Sarah O'Connor

Tuesday, 18 June, 2019

Tuesday, 11 June, 2019

UK employment

Growth is lighting the economy’s hidden corners

We are learning that unemployment statistics can hide a lot of pain in a labour market

Thursday, 6 June, 2019

KPMG LLP

KPMG faces claims of delay over bullying complaints

Senior executives said to have been alerted to concerns long before Big Four firm opened probe

Tuesday, 4 June, 2019

KPMG LLP

KPMG partner at centre of bullying claims quits role

Firm says it is investigating fresh complaints against head of its advisory unit

Thursday, 30 May, 2019

KPMG LLP

KPMG loses female partners over male colleague’s conduct

Partners with combined experience of 40 years quit the firm

Tuesday, 21 May, 2019

Gig economy

Past mistakes carry warnings for the future of work

Data can mislead unless combined with grittier insights on the power structures that underpin it

Tuesday, 7 May, 2019

UK social mobility

A bit of ‘polish’ will not spur social mobility

It is dangerous to make class-based generalisations about traits such as confidence

Thursday, 18 April, 2019

Long Story Short

The FT’s biggest stories and best reads of the week

Sarah O’Connor’s top reads this week: Notre-Dame after the fire, Snap’s struggles, the joy of languages and Mueller revelations

Tuesday, 9 April, 2019

UK Inequality

Seaside towns lay bare dysfunctional UK economy

We export problems to the places least able to cope, then expect them to be resilient

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Sunday, 7 April, 2019

Technology regulation

Tech sector faces tough UK rules to end ‘self-regulation’

Plans for sweeping sanctions and oversight include ‘duty of care’ to tackle harmful activity

Sunday, 7 April, 2019

Social Media

Tech companies face fines under online harm rules

Terror and child grooming targeted in push to hold social media platforms accountable

Tuesday, 26 March, 2019

Education

Stop fighting over scarce education opportunities

Instead we need to create more paths to success for young people

Thursday, 7 March, 2019

FT Investigations

What went wrong at Britain’s prison of the future?

HMP Berwyn was meant to be a blueprint for fixing the penal system. Two years on, it is 40 per cent empty

Friday, 1 March, 2019

Long Story Short

The FT’s biggest stories and best reads of the week

What’s behind India-Pakistan tensions, why China’s shoppers are cutting back, how incompetent men succeed

Tuesday, 26 February, 2019

Trade unions

Gig economy deals promise brighter future for unions

In the UK, the GMB has pioneered a Scandinavian-style approach to collective bargaining

Tuesday, 12 February, 2019

Artificial intelligence

The robot-proof skills that give women an edge in the AI age

Men are in danger of being left behind as future well-paid jobs may involve emotional intelligence

Monday, 11 February, 2019

UK public finances

No-deal risks two more years of austerity, warns IFS

Public borrowing likely to be £50bn higher than if Britain remained in EU

Sunday, 10 February, 2019

FT People: Public affairs

HSBC’s Mark Tucker to become chair of TheCityUK

Appointment comes as financial services sector worries over no-deal Brexit risk

Tuesday, 29 January, 2019

Technology

Help the low skilled ride out the rise of the robots

Adult training tends to be taken up only by those already well-educated. This must change

Thursday, 17 January, 2019

Special ReportHealth at Work

Zero-hours work takes huge physical and mental toll

Flexible contracts suit employers but many workers pay the price with their own health

Tuesday, 15 January, 2019

UK companies

Britain’s blue-collar immigration plan is superficial

The government is betting its terms will please citizens who are fed up with freedom-of-movement

Tuesday, 1 January, 2019

Gig economy

Uber’s valuation exposes gig economy to scrutiny

The platform business model faces challenges. Either customers or investors will pay

Thursday, 27 December, 2018

News in Focus podcast12 min listen

Mind the gender pay gap

Gender pay gap reporting became compulsory for UK companies with 250 or more employe…

Tuesday, 18 December, 2018

FT Appeal for Habitat for Humanity

Working but homeless: a tale from England’s housing crisis

By converting an old Quakers house, Habitat for Humanity is tackling homelessness in a wealthy town

Friday, 14 December, 2018

FT Books Essay

Amazon and the psychic toll of the modern labour market

An insider account by a former warehouse employee shows that delighting consumers comes at the expense of the lowest-paid workers

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