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...The World of Work Columnist Sarah O’Connor delves into why people don’t just leave bad jobs....
...The narrative that declares some workers will become “losers” from AI and that governments must deal with the consequences is a dangerous one, writes columnist Sarah O’Connor....
...Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the son of Qatar’s former prime minister, has made an offer to buy the club and clear its debts....
...O’Connor also detects an end to the “anti-work” trend that sprang up during the pandemic as inflation, falling real wages and chaotic financial markets push many back into the labour force....
...Sarah O’Connor explores. Do human resources departments exist to protect employees or the company? Listen to the new Working It podcast....
...As the veneer of affluence is stripped away, reality is setting in, the FT’s Sarah O’Connor writes....
...There is a problem with poor levels of productivity, writes columnist Sarah O’Connor, but this is mainly down to lack of investment in new technology that helps workers do their jobs more efficiently....
...The answer depends on who and where you were, Sarah O’Connor writes....
...And if you don’t already read Sarah O’Connor’s excellent columns on employment and the labour market, you should....
...Sarah O’ Connor examines the mysterious decline of leisure time and the decades-long trend of “time poverty”. Forget the brown-nosing and humblebragging....
...But we don’t really know whether insecurity is on the rise because we are very bad at measuring it, writes Sarah O’Connor....
...The measures serve as a reminder that policy interventions do not have to be heavy-handed to make a difference, writes Sarah O’Connor....
...(FT) Trade unions are back The pandemic has given reasons for trade unionists to be optimistic, reversing a trend that had seen union membership halve since 1985, writes Sarah O’Connor....
...“The fact that [David] Cameron, [Jeremy] Heywood (the most powerful civil servant) et al did not understand many basic features of how the world works is why I and a few others gambled on the referendum,...
...Paul O’Connor at Janus Henderson Investors says: “While today’s mini-budget included many eye-catching policy initiatives, the market impact has been modest, reflecting the fact that a £30bn fiscal package...
...Meanwhile, Boris Johnson’s cabinet is pushing to relax two-metre social distancing rules....
...Sarah O’Connor’s work on Leicester dark factories in 2018 brought all of this stuff to the surface and shareholders, frankly, didn’t give a shit....
...And, as lockdown measures are softened, the return of the likes of Gregg's, Starbucks et al to the UK FtG market will increase competition....
...There’s not much precedent to support the idea that Shina et al can walk away based on a MAC clause: WPP was forced against its will to buy Tempus in 2001, Guy Hands couldn’t scrap a bid for East Surrey...
...Many French cinema owners, who are putting pressure on Cannes to resist Netflix et al, see the streamers’ disruptive attitude as an incursion into their territory....
...Along with the powerhouses of LVMH, Kering et al, niche indie designers are also carving out an aesthetic mixing west and east in a way that is both credible and commercially viable....
...Only at Oxford did they acquire the qualities that Johnson et al already had: a ruling-class accent, rhetorical skills and the ability to feel confident in any establishment setting....
...Chuck Clark, WKU’s director of student publications, keeps a framed Flannery O’Connor quote on his shelf to remind the college paper’s young reporters that “the truth doesn’t change because of our ability...
...He met his first wife, actress Tatum O’Neal, when he was 25 and she was 20....
...Deleveraging will be the story, just not quite yet as the same speed as Rio Tinto, Fortescue Metals, Newcrest Mining et al.”...
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