Hybrid working
UBS shifts hybrid working rules, asks staff to be in the office on Monday or Friday
The Swiss bank has tightened its remote working policies as firms increasingly ask employees to spend more time in the office
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Inside Jamie Dimon’s JPMorgan Chase: Restive employees amid record profits
Amid record profits, the US’s largest bank faces internal turmoil over pay, layoffs, and DEI
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How the City’s home working revolution came and went
A growing number of firms are putting checks on home working, with senior executives placing more emphasis on having staff back in the office
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Jupiter relaxes three-day office policy for August
FTSE 250-listed asset manager gives more flexibility for staff to balance childcare and annual leave over the summer
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Lawyers should be in the office ‘almost every day’ says Perkins Coie London boss
The pendulum has swung against working from home in the City
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What Wells Fargo’s ‘mouse-jiggler’ scandal says about the problem with work right now
‘This idea that you must be always on doesn’t suit everybody’s work styles’
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Wells Fargo fires staff for ‘simulation of keyboard activity’
The banking industry is taking a tougher line on working from home
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City of London Corporation orders staff back to the office
Square Mile’s governing body joins the slow march back to in-person work
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Deloitte expands London office space as Covid cuts reversed
The Big Four accountant had previously cut its London office footprint following a post-pandemic review
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EY UK monitors staff attendance amid hybrid-working rule breaches
EY follows law firms and investment banks by cracking down on staff flouting hybrid policies
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FN’s most read ESG and diversity stories of 2023
From HSBC's UK boss battling depression to fund execs cashing in on ESG and the City's menopause fight, revisit the best of FN's coverage this year
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PwC UK tells grads: Want a job? Come to the office
PwC UK moves to face-to-face interviews for its graduate recruits
Herbert Smith Freehills boss champions WFH: Doing the school run twice a week ‘is life-changing for families’
Justin D’Agostino: 'People do want to be at home and are performing strongly when they’re working from home'
BNP Paribas to track London staff to force office attendance
BNP Paribas wants to 'ensure adherence to working requirements and fairness across teams'
City job switchers motivated more by higher salaries than flexible working
A higher pay cheque was cited as the main reason to swap jobs by 42% of respondents to a Financial News survey
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Finance firms crack down on hybrid work as staff rebel
Firms are trying to force employees to return to the office. But an FN survey reveals staff are refusing – or quitting for more flexible jobs
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Why Gen Z is not ready to go on vacation
'Teams are too lean and workloads too high'
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Banks’ strict return-to-office mandates risk sparking talent exodus
Of 700 finance executives, two thirds said they would quit their current job if ordered back into the office five days a week
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Why the flexible working law won’t ‘put the kibosh’ on City firms’ back-to-office push
The Flexible Working Bill is not a 'game changer,' legal experts caution
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Hybrid working in the City: Take Financial News’ survey now
Would you switch employers if they were offering a four-day workweek? Or would you sooner be tempted by a higher salary or the possibility of working fully remote?
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