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  • Monday, 4 January, 2021
    FT SeriesMental health at work
    How to make flexible jobs work

    It is time for managers to look beyond the crisis and develop long-term strategies to support staff

  • Saturday, 2 January, 2021
    The office: a photography special
    When desk and home collide

    ‘Starting a few centimetres outside the frame of the webcam, each person creates their own world’

  • Sunday, 6 December, 2020
    LexFlexible working
    Four-day working week: duvet ahead Premium

    There are multiple advantages beyond a Friday morning lie-in

  • Monday, 30 November, 2020
    Unilever PLC
    Unilever to test 4-day working week in New Zealand

    Consumer goods group will conduct year-long experiment and assess lessons for rest of workforce

  • Saturday, 28 November, 2020
    FT SeriesMental health at work
    Remote work: how are you feeling?

    Staff are exhausted but many employers refuse to cut workload or offer enough support

  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    Isabel Berwick
    Our social lives are on the bench this pandemic year

    Meeting outside has lent a new resonance to a humble piece of public architecture

  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
    Special ReportDiversity Leaders
    Biocoop tops the latest Diversity Leaders ranking

    France’s purpose-driven organic food chain builds on its co-operative roots

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    FT SeriesMental health at work
    Long Covid casts a lasting shadow over workers

    Prolonged coronavirus symptoms present a challenge for both employers and staff

  • Sunday, 25 October, 2020
    Pilita Clark
    Hurrah for the companies giving staff more time off

    It is by no means the total answer to burnout but it is a good start

  • Promoted Content
  • Monday, 28 September, 2020
    Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
    How better routines create happier workers | Free to read

    The pandemic has given companies the chance to introduce new ways of working that reduce stress and boost productivity

  • Sunday, 13 September, 2020
    FT SeriesMental health at work
    Is it time to cut back our working hours?

    The pandemic has shown the economic and wellbeing benefits of a four-day week

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Companies need a new compact for working from home

    The pandemic has made many employees want to rebalance how they live and work

  • Friday, 28 August, 2020
    Camilla Cavendish
    Make time to rest or the world will steal it from you

    Switching off confers competitive advantages at work, but most are really bad at it

  • Sunday, 2 August, 2020
    Pilita Clark
    Working from home is starting to pall

    After months away from the office, staff are tired and anxious — but there may be a simple fix

  • Thursday, 30 July, 2020
    Family MoneyLucy Warwick-Ching
    ‘Motherhood penalty’ made worse by the effects of the pandemic

    Women more likely to take unpaid leave from work to care for children

  • Monday, 27 July, 2020
    UK workers have less leisure time than 40 years ago, says study

    Assumption that productivity gains would lead to more relaxation is questioned

  • Sunday, 19 July, 2020
    Pilita Clark
    How constant Slack messaging has made work more taxing

    Workplace chat was intrusive before the pandemic — and things have got worse

  • Wednesday, 8 July, 2020
    Special Report
    Working From Home

    The pandemic is changing the way leaders interact with their workforce, how different teams work together and the core technology that makes it all possible — what other shifts are on the horizon?

  • Sunday, 28 June, 2020
    Pilita Clark
    It’s time email providers fixed the problem of unwanted mail

    Most of us are too resigned to living with a brimming inbox

  • Wednesday, 24 June, 2020
    Special ReportWorking From Home
    Will work fork into pre- and post-pandemic eras?

    FT readers share their thoughts on whether workplaces will ever return to normal

  • Monday, 8 June, 2020
    Q&AWork & Careers
    Live Q&A: Will work divide into pre- and post-pandemic eras?

    As we emerge from the peak of coronavirus, what will work look like? Isabel Berwick, FT Work & Careers editor, answers readers’ questions

  • Thursday, 21 May, 2020
    Coronavirus Diaries
    Lockdown countdown: a fitness club CEO and a playground manager can’t wait to reopen

    In this FT series, people share their stories of this extraordinary time

  • Thursday, 21 May, 2020
    Special ReportLawyers in a Crisis
    Lawyers see work-life changes beyond the pandemic

    ‘New normal’ will mean more camaraderie, less travel and more fitting in with the family

  • Thursday, 21 May, 2020
    Special ReportFuture of the Workplace
    ‘We must harness remote working tech, not be slave to it’

    Change driven by coronavirus demands new management focus on physical and mental wellbeing

  • Friday, 15 May, 2020
    Camilla Cavendish
    The pandemic is killing the attraction of megacities

    You cannot be in the urban swing of things if there is no swing

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