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Work-life balance

  • Tuesday, 24 September, 2024
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    Over Work — have our jobs become too greedy for our time?

    Brigid Schulte makes a convincing case for a drastic overhaul of the way we earn a living

    A view from outside of two office floors at night. We can see a Christmas tree, one man sitting at a desk and two men gazing out of the windows
  • Sunday, 15 September, 2024
    Pilita Clark
    What, me? Retire? Just because I’m 80?

    Older workers are sticking around and that is no bad thing

    Illustration of an older woman drinking coffee while working at a laptop. A pair of spectacles, some books and a picture of a child are on her desk
  • Sunday, 8 September, 2024
    Pilita Clark
    The weird truth about work is we actually like it

    Satisfied employees are convinced they are lucky exceptions in a world of toxic bosses and burnout

    Kenneth Andersson illustration of woman sitting at her desk shouting ‘I’m happy!’ while putting one of her legs on her desk, knocking her laptop and coffee off into her colleague, who in turn drops a set of documents from his hand
  • Sunday, 1 September, 2024
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Fund bets happier workers produce healthier returns

    Staff wellbeing is a bigger priority for employers but has been hard to link to company performance

    An illustration of a happy worker with a chart detail in the middle of unhappy colleagues
  • Sunday, 25 August, 2024
    Pilita Clark
    The science of saying no at work

    Researchers who put themselves under the microscope made some important discoveries

    Illustration of a person sitting at a desk with an open laptop surrounded by signs saying ‘No’
  • Tuesday, 20 August, 2024
    Working It18 min listen
    Why working on holiday could make you worse at your job

    Even a little holiday work might make you less productive

  • Monday, 19 August, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Employers and the ‘right to disconnect’

    Heavy-handed legislative or one-size-fits-all approaches are not merited

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  • Sunday, 18 August, 2024
    Pilita Clark
    The most annoying thing about young people at work

    They are very often right, especially when it comes to working hours

    An illustration of a young person, feet on desk and holding a smart phone while an older man and woman holding note pads and pens look on.
  • Thursday, 15 August, 2024
    FT MagazineSimon Kuper
    How taking a holiday went global

    More people have acquired the means to experience the life-altering effects of a vacation

  • Monday, 12 August, 2024
    Business books
    Business Books: What to read this month

    The science and art of risk, understanding young people, and the unrecognised workforces powering AI

    The book covers of Job Therapy, 10 to 25 and On the Edge
  • Monday, 12 August, 2024
    Rutherford Hall
    Are you a lifeguard? Well then you can’t work from the beach

    A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

    A cartoon man stands outside an office block
  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024
    Management
    ‘Ill-ish’ and the new rules of working when sick

    A summer Covid outbreak has left staff wondering if they should skip work, come in, or do something in between

    Illustration of a person in their pyjamas and dressing gown being swirled around while they reach for tissues with one hand and a laptop with the other. A hot water bottle, ice pack, notebook, pen, phone, coffee mug and slippers swirl around them
  • Sunday, 28 July, 2024
    ‘I’m going to get a spicy margarita and I’ll be back’: how executives approach work during holidays

    Experts have differing views on how far we should detach from the office while on annual leave

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  • Sunday, 14 July, 2024
    Pilita Clark
    Sun, sea and sickness: why we get ill on holiday

    Those of us who fall ill as soon as we stop work may need to rethink our approach to life

    Illustration of a person lying in a bed under a beach umbrella on the beach with an ice pack on their forehead and thermometer in their mouth while everyone else has fun in the sea
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    Men's Euro 2024
    England’s overworked footballers give Spain advantage in Euros final

    Statistics suggest that ‘supersized’ and brand new tournaments are pushing elite players to the limit

    Rodri, Bellingham
  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
    Working It
    Keeping teams calm in turbulent times

    How to deal with divisive political issues at work, plus the Office Therapy advice column

  • Sunday, 30 June, 2024
    Work & Careers
    ‘You have to be around for the moment they speak to you’: how teens affect working parents

    Employers are often less flexible with staff who need to care for older children

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  • Monday, 24 June, 2024
    Anjli Raval
    Should employers monitor more than mouse clicks of remote staff?

    Bosses are encouraged to help employees manage clash of domestic and work responsibilities

    A laptop and notebook on a desk with an empty chair nearby
  • Monday, 24 June, 2024
    Work & Careers
    ‘We’re like gears grinding until they break’: Chinese tech companies push staff to the limit

    As growth slows, employers are squeezing more hours out of fewer workers

    Chinese workers asleep at their desk in a Beijing office
  • Wednesday, 5 June, 2024
    Working It
    Working late? Don’t bother

    There are good reasons to shut that laptop, plus the Office Therapy advice column

  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2024
    Global InsightDelphine Strauss
    Persuading Europeans to work more hours misses the point

    Shrinking workforce would be better tackled by helping those who don’t want a job to work a little, research suggests

    Blurred image of commuters boarding a train
  • Monday, 27 May, 2024
    Night nannies: a work perk too far?

    Paying for overnight childcare for employees could increase pressure on new parents to return to their job

    Robyn Scott, Chief Executive of Apolitical
  • Sunday, 26 May, 2024
    Pilita Clark
    The humble email sign-off is not what it used to be

    The rise of the permanent out-of-office is a sign of the dire state of work email

    Illustration of a women sitting at her computer looking bored with her head tilted back as the words Blah blah blah blah blah blah flow out of the screen over her
  • Sunday, 26 May, 2024
    Naomi Shragai
    The difficulty of dealing with death in the workplace

    Most companies have succession plans for senior staff but few prepare for the emotional fallout of losing a colleague

    Lillies flank a laptop in an office
  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2024
    Special ReportWellbeing
    Link between wellbeing and productivity is made ‘clear’

    Researchers stress business case for tending to employee wellness

    An exhausted male office worker sitting at his desk in a dark room, face covered by his hands, with visible stress, beside a computer showing business data
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