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  • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
    Pilita Clark
    Why pay rises for your company’s ‘flight risks’ can backfire

    The Great Resignation has complicated the practice of counter-offering to a worker who threatens to leave

  • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
    Sarah O'Connor
    Why are we all working so hard?

    The intensification of work doesn’t seem to be making us richer, but it does appear to be making us sicker

  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
    Corporate culture
    The great Tokyo exodus

    A record number of companies have moved out of the capital to the countryside in the past year, reversing age-old working practices

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    Dear JonathanJonathan Black
    As a longtime ‘trailing spouse’, how do I get back into full-time work?

    Your question for our expert — and readers’ advice

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    Working It
    The coming wave of ‘boss loss’

    Plus, top 50 schools for executive education and the drawbacks of unlimited vacation time

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Why Goldman staff should not bank on limitless holidays

    Unrestricted vacation policies tend to lead to fewer days taken off

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Special ReportHealth at Work
    Burnout and America’s great resignation: how employers can help

    More flexibility, recognition of a job well done, and paying sincere attention to mental health can all help with staff retention

  • Sunday, 15 May, 2022
    Goldman Sachs Group
    Goldman Sachs says senior staff can take as much time off as they want

    More junior bankers will only be entitled to a fixed number of paid days as leave

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Emma Jacobs
    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

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Special ReportHealth at Work
    Employers embrace workplace wellbeing

    A post-pandemic world needs new ways to manage and operate organisations

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    Working It
    Does the flexibility of freelancing pay off?

    Plus, bad bosses and the resistance to in-person office work

  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    FT Swamp Notes
    The cognitive dissonance of corporate life Premium content

    People are not going back to the status quo. Business won’t be able to either

  • 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

  • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
    Working It
    Welcome to the new world of work

    Plus, secret alumni networks, the rise of anti-work sentiment and more

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    Special ReportWomen at the Start
    How to navigate office life: a guide for young recruits

    Watch your wellbeing, talk to senior colleagues — and avoid taking on too many menial tasks

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    Sarah O'Connor
    A four-day week might benefit employers as well

    Experiments have shown that workers’ hours can be cut without a corresponding drop in output

  • 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

  • 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, 20 February, 2022
    Janina Conboye
    Hybrid working enters a third dimension

    Bored with WFH? Try the ‘third space’: not the office, not the home but somewhere in-between

  • Sunday, 13 February, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The pros and cons of a four-day working week

    Companies must take account of the snags before pursuing the trend

  • Wednesday, 2 February, 2022
    Flexible working
    Monzo launches paid sabbaticals as UK groups rethink work-life balance

    Digital bank one of many companies changing work patterns as staff demand flexibility after pandemic

  • Tuesday, 1 February, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The great resignation is not going away

    Tight US labour market and changing worker attitudes will challenge employers

  • Friday, 7 January, 2022
    Camilla Cavendish
    It’s time to admit that hybrid is not working

    Mid-morning yoga comes at the expense of professional interactions and employee productivity

  • Monday, 20 December, 2021
    Sarah O'Connor
    It’s not only working mothers who benefit from flexible jobs

    Ruling out so many potential candidates at a time of staff shortages is irrational

  • Sunday, 19 December, 2021
    Pilita Clark
    If you thought hybrid working was hard, wait until 2022

    The divide over worker autonomy will widen as the trend for more flexible working gathers pace

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