New laws will help seafarers but further specific action needs to be taken by ministers.
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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Eligible professions for Skilled Worker visas include ‘canine beautician’. If that isn't eyebrow-raising enough, it also includes ‘immigration officer’.
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Fewer UK-owned global companies will proclaim their commitment to DEI because of how that might impact their position in the US.
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US judges have ordered several federal government agencies to reinstate the jobs of probationary employees fired en masse last month.
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Wes Streeting told MPs there were currently 15,300 staff at NHS England, and 3,300 in the Department of Health and Social Care. About half of the posts would go, he added.
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The retailer said it did not believe “it would be right” to pay a bonus this year as it continues to reinvest in the business.
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The Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority have written to Treasury Committee MPs to state they will retain existing framework rather than apply new DEI measures.
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Employee experience platform Culture Amp claims recognition is at a five-year low, and employees feel less visible in organisations’ performance review process.
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More than 200 employees who were contracted to work on the separation of the supermarket’s IT system from former owner Walmart were dismissed this week.
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The UK labour market saw a softer decline in recruitment activity in February 2025.
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Female chief executives face double standards over how their performance is judged to a far greater extent than men, according to new research.
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Legal risk and the prospect of employment tribunal claims are the main concerns of organisations when making redundancies, not the loss of skills.
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Law school was asked: ‘First, have you eliminated all DEI from your school and its curriculum? Second, if DEI is found in your courses or teaching in any way, will you move swiftly to remove it?’
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Opinion over the Employment Rights Bill remains divided as the initial raft of amendments become known in response to consultation.
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Research documents good practice including how to manage performance in neurodiverse teams and the benefit of small changes.