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Tuesday, 21 September, 2021

Supply chains
The hidden costs of powerful buyers and cheap prices
When suppliers and workers are stretched to the max, shocks can quickly collapse the system
Friday, 17 September, 2021

FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
My biggest financial mistake: FT writers confess
As part of our FT Financial Literacy & Inclusion Campaign, some of our experts explain how they learnt the hard way . . .
Tuesday, 14 September, 2021

Work-life balance
We are creeping towards a continuous working week
The decline of the ‘9-5’ has been under way for decades — but now it’s creating workplace winners and losers
Tuesday, 7 September, 2021

Employment
‘Orange collar’ workers are not the best solution to labour shortages
Companies should pay attention to the message from the marketplace instead of plugging gaps with prisoners
Tuesday, 31 August, 2021

Employment
In a precarious labour market, universal basic income isn’t the only solution
History shows that improving the future of work takes more than letting employers off the hook
Tuesday, 24 August, 2021

UK employment
UK truck driver shortage signals a broken labour market
Empty shelves in supermarkets are a message from a workforce that is usually invisible
Monday, 23 August, 2021

FT Swamp Notes
Are teen summer jobs back for good? Premium content
The unemployment rate for 16- to 19-year-olds is the lowest since the 1950s, but that’s only part of the story
Monday, 23 August, 2021

Transcript
Boris Johnson to host Afghanistan crisis talks
The UK prime minister will host crisis talks with world leaders as Britain presses the US to extend the evacuation timetable. Plus, US cinema owners hope a slate of blockbusters will draw the curtain on Covid slump, and why the spread of NDAs is bad for companies as well as workers
Monday, 23 August, 2021

FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
UK Prime Minister to host Afghanistan crisis talks with world leaders
Johnson acknowledges China and Russia as crucial to limiting chaos and US hints it may extend pullout deadline
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Tuesday, 17 August, 2021

Flexible working
Cutting pay for remote workers is a risky move
The coming battles over location-based pay will expose who has more power, employers or staff
Monday, 16 August, 2021

FT Swamp Notes
The dangers of promising a green jobs boom Premium content
If positions don’t replace those lost in carbon-heavy sectors, a ‘betrayal’ narrative could turn nasty
Tuesday, 10 August, 2021

Employment
The NDA boom is bad for both employers and workers
Silencing agreements can stop important information on fraud or mistreatment from reaching the public
Tuesday, 3 August, 2021

Demographics and population
We should not be too sanguine about a shrinking population
Falling birth rates are good news for the planet but they are also a symptom of generational inequality
Tuesday, 27 July, 2021

UK social care
Caregiving is important work that deserves a fair wage
Ageing populations will need much more help in future and a new focus on care quality is overdue
Tuesday, 20 July, 2021

UK employment
Nostalgia for manufacturing won’t bring better jobs for UK workers
Improving service sector productivity can lead to higher wages and better conditions
Tuesday, 13 July, 2021

UK welfare reform
Benefit cuts focus debate on shape of post-Covid safety net
Boris Johnson’s claim of a choice between more welfare or better jobs is not a real trade-off at all
Tuesday, 6 July, 2021

UK employment
The end of EU migration will reshape the UK economy
The era of free movement transformed everything from the security and location of work to the prices in shops
Tuesday, 29 June, 2021

Employment
Long live the (reconfigured) office
The pandemic offers us a chance to rethink how our workplaces function
Tuesday, 15 June, 2021

Social affairs
It’s too soon to worry about post-Covid labour shortages
Fears over wage inflation and demanding employees are misplaced
Tuesday, 11 May, 2021

Employment
Look to the US for ‘workweek’ laws that work
Providing stability for stressed, disengaged employees is hard but crucial for business
Tuesday, 4 May, 2021

Employment
Not all blue-collar workers will find green-collar jobs
Politicians’ claims that the transition to ‘net zero’ will create new jobs are only half true
Wednesday, 28 April, 2021

FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
Google’s big Q1, a New Deal for the young
The search engine’s parent Alphabet reported record quarterly results on Tuesday
Tuesday, 27 April, 2021

AI and jobs
AI at work isn’t always intelligent
Computer-based employee monitoring is not bad all of the time, just when it’s dumb — which is often
Sunday, 25 April, 2021

FT SeriesA New Deal for the Young
‘We are drowning in insecurity’: young people and life after the pandemic
In the first of a series, younger readers describe to the FT how they feel the social contract for their generation is broken
Tuesday, 20 April, 2021

UK employment
We’re still in the dark about insecure work
Official metrics tend to miss the impact of volatility on both the number and pattern of hours and shifts