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Thursday, 2 April, 2020

Recruitment services
Recruiter Hays raises £200m to protect against falling fees
Placement follows warning that virus had caused “material deceleration” in business
Monday, 30 March, 2020

Bank of New York Mellon Corp
BNY Mellon appoints Todd Gibbons as permanent CEO
Executive elevated from interim role after six month search process
Sunday, 8 March, 2020

FTfm
Jobs bonanza in stewardship and sustainable investing teams
The number of people hired doubled between 2017 and 2020
Thursday, 20 February, 2020

Hays PLC
Recruiter Hays hit by slowdown in German market
Profits also dented by strikes in France, UK election and Australian bushfires
Thursday, 13 February, 2020

Special Report
Future of the Workplace
The office is evolving, but are we more productive? We look at what motivates employees and how leaders get things done. Plus: canteens get a refresh, hiring by algorithm, future-proofed corporate culture, and gig work shakes up white-collar jobs
Thursday, 13 February, 2020

Special ReportFuture of the Workplace
Sanofi turns to AI to cut Chinese recruitment churn
Pharma company’s use of algorithms marks fast-growing trend in big digitally-savvy markets including India
Monday, 3 February, 2020

Imperial Brands
Imperial Brands names new chief executive
Stefan Bomhard joins tobacco group from car dealer Inchcape
Wednesday, 1 January, 2020

The FT ViewThe editorial board
The impossible task of picking the best leaders
Managers matter but it is hard to gauge what individuals contribute
Friday, 13 December, 2019

AnalysisUK employment
Staff shortages make it hard work for UK employers
Tight labour market gives job candidates more power in recruitment process
Promoted Content
Wednesday, 13 November, 2019

Special ReportDiversity in Technology
How to increase diversity in the tech sector
Employers focus on better ways to hire wider range of people
Wednesday, 13 November, 2019

Special ReportDiversity in Technology
Smart hirers mix social media and old-school jobs boards
Resist the temptation to rely on networks. Plus: practical tips for recruiters
Tuesday, 5 November, 2019

Special ReportHow we will live in 2050
How AI will transform recruitment and HR
Wearable tech will measure workers’ true productivity, supercharging capitalism
Friday, 25 October, 2019

Work & Careers
‘Disease’ of recruitment bias: is tech cure or cause?
Critics of AI platforms doubt whether they eliminate human interviewers’ prejudices
Tuesday, 8 October, 2019

UK companies
Recruiters warn profits will be dented by global political uncertainty
PageGroup and Robert Walters cite Brexit, Sino-US trade war and Hong Kong protests
Thursday, 3 October, 2019

LombardMatthew Vincent
Imperial Brands needs some change for the better
News of chief executive’s departure highlights problems the tobacco group faces
Friday, 20 September, 2019

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
UK lender RBS appoints Alison Rose as chief executive
Ross McEwan to step down from top job at end of October
Friday, 30 August, 2019

Inside BusinessTom Braithwaite
Drop non-competes and leave gardening to the experts
Making it very hard to leave a company sends a worrying signal to potential recruits
Thursday, 29 August, 2019

European banks
UBS hires Credit Suisse veteran Iqbal Khan as wealth head
Asset management leadership also changed in reshuffle at Swiss lender
Wednesday, 10 July, 2019

LexPageGroup
PageGroup/cycles: stealth steady Eddy Premium
Although the recruiter is resilient to downturns, it is not immune to them
Monday, 8 July, 2019

Andrew Hill
Why a leader’s record is no guide to future success
Successful leadership depends on context, collaboration and character
Thursday, 13 June, 2019

FTfmChris Cummings
We need more black people in fund management
‘Unconscious bias’ training is important: employers must be aware of their assumptions
Tuesday, 11 June, 2019

Sarah O'Connor
Growth is lighting the economy’s hidden corners
We are learning that unemployment statistics can hide a lot of pain in a labour market
Sunday, 9 June, 2019

How to Lead
Egon Zehnder’s Jill Ader: challenging tradition
The leader of the executive search firm won her post after an unprecedented election
Tuesday, 21 May, 2019

Sarah O'Connor
Past mistakes carry warnings for the future of work
Data can mislead unless combined with grittier insights on the power structures that underpin it
Thursday, 25 April, 2019

Special Report
AI & Robotics
The US lead in AI is under threat as China steps up investment; why slow progress in the automation of social care alarms an ageing Japan; and do robots need morality lessons from Mary Poppins? Plus: a British start-up that is democratising industrial robots

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