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    • Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
      Working It podcast14 min listen
      Office Therapy: your work problems solved

      This week: possessive bosses, overpaid colleagues and working from abroad

    • Monday, 27 November, 2023
      Desks by the hour: why flexible offices are a hit with business

      New form of co-working offers companies ability to expand or shrink space when needed

      Nancy Hey
    • Sunday, 26 November, 2023
      Pilita Clark
      ‘Double dipping’: why managers worry that staff have a second job on the sly

      There is growing concern that remote workers are offering their services elsewhere

      Illustration of an octopus sitting at a desk doing different things with each of its arms while saying ‘OK, focus’
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      UK infrastructure
      UK infrastructure projects hit by homeworking, says government adviser

      Comments will inflame running debate over impact of post-pandemic employee shift

      Construction workers near the Old Oak Common HS2 site
    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      News in-depthWeWork
      Fall of a ‘trailblazer’: what WeWork’s bankruptcy means for flexible working

      As office space group navigates Chapter 11 protection, rivals must also face down threats from tech and hybrid working

      A WeWork location in Tokyo
    • Friday, 3 November, 2023
      Special ReportThe UK’s Leading Recruiters
      How benefits have overtaken pay as the key to hiring and keeping staff

      Flexible working tops attractions for employees as companies seek low-cost ways to compete for talent

      Office workers sitting on a wall eating lunch around a lawned area surrounded by office blocks
    • Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
      Working It
      Yes, you can work when you’re sick 🤒

      New research highlights the benefit of carrying on when symptoms are mild, plus the Office Therapy advice column

      A man sneezing into a tissue
    • Monday, 30 October, 2023
      Residential
      Five of the world’s best properties for sale with garden offices

      With a separated study, WFH doesn’t have to mean being in the house

    • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
      Working It
      Thawing the ‘frozen middle’ at work

      How to encourage longstanding staff to think about change, plus the Office Therapy advice column

      A woman dressed in winter clothes
    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
      Work Watch
      Work Watch: Is the secret to employee happiness not working?

      Companies that launched wellbeing days in lockdowns have continued the benefit for staff

      A woman in a wet suit holds a surf board
    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      Special ReportWomen in Business
      Why hybrid working is a ‘game changer’ after maternity leave

      New mothers and employers are navigating new and evolving patterns of work

      Young African American woman at home, wears casual clothing and working late at night. Using earbuds and talking via video call
    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      Brooke Masters
      Employers woo women back to work from career breaks

      Retraining and flexible hours help employees fit in after a period away from the workforce

      Two women in an office, discussing and planning ideas
    • Tuesday, 10 October, 2023
      Commercial property
      Office space vacancies in US and London reach at least 20-year highs

      Large companies hold off committing to real estate deals as working patterns remain in flux

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    • Monday, 9 October, 2023
      Future of work
      ‘You’re competing with the commute’: how businesses are rethinking their offices

      Pandemic prompts moves to greener, better equipped and more central workplaces

      Montage image of office buildings and an obscured London Underground logo in the sky
    • Sunday, 8 October, 2023
      Lex
      Working week: four days is flawed way for most Premium content

      Krystal Hosting’s failed trial highlights challenges for customer-facing businesses

      Employees seen as silhouettes against their brightly lit offices with large windows
    • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
      Pilita Clark
      The ghastly modern office needs a reboot

      Hybrid working has exposed wasteful, outdated designs that one Silicon Valley boss wants to blow up

      An illustration of empty desks and an office worker trying to enter full to the brim meeting offices
    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
      Working It
      How ‘boomerang’ staff can fix your talent shortage 🪃

      Keep your ex-employees close and they may bounce back, plus the Office Therapy advice column

      A man turning back on himself
    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
      The Big Read
      Dyson and the divide over working from home

      Two dozen former employees say engineering firm took uncompromising measures to ensure staff returned to UK campus

      A montage of Sir James Dyson, the company’s building and some pandemic-related symbols such as face mask and social distancing
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      FT MagazineSimon Kuper
      Bosses won’t like it but WFH is a happier way to work

      Homeworking is not just a corporate issue, it’s a chance to create a better society

    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      Management consulting
      ‘There is no work to balance’: how shrinking budgets, Covid and AI shook up life in consulting

      Industry professionals reflect on job cuts, new routines and fresh insecurities in FT reader survey

      An illustration of a crew in a rowing boat being directed by a consultant while the boat sinks
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      UK employment
      Hybrid working boosts number of UK women in full-time jobs, study finds

      Public First research points to benefits of more flexible employment policies

      A woman walks along a street looking at her mobile phone
    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      Employers and staff seek truce on office working

      While some companies are tightening mandates on working from home, more are moving to flexible models

      Illustration of managers and home workers having a tug of war with a computer mouse cable
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Undercover EconomistTim Harford
      A round of golf on a Wednesday afternoon? The new rules of WFH are up for debate

      Since the pandemic, work and leisure time are blurring for many former office workers

    • Monday, 4 September, 2023
      UK banks
      UK banks tighten up on work from home

      Autumn brings greater demands for office attendance in financial services

      Charlie Nunn
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Future of work
      ‘Friday is just a dead day’: how a summer perk became a year-round staple

      More white-collar employees are clearing the decks at the end of the week after pandemic upended in-office work

      A jogger in New York City
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