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Bethan Staton

Deputy Editor, Work and Careers

Bethan is the deputy editor of the FT's work and careers section, commissioning and covering and commissioning on all things work-related. She has previously covered education and public policy and was an FT women's fund reporter, on beats including economics and transport.

Before joining the FT Bethan was a reporter at Sky News, and a freelance journalist in Israel and Palestine, Jordan, and Egypt.

Email Bethan Staton @bethanstaton  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    Working It
    Building expertise in the AI era

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  • Monday, 17 June, 2024
    ReviewBusiness books
    Business books: what to read this month

    Life advice from a former Teen Vogue editor, supply chain crises, and reportage from the Reddit trading floor

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  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    Work WatchMental health
    Employers should do more than just talk about mental health

    Workers still fear discrimination despite years of raising awareness — do companies need to go further?

  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2024
    Special ReportWellbeing
    Employers urged to look beyond perks to support staff

    Liveable hours and good working conditions offer more tangible benefits than wellness apps

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  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2024
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    How to Become Famous — why do the chosen few hit the big time?

    Cass Sunstein’s fascinating if flawed book asks whether talent or networking is more important in making it

  • Monday, 13 May, 2024
    ReviewBusiness books
    Business books: what to read this month

    Lessons from venture capital, problems with innovation, and the tips and tricks to learn something new

  • Wednesday, 3 April, 2024
    Working It
    Strategies for coping with holiday email deluge

    From an OOO that makes clear you won’t even see the message to companies that auto-delete vacation communication

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  • Sunday, 3 March, 2024
    Work Watch
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    Some workplaces are encouraging staff to write personal user guides to help them get along with colleagues

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  • Friday, 1 March, 2024
    Philanthropy
    Giving away more than money: the donors ceding their decision-making

    Initiatives that bring democratic principles to deciding how money is spent challenge traditional models of charity

    Some of the 12 people David Clarke selected to help him decide how to spend his £100,000 inheritance
  • Thursday, 29 February, 2024
    Special ReportUK’s Leading Management Consultants
    Pushback and cuts prompt diversity strategy refresh

    Specialist consultants in the UK say a more nuanced landscape is emerging, separating box-tickers from the more committed

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  • Saturday, 24 February, 2024
    The Weekend Essay
    Can a friendship app cure loneliness?

    As health systems raise the alarm over social isolation, a wave of start-ups is holding out the promise of authentic real-world connection

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  • Saturday, 10 February, 2024
    FT SeriesJobs of the future
    Quiet hiring: why managers are recruiting from their own ranks

    In a tight labour market, employers are looking to improve the skills of their existing workforce

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  • Wednesday, 31 January, 2024
    Working It
    Being more mindful about mindfulness

    How workplace apps borrow from meditation practice and a reader responds to our item on ‘wintering’

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  • Tuesday, 30 January, 2024
    ReviewBusiness books
    Business books: what to read this month

    US manufacturing woes, having a good time at work and thinking strategically with or without numbers

  • Tuesday, 16 January, 2024
    Working It13 min listen
    Your best new hire may already be on staff

    Internal vs external hiring: pros and cons

  • Monday, 15 January, 2024
    Special ReportResponsible Business Education Awards
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    ESG-minded schools — with sustainability-focused curricula and low-carbon campuses — have shown a willingness to address the pressing needs of society and the environment

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  • Monday, 8 January, 2024
    ExplainerWork Watch
    Can schedule send save us from out-of-hours emails?

    Timing messages can aid flexible work but mask long hours

  • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
    ReviewBusiness books
    Business Books: What to read this month

    Learning from geeks, crowdsourcing knowledge and supporting the next generation

  • Friday, 3 November, 2023
    Special ReportThe UK’s Leading Recruiters
    Yawning skills gaps pose ‘a real challenge’

    Employers say the needs of industry are often evolving more quickly than education

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  • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
    ReviewBusiness books
    FT Business Books — what to read this month

    Lessons on thinking clearly and a critique of bottom line accounting

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  • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
    ReviewBusiness books
    FT Business Books — what to read this month

    Guides to work satisfaction and dispatches from middle age

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  • Monday, 28 August, 2023
    ReviewBusiness books
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    The dawn of a postgenerational society and the science of trust

  • Sunday, 27 August, 2023
    Employment
    ‘Profession of the century’: why so many people are retraining as therapists

    Workers from farmers to investment bankers are ditching long-held jobs to pursue a career in counselling

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  • Tuesday, 20 June, 2023
    UK schools
    Schools in England warn pupil safety at risk as repair funds dwindle

    Education leaders say buildings ‘not fit for purpose’ as maintenance investment falls

    School staff strike in Bristol
  • Friday, 16 June, 2023
    University of Cambridge
    Cambridge professor remains in post despite plagiarism

    History academic published an article containing large parts of essays copied from one of his students

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