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The Modern Workplace: People

From rethinking how we work and cutbacks in diversity teams to impatient CEOs and WFH employees resisting remote monitoring. Plus ‘golden hellos’ lose their shine and why in-house training makes an outsized difference

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Why the new workplace is a work in progress
Covid-19 dismantled outdated practices but what replaces them remains contested
Cuts to investment in diversity threaten gains
Reducing funding and staff could undermine progress since George Floyd’s murder
Have CEOs lost patience with hybrid working?
Increasing ‘back to the office’ mandates suggest a shift in post-pandemic flexibility
Spooks in your machine: rise in WFH monitoring drives dissent
Surveillance of staff at home or in workplaces can be counterproductive, researchers argue
How in-house training prepares staff to step up
It can offer opportunities, build inclusivity and fix skills gaps — but investment is down
‘Golden hellos’ under scrutiny as employment market cools
Sign-on bonuses are losing their shine in the downturn but can still lure in-demand skills