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Work Watch

Work Watch is a regular FT column that captures office and workplace trends from the serious to the fun.
  • Sunday, 13 April, 2025
    Artificial intelligence
    AI praise-giving tool promises ‘authentic’ insights

    Irish company Workhuman says new technology can help workers feel more valued

    Montage of clapping hands coming out of a laptop screen
  • Tuesday, 1 April, 2025
    UK welfare reform
    The enduring pay gap for disabled people

    Ministers say welfare cuts will help more benefit claimants into employment — but work doesn’t always reward everyone fairly

    Montage of a man in a wheelchair checking his phone with broken pound signs in the background
  • Wednesday, 5 March, 2025
    Corporate culture
    Workers are going public about bad bosses

    Employees frustrated with complaints processes are joining forces and taking grievances to social media

    A hand holds a smartphone with an orange and red screen with speech bubbles coming out of it
  • Monday, 3 March, 2025
    Office life
    From Death Star to Raccoon Feet: have quirky meeting room names gone too far?

    Creative titles are now an inescapable — but not always funny — part of office life

    Montage of a door and a name label
  • Thursday, 20 February, 2025
    Work & Careers
    Age discrimination payouts are getting bigger

    High value cases of dismissed senior leaders show older workers must be taken seriously

    Montage image of an older woman looking worriedly at her computer with triangles and pound signs in the background
  • Wednesday, 29 January, 2025
    Emma Jacobs
    ‘Severance’ shows we long to leave work behind

    The hit drama takes the post-pandemic dilemma of work-life balance — or blurring — to a dystopian extreme

    FT montage of the central character of the TV show ‘Severance’, with the top of his head replaced with a man working at a desk
  • Sunday, 19 January, 2025
    LinkedIn Corp
    ‘Not where you go to laugh’: LinkedIn turns to comedy

    Light-hearted posts are becoming more popular on a professional network known for accidental hilarity

    Montage image of the LinkedIn logo, a laughing emoji and a microphone
  • Monday, 18 November, 2024
    Work-life balance
    No work phone? Companies tell staff to bring their own

    Using personal devices for work comes with risks for employers and doesn’t mean your boss won’t call

    Montage of a woman frowning at her smartphone while pound sign and telephone symbols float in the background
  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    Work-life balance
    Heartbreak leave can help employees recover from shattered relationships

    A bill in the Philippines is trying to secure time off for workers after a break-up. Could it improve productivity elsewhere?

    Montage image of two hands, one above and one below, a breaking heart with tears falling from it
  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
    Andrew Hill
    The trust deficit that leads to workplace dysfunction

    A new novel exposes the plight of part-time workers while smuggling in some valuable lessons on management

    FT montage of two hands holding the book ‘Help Wanted’
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    Corporate culture
    Should companies let staff do what they want?

    Giving workers autonomy could lead to more engaged employees and better results

    Montage image of a laptop, sunglasses and a clock
  • Saturday, 7 September, 2024
    Office life
    Who wants to get weighed at work?

    Health MOTs can flag risks but it might be too much to ask staff to step on the scales

    Image of feet with painted nails standing on a bathroom scale
  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    Whistleblowing
    Whistleblowing cases on the rise in UK’s employment tribunal system

    Increase in legal claims could point to failures in companies whose staff sound the alarm

    Montage image of a whistle and a legal document
  • Monday, 22 July, 2024
    US employment
    US graduates face cut-throat job market as companies scrap internships

    Early careers opportunities are ‘one of the first things to go’ for employers cutting costs

    Illustration of graduation mortarboards up in the air with a big red X through them
  • Wednesday, 10 July, 2024
    Work & Careers
    Can online reporting stop workplace microaggressions?

    Staff at law firm Hogan Lovells can now log harassment on a tech platform — but some suggest they talk about their problems instead

    Montage image of a megaphone being held up to a laptop screen
  • Monday, 1 July, 2024
    Work & Careers
    The employees promoting their company on social media

    Asking staff to do unpaid marketing seems a no brainer, but comes with risks

    A woman takes a selfie with animated hearts and thumbs up floating around her
  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    Bethan Staton
    Employers should do more than just talk about mental health

    Workers still fear discrimination despite years of raising awareness — do companies need to go further?

  • Friday, 7 June, 2024
    Emily Herbert
    Employers seek to ease pressure of fertility treatment for staff

    Stress and need for time off leaves many women with no choice but to quit their job

  • Monday, 3 June, 2024
    Emma Jacobs
    Professional make-up artists help executives keep up appearances

    Online scrutiny and ‘Zoom dysmorphia’ are prompting some bosses to look to the experts

    A montage of make-up compacts, lipstick and a brush
  • Monday, 20 May, 2024
    Flexible working
    Fewer meetings, more memos: the future of asynchronous work

    Ditching regular hours means companies must think of new ways for colleagues to collaborate

    Montage image showing an arm with the hand holding a pen and writing in a notebook
  • Sunday, 5 May, 2024
    Mental health
    Could ketamine be the next fix for workplace depression?

    Employees are being offered the ‘party drug’ through company health schemes as psychedelic-assisted therapy grows in popularity

    Montage of images with a hand in blue latex glove holding a syringe
  • Wednesday, 24 April, 2024
    Recruitment
    John Lewis seeks to ease job interview nerves by revealing questions online

    Candidates at every level will know how they will be assessed before applying

    Montage image showing a worker in a suit sat down with question marks surrounding them
  • Sunday, 24 March, 2024
    Women's health
    Menopause support must tread a fine line between awareness and stigma

    More employers are offering help but must avoid the risk of ‘meno-washing’

    FT montage of a woman surrounded by the female gender symbol
  • Monday, 11 March, 2024
    Management
    Can a chief happiness officer improve workplace morale?

    Research shows a hard-nosed rationale behind boosting corporate cheer

    A person in a suit with an image of a smiley face superimposed on their head
  • Sunday, 3 March, 2024
    Management
    Can I refer you to the Manual of Me?

    Some workplaces are encouraging staff to write personal user guides to help them get along with colleagues

    A hardback book with a cog and wrench logo on the cover
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