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Tuesday, 4 August, 2020

ESG investing
Sustainable funds must work harder to vet ESG investments
Boohoo shows that pseudo-scientific scoring systems are no substitute for thorough, time-consuming research
Tuesday, 21 July, 2020

Social affairs
Don’t just kill off zombie jobs, create better ones
Governments should demand improved working conditions in sectors that are growing
Friday, 3 July, 2020

Coronavirus economic impact
Leicester’s dark factories show up a diseased system
The bill for government inaction on the costs of online fast fashion has come due
Tuesday, 26 May, 2020

UK business & economy
We need health and safety at work more than ever
Boris Johnson’s plan to restart the economy relies on a regulator weakened by his party, all in the name of economic growth
Wednesday, 1 April, 2020

UK employment
Time to make amends to the low-paid essential worker
The coronavirus crisis has exposed the plight of a precarious army labouring around the clock
Tuesday, 18 June, 2019

Gig economy
Bailiffs bemoan lack of job security
Many debt collectors are self-employed gig economy workers with no regular wage
Tuesday, 11 June, 2019

UK employment
Growth is lighting the economy’s hidden corners
We are learning that unemployment statistics can hide a lot of pain in a labour market
Thursday, 6 June, 2019

KPMG LLP
KPMG faces claims of delay over bullying complaints
Senior executives said to have been alerted to concerns long before Big Four firm opened probe
Tuesday, 4 June, 2019

KPMG LLP
KPMG partner at centre of bullying claims quits role
Firm says it is investigating fresh complaints against head of its advisory unit
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Thursday, 30 May, 2019

KPMG LLP
KPMG loses female partners over male colleague’s conduct
Partners with combined experience of 40 years quit the firm
Tuesday, 21 May, 2019

Gig economy
Past mistakes carry warnings for the future of work
Data can mislead unless combined with grittier insights on the power structures that underpin it
Tuesday, 7 May, 2019

UK social mobility
A bit of ‘polish’ will not spur social mobility
It is dangerous to make class-based generalisations about traits such as confidence
Thursday, 18 April, 2019

Long Story Short
The FT’s biggest stories and best reads of the week
Sarah O’Connor’s top reads this week: Notre-Dame after the fire, Snap’s struggles, the joy of languages and Mueller revelations
Tuesday, 9 April, 2019

UK Inequality
Seaside towns lay bare dysfunctional UK economy
We export problems to the places least able to cope, then expect them to be resilient
Sunday, 7 April, 2019

Technology regulation
Tech sector faces tough UK rules to end ‘self-regulation’
Plans for sweeping sanctions and oversight include ‘duty of care’ to tackle harmful activity
Sunday, 7 April, 2019

Social Media
Tech companies face fines under online harm rules
Terror and child grooming targeted in push to hold social media platforms accountable
Tuesday, 26 March, 2019

Education
Stop fighting over scarce education opportunities
Instead we need to create more paths to success for young people
Thursday, 7 March, 2019

FT Investigations
What went wrong at Britain’s prison of the future?
HMP Berwyn was meant to be a blueprint for fixing the penal system. Two years on, it is 40 per cent empty
Friday, 1 March, 2019

Long Story Short
The FT’s biggest stories and best reads of the week
What’s behind India-Pakistan tensions, why China’s shoppers are cutting back, how incompetent men succeed
Tuesday, 26 February, 2019

Trade unions
Gig economy deals promise brighter future for unions
In the UK, the GMB has pioneered a Scandinavian-style approach to collective bargaining
Tuesday, 12 February, 2019

Artificial intelligence
The robot-proof skills that give women an edge in the AI age
Men are in danger of being left behind as future well-paid jobs may involve emotional intelligence
Monday, 11 February, 2019

UK public finances
No-deal risks two more years of austerity, warns IFS
Public borrowing likely to be £50bn higher than if Britain remained in EU
Sunday, 10 February, 2019

FT People: Public affairs
HSBC’s Mark Tucker to become chair of TheCityUK
Appointment comes as financial services sector worries over no-deal Brexit risk
Tuesday, 29 January, 2019

Technology
Help the low skilled ride out the rise of the robots
Adult training tends to be taken up only by those already well-educated. This must change
Thursday, 17 January, 2019

Zero-hours contracts
Zero-hours work takes huge physical and mental toll
Flexible contracts suit employers but many workers pay the price with their own health