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14.4.2009 Path to top jobs 'harder than ever' for worse-off
• Greater opportunities for wealthier families - study
• Alan Milburn calls for changes to system of internships
10.4.2009 Persuading the living to pay their debts can be tough. It's much easier to wait until they die
10.4.2009 Sorry, I'll be tied up all day
Disgruntled employees in France have been holding their bosses to ransom, but it has never been done in Britain - until now. Stuart Jeffries talks bossnapping
8.4.2009 Pay rise? Thanks, but no thanks
A survey claims women would prefer to have their contribution recognised with a thank you rather than a pay rise. Pull the other one, says Jill Insley
7.4.2009 Help families get flexible
The introduction of the right to flexible working for parents is a step forward – but it must be backed up by financial support
1.4.2009 All work and no play?
Stand-up comic Dave Cohen checks his facts in search of the typical overworked Brit and discovers some uncomfortable truths
31.3.2009 OECD forecasts surge in global unemployment
The organisation has called on governments to take 'quick and decisive action' to head off a full-blown social crisis
30.3.2009 Plugging a gap year to your advantage
Spending 12 months abroad while drawing on the 'bank of mum and dad' could be a missed opportunity to gain an inside track in the credit-crunch jobs market, writes Isabel Hardman
27.3.2009 Reading between the Apprentices' lines
The Apprentice is back. As Sir Alan Sugar's prospective employees line up for series five we ask two recruitment specialists to interpret what they have said about themselves
26.3.2009 Celebrity mothers join Sarah Brown to boost maternity campaign
A host of celebrity mums joined the prime minister's wife yesterday to launch a campaign aimed at raising awareness of mothers around the world dying during pregnancy and childbirth.
26.3.2009 The new work order
The recession has made everyone feel a lot less secure about their jobs - if they still have one. Jon Henley asks how this has affected our attitude to work in general while Alain de Botton hails the joys of office life
25.3.2009 Can an employer have a member of staff permanently on call?
An employee is a key holder in case of any break-ins and emergencies at work. Now they are called out at all hours of the night. What can they do?
25.3.2009 Recession Britain: It's official
Britain has officially entered recession for the first time since 1991, after the economy shrank at the fastest pace for nearly 30 years in the fourth quarter.
25.3.2009 'People are not idiots - we should be consulted more'
Each day this week we are asking representatives of a different segment of society for their views on the financial crisis and what should be done to avert a depression
23.3.2009 Redundancy: What's it like to be the bearer of bad news?
They have to deliver the bad news and often suffer the wrath of affected parties. Mira Katbamna hears how HR staff cope with cope with making people redundant
23.3.2009 Should bosses check Facebook when selecting staff?
12.3.2009 Stupidity is progressive
Mira Katbamna rounds up some of her favourite stories to emerge from the world of work this week
16.2.2009 Oh to be snowed under, not snowed in
An unexpected day off work sounds like a joy - but the reality can be quite different, says Alice Wignall
9.2.2009 Snow and business don't mix
Mira Katbamna rounds up some of her favourite stories to emerge from the world of work this week
6.2.2009 Pushing envelopes: A chill wind
29.1.2009 Work ethics: Jobhunting on the job
A worker wonders if it is OK to use the office computer when jobhunting. What do you think?
29.1.2009 Mind over matter
For many mental illness sufferers, workplace prejudice and discrimination is commonplace. Why should that still be, asks Catherine Quinn
18.12.2008 The office party's hard
Mira Katbamna rounds up some of her favourite stories to emerge from the world of work this week
11.12.2008 Make networking work for you
Can single-sex networking groups help businesswomen get through the recession, asks Josephine Murray
11.12.2008 Gutted with your job?
Does it get much worse than a summer spent processing dead fish, asks Laura-Jane Filotrani
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27.11.2008 If you only do one thing this week ... sit properly
Stop slouching. The time has come to take action against RSI, says Laura Marcus
27.11.2008 Small talk
It may not always be original, but small talk makes office life tolerable, says Alice Wignall
10.11.2008 Days are getting shorter in Wales
Mira Katbamna rounds up some of her favourite stories to emerge from offices around the world this week
10.11.2008 Brought to the boil
Given the sheer number of workers and their potential for off-days, is it any wonder our offices are teetering on the brink of rage-fuelled disaster, asks Ravi Somaiya
31.10.2008 Noises off
How are we supposed to concentrate in the office given the surrounding aural onslaught, asks Ravi Somaiya
31.10.2008 Series: Office hoursPrevious | Index Under the influenza
Why do people say they've got the flu when really it's just a cold, asks Alice Wignall
16.10.2008 If you only do one thing this week ... speak to a colleague instead of emailing
Don't let your keyboard do all the talking, says Jon Bentham, conversing with co-workers can be more rewarding
30.9.2008 If you do one thing this week … look the part
Want to look the part at work but can't get the outfit to match your ambitions? Follow these simple rules, says Giles Morris
30.9.2008 Pulling out the stops
Putting a halt to procrastination would massively boost our productivity, says Ravi Somaiya, if only we weren't so distracted
22.9.2008 We don't always feel for our fellow workers
Mira Katbamna rounds up some of her favourite stories to emerge from the world of work this week
22.9.2008 Who works in a place like this?
This weekend the doors of some of London's most striking office buildings will be thrown open to the public. But what's it like to work in one, asks Hilary Whitney
11.9.2008 If you only do one thing this week … stop clock-watching
Peel your eyes away from the minute-hand, says Giles Morris, or the working day will seem to crawl along
11.9.2008 Back in business
It's the classic problem for women: you've given up work to raise your children, fully intending to return before too long. Then suddenly years have passed. How do you relaunch your career? Viv Groskop reports
25.8.2008 Your employer will still need you when you're 64 (and a little more)
One thing you cannot deny is ageing. This has been a source of satisfaction to me over the past year. You see, for two years before that, I had been writing on climate change.
18.8.2008 Do families make fortunes?
Are religious groups right to maintain a successful workforce is built on traditional family models when so many firms benefit from mothers returning to work?
18.8.2008 The homeworker
It can a be a lonely existence working alone - but keeping a pet means it is no dog's life
12.8.2008 Mothers and work: the great debate
Last week, a University of Cambridge study reported that most Britons believe that family life suffers if women work, prompting headlines about the death of 'Supermum'.
5.8.2008 Freebie-jeebies
The special perks that come with a job are often what makes it worth the effort. But should you really be accepting free gifts with the stationery delivery?
5.8.2008 How to ... eat at your desk
Amazing things, desks. Ask a bus driver what else they can do with their steering wheel or a hairstylist about the alternative uses of a blowdryer, and you're unlikely to get much of a response.
21.7.2008 Equality is tricky, but women are in the workplace to stay
Despite the unintended consequences of greater maternity rights, there can be no way back to the old, male world of work
21.7.2008 Diary of a working mum
Follow the progress of our columnist as she returns to work after having a baby. The horrors, the joys, the bits she never realised would be so difficult - the full reality of being a working mum
16.7.2008 Pay and display
It may soon be illegal for employers to ban staff from discussing their salaries. Could this finally bring an end to the wage gap between men and women, asks Karen Higginbottom
16.7.2008 The working wounded
Forget duvet days - no matter how sick you are there's always a boss who thinks you should be at work, says Anne Wollenberg
7.7.2008 How to ... pull your socks up
Nobody likes being told to pull their socks up. Not only does it cast doubt on your professional abilities, but it's also humiliating - guaranteed to make you feel about as big as the last time you wore knee-high socks on a regular basis.
7.7.2008 How to ... get through Monday
Poor old Monday. You almost have to feel sorry for this pariah of the working week, loathed by everyone. If days of the week were wine gums, Monday would be the green one
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27.6.2008 Chairmen of the bored
A third of your colleagues are slaves to tedium - miserable, hacked off and desperate for more exciting jobs. Shouldn't bosses be doing more to cheer us up, asks Kate Hilpern
27.6.2008 The long goodbye
It can be tempting to take it easy while serving a notice period, but how you behave will leave a lasting impression - a graceful exit will ensure your legacy, says Kunal Dutta
18.6.2008 How to ... bond with colleagues
From genocidal dictators to office managers, everyone knows that if you want people to bond, you have to provide them with a common enemy. But which enemy?
18.6.2008 They don't live for work ... they work to live
Teenagers and young adults - the so-called Generation Y - have watched with horror as their parents worked punishing hours in their scramble for money and status.
2.6.2008 Q&A: Flexible working
Parents with children up to the age of 16 can now apply for flexible working
2.6.2008 WPM
Recruitment consultants are hardly my favourite people
26.5.2008 They don't live for work ... they work to live
Teenagers and young adults - the so-called Generation Y - have watched with horror as their parents worked punishing hours in their scramble for money and status.
19.5.2008 Life in slow motion
Skipping lunch, working late and checking emails at home are now the norm for many of us - but can lowering the tempo actually make you more productive? Sally O'Reilly finds out
15.5.2008 Flexible working rights to be extended
The government announced plans today to extend flexible working rights to all parents with children under the age of 16.
12.5.2008 Is there anything a secretary doesn't do these days?
A survey was released recently revealing that secretaries and PAs spend hours of their days engaged in running errands for their bosses or sorting out their employers' personal lives.
28.4.2008 Any dream will do
Is the boss on your back because you can't seem to stay awake? It could be that you have chronic sleep problems. Virginia Matthews learns how to beat the insomniac blues
21.4.2008 Praise be
Do your colleagues get all the glory? Learn how to win plaudits yourself, says Sally O'Reilly
21.4.2008 How to ...... beat a bully
16.4.2008 Branching out
Technology means we can work pretty much anywhere - think of it as extreme working. But does anyone really want to email from up a tree? Catherine Quinn found out
14.4.2008 The boss
Working life can often feel like a grind - but would we really be happier without it?
11.4.2008 How can I deal with an overly-ambitious colleague?
Ask the expert
9.4.2008 Bringing in baby
An unlikely trend is emerging in the US: a growing number of companies are allowing parents - usually mothers - to bring their babies into work.
7.4.2008 Help! I need somebody
Senior managers are too scared to admit to problems, as the pressure to achieve more grows, Jane Dudman discovers
2.4.2008 30,000 sacked every year for having babies
Harassment, low pay and the glass ceiling hinder female workers, says report
1.4.2008 Knowledge is power
Homebuyers now have their information packs - so what if you received a warts-and-all job information pack before starting a new job? Ellie Levenson canvasses support for Jips
19.3.2008 Help, my boss sleeps at his desk
Wakey, wakey - how can I get my boss to pay attention to my concerns?
17.3.2008 Leading by example
Next week, the government releases a list of the best employers for women in the country. But what about those who don't make the grade, asks Julie Ferry
17.3.2008 Wave goodbye to the nine to five, and say hello to virtual enterprise
Executives predict exodus from traditional workplace to more home-working
11.3.2008 Absent without leave
When you last took a day off, was it for a real illness or did the thought of going to work just make you sick? Mat Snow finds out how one employer, the DVLA, is tackling the truants
11.3.2008 Worst impressions
You've bagged an interview, you're qualified - now wash your armpits. By Alice Wignall
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