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  • 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

  • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
    Viv Groskop
    Life lessons from the self-employed

    Those who work for themselves have hard-won advice for everyone else, starting with what to wear

  • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
    News in-depthUK business & economy
    How the City of London adapted to hybrid working

    FT research finds some companies want staff to spend several days a week in the office, but others do not

  • Monday, 26 December, 2022
    Pilita Clark
    The changes at work in 2022 that will last — thank God

    Office life changed hugely this year, sometimes for the better

  • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
    Working It podcast23 min listen
    Four days' work for five days' pay: does it work?

    Four UK companies trialled a shorter working week. Will they keep to it?

  • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
    Working It
    Put an end to unproductive meetings in 2023

    Send emails or videos instead of meeting invites — and improve your remaining meetings by following an agenda

  • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
    Working It podcast25 min listen
    Four days' work for five days' pay: what the experts say

    How did businesses in other countries fare when they trialled a four-day week?

  • Monday, 5 December, 2022
    UK employees to be given more flexible working rights

    Workers will be able to make requests from first day of new job under latest measures

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    Finance staff ignoring mandatory office attendance demands, report suggests

    Study finds workers and managers favour ‘remote-first’ approach despite C-suite diktats

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    Special ReportHealth at Work
    Office scenes of domesticity mask a few home truths

    Softer aesthetics offer a sense of wellbeing but are still a form of control by employers

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    Office life
    Privacy at work and the rise of the ‘quiet space’

    How much noise is too much in the office? As workers have returned to their desks, managing sound levels has become an art — and a science

  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    Special Report
    Diversity Leaders

    British comedian Francesca Martinez stands up for difference; Irish tech’s equality mindset; Volvo steers inclusive course; UK media’s ‘50:50’ target; leaders today need their vulnerable side; 850 companies operating in Europe ranked for diversity

  • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
    FT MagazineGillian Tett
    What Musk misses about how this generation works

    Digital technologies have not only shifted where we work but how we view our jobs  

  • Sunday, 13 November, 2022
    FT SeriesMake work better in 2023
    Advice to older workers: don’t be the office curmudgeon

    Grumbling about younger peers is not only ageing, it makes the complainer seem resistant to progress

  • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
    Working It
    How to fix communication problems among remote teams

    There are five reasons conflict flares up in virtual environments — here's how to spot them

  • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
    Unilever PLC
    Unilever to extend four-day week trial to Australia

    Move follows successful New Zealand pilot scheme during which company reported happier and more engaged staff

  • Friday, 28 October, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    What commuters get up to when they no longer commute

    Employers are still unsure how to manage the consequences of hybrid work

  • Sunday, 23 October, 2022
    Media careers: why skills still count

    The film and TV industry is growing and producing new jobs. But there’s still a shortage of people with the right expertise and training

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