Remote Working
Leaked audio: Here’s what JPMorgan CEO Dimon said about hiring and remote work
Dimon says the younger generation have been damaged by hybrid working
How the battle for hybrid work is turning into a war among City firms
City firms have moved from a light-touch approach to lure employees back to the office after the pandemic, to demands with consequences attached
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Why office space is a ‘primary pain point’ for banks
Banks mull office-space loan exposure as they prepare for a slow boil
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Are remote workers more creative?
A new study suggests that when employees from one company run into employees from another company, creative sparks fly
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Atom Bank boss: How a four-day week pushed up profit and lowered staff absence
CEO Mark Mullen: 'We have seen a reduction in recruitment costs, a fall in unwanted staff attrition, lower absences due to sickness and higher employee engagement'
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The metaverse is already here. Now it’s coming for the workplace
FN takes a trip into Accenture’s virtual reality office. Could it really upend our working lives?
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StanChart HR boss: We have no plans for major job cuts
Tanuj Kapilashrami said hybrid employees are more productive than their peers who work 100% from home or the office
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Davos Day 3: Transport woes, mediocre jobs and crypto parties
Financial News' on-the-ground coverage of the major happenings at the World Economic Forum in Davos
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City bosses are losing the battle with hybrid working: ‘I can guarantee a full office if there are pizzas’
In plenty of corners of the City, bids to get staff back to the office appear to have fallen on deaf ears
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JPMorgan’s metaverse landlord says virtual offices are pointless: ‘The truth is, nobody cares’
Major metaverse investor pours cold water on corporate virtual reality plans, saying leisure is the future instead
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‘FOMO’ pushes staff back to office as asset manager settles on hybrid working
The vast majority of Columbia Threadneedle's London-based staff are now back in the office three days a week
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Give us hybrid working or we’ll resign, workers say
The majority of employees say flexible working is 'fundamental' to retention at companies
PwC staff to clock off at lunchtime on Fridays this summer
‘Summer hours’ scheme proved popular last year
Hybrid working will hang around, according to managers
Leaders are moving to split time between home and the office, but challenges remain despite a potential productivity boost
Kirkland & Ellis shocks staff with stricter-than-expected office mandate
'It is certainly more fun,' Kirkland's chair praises in-office working amid a mandate that workers come in on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Starling’s Anne Boden: Bank bosses saying ‘get back to the office’ will be left behind
Fintech boss says banks must embrace hybrid working or face becoming obsolete
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What’s ahead for the City this winter: Working from home, vaccine passports and masks
Masks, vaccine passports and remote working on the table for winter if cases spike
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Four indicators tracking the UK’s return to work this summer
The UK is getting back to the office, having dinner in restaurants and jetting off abroad after Covid
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Should office returners be paid more? Goldman Sachs looks at the future of hybrid working
Investment bank interviews leading thinkers about the challenges of the new workplace
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London, Paris and Frankfurt: Five charts tracking the return to work
Although London continues to lag behind European counterparts on a return to the office, the reasons for home working are the same in Paris and Frankfurt
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