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    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Homeworking risks holding back London’s economy, report finds

      Urban policy think-tank warns of long-term hit to productivity from reduced office interactions

    • Saturday, 20 May, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      The great workers’ rights competition is holding us back

      Too many new rules will fuel the burgeoning legal and compliance industry, which is not the kind of growth the UK needs

    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
      UK industrial strategy
      UK manufacturers urge ministers to draw up an industrial strategy

      Trade body calls on government to stop ‘flip-flopping’ and set up a Royal Commission to develop a long-term plan

    • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
      Will anything revive UK productivity?

      Recent upheaval has seemingly made no difference to long-term trend of weak growth

    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      UK employment
      UK lost record number of working days to sickness in 2022, says ONS

      Official figures show rise in absence rate comes as government seeks to boost size of workforce

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      News in-depth
      Stagnant UK living standards lay bare the challenge for Jeremy Hunt

      Economists say Budget measures to boost growth and productivity will have a limited impact

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      News in-depthEnglish devolution
      Mayors argue more autonomy will solve UK’s low productivity spiral

      Chancellor gives more power to England’s regions after local leaders make case for devolution as route to higher growth

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      News in-depthUK Budget
      UK struggles to get its long-term sick people back into work

      About 6% of the working population is economically inactive due to prolonged disabilities

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      News in-depthUK Budget
      Hunt’s giveaways will have a marginal impact on UK growth, says watchdog

      Office for Budget Responsibility says country’s long-term growth prospects look no better than they did last November

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      The Big Read
      UK Budget: why the economy has grown so slowly

      Britain’s decline relative to other rich nations is rooted in problems both old and new

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Cost of living crisis
      Hit to UK childcare benefits deters low-income parents from working

      Citizens Advice says squeeze has occurred because of limit on universal credit funds

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      It is time for a UK-wide growth strategy

      Britain must build on its strengths and slash barriers to regional development

    • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
      Martin Wolf
      The UK economy has two regional problems, not one

      Now the country is suffering something worse than geographic inequality: national stagnation

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      Chris Giles
      The UK economy has a London problem — but it’s not what you think

      A slowdown in the capital’s productivity is an issue for the country as a whole

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      London’s slowdown to blame for weak UK productivity, says think-tank

      Centre for Cities says ministers should devolve more powers to boost the capital, which has trailed global rivals

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Tackling Britain’s dearth of skills and workers

      Fixing education, training and high inactivity is key to boosting UK productivity

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Sarah O'Connor
      Here’s how to stop an ever sicker workforce dropping out

      Occupational therapists may provide one practical solution to those struggling with their physical or mental health

    • 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, 3 February, 2023
      Nicholas Macpherson
      Britain should not accept its status as the ‘sick man of Europe’

      The country has economic problems, but there are solutions if only politicians would grasp the nettle

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Undercover EconomistTim Harford
      How to fix the British economy

      The right blames red tape, the left inequality. Both are wrong

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      ExplainerUK economic growth
      Is the IMF right about the UK economy?

      Fund’s dismal forecast for Britain’s growth pointed to some problems for short and long term

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      UK productivity in 2022 barely higher than in 2019

      Output per hour worked just 1.6% above the average of three years earlier, according to official data

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Chris Giles
      We, the people, are to blame for Britain’s economic woes

      The UK economy looks sickly against international comparisons, so let’s be honest about the three causes

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      UK schools
      Failure to meet teacher training targets set to hit English schools

      Staff shortages emerge in key subjects as recruitment slumps, with science among worst affected

    • Monday, 28 November, 2022
      Special ReportHealth at Work
      How better management can tackle causes of stress

      Working-age people withdrawing from the workforce entirely raises concerns

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