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The one thing employees really want (after a good salary)

People can stay in jobs that pay less than the market rate if they feel their work is regularly and properly valued. Recognising good work is cheap, effective and not done nearly as much as it should be.

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The drivel that flows through the average journalist’s inbox each week is a wonder to behold.

Last week though, among the usual alerts about obscure middle managers moving to unremarkable jobs in companies you’ve never heard of and the vital news that AI is disruptive, there was a corker.

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Pilita Clark is an associate editor and business columnist at the Financial Times. She writes a weekly column on modern corporate life, as well as features and other articles.

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