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  • Friday, 9 June, 2023
    UK labour disputes
    UK musicians’ union clashes with record labels over 40% pay rise

    Industry executives question failure of union bosses to put the offer to members

  • Friday, 9 June, 2023
    Tax
    Contractors turn down work due to IR35 tax changes

    Survey finds 53% of freelancers rejected contracts — with many looking for work abroad

  • Friday, 9 June, 2023
    UK tax
    HMRC to shut self assessment helpline over summer

    Authority says move will free up 350 staff to prioritise urgent calls

  • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
    US interest rates
    Traders raise bets on higher US interest rates

    Hopes dwindle of rate cuts later this year after unexpected rises in Canada and Australia and strong US jobs data

  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
    UK employment
    UK wage growth accelerates despite cooling labour market

    Pay data bucks trend in US and eurozone, and highlights inflation challenge facing Bank of England

  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
    Too good to be true? The fake recruiters targeting jobseekers

    Elaborate scams are on the rise, putting candidates and reputable employers at risk

  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
    Trade unions
    Teamsters boss vows tougher line in US labour talks

    Sean O’Brien says he is taking a ‘militant approach’ as the possibility of a strike at delivery group UPS looms

  • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
    Sarah O'Connor
    How the digital nomad went corporate

    The romanticism of work on the move has collided with the realities of tax and immigration

  • Saturday, 3 June, 2023
    News in-depthUS interest rates
    Hot jobs market piles pressure on Fed to raise rates later this summer

    The US central bank is expected to skip an increase this month but keep the door open to further tightening

  • Friday, 2 June, 2023
    US employment
    US economy defies expectations of slowdown to add 339,000 jobs in May

    Unemployment rate climbs to 3.7% while wage growth cools

  • Friday, 2 June, 2023
    US employment
    Wages are not driving inflation (much) Premium content

    So don’t freak out about the jobs report

  • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
    Sarah O'Connor
    Don’t bet against the ‘suitcase principle’ of white-collar work

    Humans have a remarkable ability to create jobs for themselves — whatever the progress of technology

  • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
    Special ReportEurope’s Climate Leaders
    Green skills shortage threatens Europe’s climate ambitions

    Creating low carbon jobs that pay as well as high carbon alternatives will not be easy

  • Monday, 29 May, 2023
    Chinese economy
    ‘Confidence is a big problem’: China’s economic recovery loses steam

    Weak property sales, industrial output and consumption sap confidence in rapid bounceback from Covid

  • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Labour to tackle immigration by ending foreign workers’ lower pay

    Starmer accuses government of having lost control of surging net migration into the UK

  • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
    UK inflation
    Lidl pay boost underlines UK wage growth pressures

    Rising salaries could prolong the country’s bout of high inflation, warn economists

  • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
    Chinese employment
    The Chinese youth unemployment phenomenon

    One in five is now out of work

  • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
    Sarah O'Connor
    Let’s not write people off as ‘AI losers’

    The idea that the outcome of technological change is inevitable is both dangerous and untrue

  • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
    Nathalie Thomas
    UK oil and gas workers remain sceptical of ‘green jobs’ revolution

    Communities that depend on North Sea worry they will suffer same fate as former coal towns

  • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
    Working It podcast17 min listen
    Why back to the office mandates aren’t working

    It’s not easy luring workers back. But could office life be good for us?

  • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    How do I check I’m complying with HMRC rules?

    I’ve received a letter from the tax office suggesting I may not have abided by IR35 laws

  • Monday, 22 May, 2023
    InterviewThe Henry Mance Interview
    Economist Daniel Chandler: ‘Shareholders have all the power. It doesn’t have to be that way.’

    The author of ‘Free and Equal’ makes the case for workplace democracy

  • Saturday, 20 May, 2023
    Leo Lewis
    What Zelda soup tells us about corporate Japan

    From Nintendo to Nomura, a change of perspective on how to do business is taking place

  • 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

  • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
    FT Tech for Growth Forum
    Technology and the Skills Shortage

    Governments and businesses alike face formidable challenges in equipping the workforce for the modern digital economy

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