for the best employees

    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      UK tax
      Homeworking tax rules in UK need to be simpler, say experts

      Ministers urged to reform laws as hybrid and flexible employment looks set to grow

    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      Style
      What to wear to your company offsite

      How to combine practical and professional wear without the need for a giant suitcase to carry it all

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Working It
      The perils of oversharing your job online

      ‘Day in the life’ videos can inspire job seekers and promote diversity, but can easily stray into unrealistic portrayals

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      Stefan Stern
      If you invite someone to a meeting, there has to be a purpose

      In-person gatherings have to generate ‘something special’ or they won’t come the next time

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
      Pilita Clark
      The grim world of office spyware

      The chief executive of a time-tracking software group reveals how his contentious product works in real life

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Business complains Hunt’s UK growth plan lacks new policies

      Lobby groups express disappointment with chancellor’s ‘empty’ keynote speech

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      Office life
      What to do if you hate your job

      Proactive ways to identify the source of your problem — and do something about it

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      Employment
      Wanted: older workers for flexible and desirable jobs

      Growing numbers of companies are changing their attitudes towards age and targeting over-50s for key roles

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Fashion
      How to crack the new workwear code

      Our lifestyles have changed over the past two years — but our wardrobes are still catching up

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      Emma Jacobs
      The great meeting bloat deserves a purge

      Our pandemic working patterns have raised the number of gatherings in which nothing is achieved

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