FT SeriesThe new workplaceAs lockdowns begin to ease, businesses and employees are now rethinking how and where we work. This series explores how ‘office life’ is evolving Five new management rules for a post-pandemic ageRather than suppress the memories of a difficult period, leaders and managers can learn from themReturn to the office: FT readers discuss camaraderie, collaboration — and presenteeismSurvey results show how different genders and generations view the new workplaceRemote work: how Ireland’s tax laws clash with new realityRegulations due to be reimposed next year could end homeworking for cross-border staff employed by Northern Irish companiesThe flexibility factor: who is going back to the office?We assess the latest return-to-work plans at some of the world’s biggest companies Return to the office: new lessons for managersLeaders in all organisations can learn from those who have been in workplaces throughout the pandemicDigital nomads: the reality of running a business from anywhereTheir lifestyles seem enviable — but what’s it really like to be ‘location independent’ in a pandemic?More from this SeriesAre you working in a fractured organisation?Old norms are shattered and ‘languishing’ is the new buzzword for how we feel. There’s never been a better chance for change How to avoid the return of office cliquesSome managers are wary of telling staff that going into a workplace has networking benefitsGet ready for the new workplace perksOut go gyms and free meals, in come gong baths and financial adviceThe new frontiers of hybrid work take shapeThe post-pandemic ‘third way’ of working is going to be hard for businesses to navigate wellGaming inspires new worlds of virtual workCurated workspaces evoking tropical islands, the Alps or a local cafe may improve our online livesThe cross-border pitfalls of ‘working from anywhere’When employees go overseas, businesses have to grapple with compliance woes — so what might ease the way?From New York to Bordeaux — the future of work takes shapeLockdown easing will revive big cities but cheaper places are already wooing flexible workers What’s a well-paid and challenging alternative to my desk job?Your questions for our expert — and readers’ adviceAre there enough hours in the day for hybrid work?Organisations that make the most of how workers use their time will come out winnersHow to make flexible jobs work It is time for managers to look beyond the crisis and develop long-term strategies to support staffHow the pandemic will change the City office Many companies plan to downsize headquarters and push through a permanent shift to hybrid working modelsNationwide to allow all office-based employees to ‘work anywhere’Chief of UK mortgage lender plans to work remotely 1 or 2 days a week to set example‘Hybrid’ working calls for patience and ingenuityEmployers must develop staff skills fit for the shifting future of workCall to make remote working UK default to help levelling-upDemos think-tank finds majority against returning full time to office, creating potential route to local regenerationEmployers aim for hybrid working after Covid-19 pandemicCompanies anticipate workers permanently splitting time between home and office Do young people really need the office?It sometimes seems during the pandemic that the idea of the workplace has become invested with magical powersMake the most of the right to choose where to workSmart businesses will reconfigure jobs to get the best mix of in-office and remote skills Future of work: how managers are harnessing employees’ hidden skills Some businesses are applying the lessons of lockdown to introduce new ways of organising and overseeing work
