The government is seeking to appoint more judges and case workers to alleviate the backlog of employment tribunal cases.
Adam McCulloch

Adam McCulloch
Adam McCulloch first worked for Personnel Today magazine in the early 1990s as a sub editor. He rejoined Personnel Today as a writer in 2017, covering all aspects of HR but with a special interest in diversity, social mobility and industrial relations. He has ventured beyond the HR realm to work as a freelance writer and production editor in sectors including travel (The Guardian), aviation (Flight International), agriculture (Farmers' Weekly), music (Jazzwise), theatre (The Stage) and social work (Community Care). He is also the author of KentWalksNearLondon. Adam first became interested in industrial relations after witnessing an exchange between Arthur Scargill and National Coal Board chairman Ian McGregor in 1984, while working as a temp in facilities at the NCB, carrying extra chairs into a conference room!
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Royal College of Nursing warns Darlington hospital that its policy on single-sex spaces is unlawful, but the policy remains in place.
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The clothing giant saw 26.9% of shareholder votes supporting a resolution that called for more information about how many of its staff are being paid below the ‘real’ Living Wage.
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At the Acas 2025 conference in Westminster, Soames accused the government of failing to listen to businesses's concerns about the proposals.
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April saw the softest fall in recruitment activity since last September, with a similar trend seen in temporary work.
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CIPD: ‘the government can address employer nerves around the bill by prioritising an implementation plan with a clear phased timeline’.
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There a couple of points that can be made about the conclave in an HR context. But only a couple.
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The government is to cut the length of postgraduate teaching apprenticeships from 12 to nine months to bring them in line with the school year.
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Workers could be awarded compensation after their death if businesses breach a ban on zero-hours contracts.
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The world’s largest asset manager BlackRock has told its senior staff to return to the office five days a week.
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A strategic adviser on artificial intelligence has been appointed at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
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British Steel plans to recruit more than 180 workers, just weeks after ministers rescued 2,700 jobs at the Scunthorpe-based company.
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The largest oil and gas field operator in the North Sea is cutting 250 jobs because of what it calls the ‘punitive’ fiscal regime in oil and gas.
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A mini-heatwave has enveloped the UK and HR has come up with another word in its unceasing battle with low productivity. Are the two developments linked?
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Allegations of bullying were made against the professor by a former member of his team after they resigned in 2018. Prof Ahmed said the allegations were a ‘malicious retaliation’.