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Employment

  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    US employment
    US labour demand resilient in March

    The latest Jolts survey showed modest cooling during the first month of the Iran conflict

    The words "Federal Reserve" engraved on a marble wall above a decorative metal window grille.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    US economy
    Welcome to the Great Hunkering Down

    Why aren’t more people quitting their jobs?

    Sarah O'Connor
    A man sitting at a desk in front of a computer, head bowed and resting on his hand, appearing stressed or fatigued.
  • Sunday, 3 May, 2026
    Middle East war
    Will the Iran war amplify the ‘second China shock’?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    People walk around and view electric vehicles displayed at the BYD booth at the Beijing Auto Show, with a large BYD sign overhead.
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Parenting and families
    Paranoid parenting in the age of AI

    It’s an illusion to think we can robot-proof our kids’ education choices

    Camilla Cavendish
    An illustration showing four stylized figures with geometric shapes for heads, including a blue cube, red cylinder, green question mark, and yellow pyramid, on an abstract background. They all fit into their respective holes except the question mark
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Tesco PLC
    Tesco argues equal pay claim disregards ‘economic reality’

    Supermarket one of several retailers forced to explain salary differences to employment tribunals

    Tesco supermarket exterior with a clock above the entrance and people walking in the car park.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Indonesia
    Indonesia boosts payouts for delivery drivers in holiday handout

    President slashes platform commission rates as cost of living crisis hits millions of low-wage workers

    A Gojek driver carries sacks on his motorbike as he rides on a busy street in Jakarta
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    UK employment
    Greens to pledge £15 minimum wage in employment rights’ push

    Insurgent party seeks to court voters and trade unions with promises on pay and secondary picketing

    Zack Polanski and Zoë Garbett greet stall workers at an outdoor fruit market, with oranges and grapes visible on the stall.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Eurozone economy
    France allows flower shops and bakeries to open on May Day

    Government agrees to drop broader reform that would have seen other businesses work on sacrosanct national holiday

    A woman with a basket looks at colorful bouquets at an outdoor florist stall. DRUGSTORE signage is visible behind her.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Chinese society
    Chinese spy agency warns nation’s young people against dropping out

    ‘Foreign forces’ blamed for rising number of disaffected youths who are quitting their careers to ‘lie flat’

    Young adults sit around a table playing a game with numbered lighted cubes, some smiling and laughing, at a “youth retirement home” in Dali.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    FT live news
    Federal Reserve as it happened: Oil surge divides US central bank as Jay Powell’s term at helm draws to a close

    Central bank chair says he will remain a governor ‘for a period of time’ after Kevin Warsh succeeds him

  • Sunday, 26 April, 2026
    UK employment
    Zero-hour contract crackdown risks job losses, business warns

    Trade bodies say a requirement to offer staff guaranteed time could be ‘tipping point’ in already weak labour market

    A waitress serves fish and chips to two women seated outdoors at a busy restaurant during the platinum jubilee celebrations in London
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Artificial intelligence
    Ask an Expert. What does AI really mean for your work? You asked, we answered

    Sarah O’Connor, John Burn Murdoch and Madhumita Murgia replied to reader questions

  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Artificial intelligence
    High earners race ahead on AI as workplace divide widens

    FT-Focaldata poll offers early evidence on how the technology is reshaping work and reinforcing gender and pay gaps

    A man using a laptop and a woman using a smartphone appear on either side of a large upward-pointing arrow on a yellow background.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    UK employment
    UK taxes on wages rose more than in any other rich country in 2025, says report

    Increase reflects higher employer national insurance contributions and fiscal drag

    Commuters walk through Canary Wharf financial district past several large outdoor clocks
  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    Working from home
    City firms relax office-working policies as Tube strikes hit London

    Companies including Amazon and JPMorgan have eased requirements as drivers stage two 24-hour walkouts

    A service information board in a London Underground station shows handwritten notices of major Piccadilly line disruptions during a Tube driver strike.
  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    Inside Politics
    Novel approach needed for UK’s sick and unemployed

    A shift to local initiatives may help more people back into work

    People walk past the entrance of a Jobcentre in London, with one person exiting the building carrying a sports bag.
  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    UK employment
    UK wage growth slowed on eve of Iran war

    Figures come as energy shock sparked by conflict poses new challenge for Bank of England

    A direction sign points to the Bank of England, with the building’s neoclassical facade in the background.
  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    Recruitment
    Lex. In the age of AI, recruiters need to rethink their jobs

    The more upmarket the staffing service, the better the chances of weathering the change

    Premium content
    Commuters cross London Bridge during morning rush hour as a salesperson holds a sign advertising office space. Skyscrapers of the City of London financial district are visible in the background.
  • Sunday, 19 April, 2026
    Chinese employment
    Chinese migrant workers return home as urban jobs grow scarcer

    Policymakers fret about ‘large-scale’ movement back to rural interior amid weakening domestic demand

    Two construction workers in orange safety vests and yellow helmets sit against a brick wall, taking a break.
  • Saturday, 18 April, 2026
    Demographics and population
    Why higher pay hasn’t made young adults feel richer

    The aspiration gap has turned everyone into losers, especially graduates

    John Burn-Murdoch
    Montage image of a mortar board and two chart lines
  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    Office for National Statistics UK
    UK jobs data fix faces delay into 2027

    ONS says it is putting repairs to other economic figures in a ‘waiting room’ as it aims for ‘realism over ambition’

    A large crowd of workers, many in business attire, walk across London Bridge at sunrise towards the financial district.
  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    Markets
    Defence spending won’t solve Europe’s growth problem

    Plus, what does a healthy labour market look like when there is no job growth?

    Daire MacFadden
    Premium content
    Two French Rafale F4 fighter jets in flight against a clear sky during their arrival for Nato Baltic Air Policing.
  • Tuesday, 14 April, 2026
    UK employment
    UK migrant workforce grew strongly last year despite weaker hiring

    Data highlights concerns about lack of jobs growth among British-born population

    Young people stand in line with passports and bags, waiting at the UK Border in Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3.
  • Tuesday, 14 April, 2026
    UK economy
    IMF cuts UK’s growth forecast by more than any other G7 nation

    Fund says British economy faces heavy blow from global energy crisis this year

    Commuters walk across London Bridge toward the City of London, with modern skyscrapers visible in the background.
  • Tuesday, 14 April, 2026
    UK politics
    Parents and schools need to better equip young Britons for work, former minister says

    Alan Milburn is leading a government inquiry into youth unemployment and inactivity

    Alan Milburn speaking at the launch of his review into why almost 1mn 16 to 24-year-olds are not in education, employment or training
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