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Adam McCulloch

Adam McCulloch
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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!

    • Movers and shakers
    • Career paths
    • Careers in HR

    Kellogg, Finnair, Pladis make key HR appointments: Movers and shakers, June 2023

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Jun 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Jun 2023

    The leading HR appointments across the UK and beyond in the past few weeks …

    • Northern Ireland
    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News

    Man with cerebral palsy told not to ’play the disability card’

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Jun 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Jun 2023

    A man with cerebral palsy has received £25k for disability discrimination after alleging he was told not to ‘play the disability card’.

    • Gender pay gap
    • Latest News
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Female graduates’ starting salary lower than men’s

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Jun 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Jun 2023

    Although they achieved the same level of qualifications, first class female graduates had a median salary of £25,000, which was £2,000 lower than men.

    • Latest News
    • e-learning
    • Learning & development

    Data expertise is now most in-demand skill, analysis reveals

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Jun 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Jun 2023

    Data expertise is now the most sought after skill among global enterprises, with demand for courses tripling since 2019, according to a new study.

    • Hybrid working
    • Workplace culture
    • Latest News

    So how do you feel about your boss? Anything?

    by Adam McCulloch 19 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 19 May 2023

    What do surveys about passing feelings really tell us about life at work?

    • Sexual harassment
    • Retail
    • Latest News

    Tesco chair steps down in wake of inappropriate behaviour claims

    by Adam McCulloch 19 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 19 May 2023

    Tesco chair John Allan will step down after the company’s AGM next month, after he was accused of inappropriate behaviour towards women.

    • Police
    • Latest News
    • Skills shortages

    Met Police cyber unit hit by recruitment crisis

    by Adam McCulloch 19 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 19 May 2023

    The Specialist Crime Command, which deals with cyber threats, child sex exploitation, homicide, firearms, drugs and armed robbery is facing a recruitment crisis.

    • Retail
    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    Union warns Asda over mooted pay cuts

    by Adam McCulloch 19 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 19 May 2023

    Asda is looking to cut the wages of 7,000 staff in the south east of England.

    • Movers and shakers
    • Early conciliation
    • Acas

    First female chief conciliator for Acas

    by Adam McCulloch 19 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 19 May 2023

    Marina Glasgow has been announced as the first woman to take up the role of chief conciliator at the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas).

    • Professional services
    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus

    Deloitte and PwC identify lockdown skills deficit among new recruits

    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2023

    Recent graduates whose education was disrupted by lockdowns require additional coaching and mentoring to develop skills, say Deloitte and PwC.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News

    People with invisible disabilities left to fend for themselves at work, finds study

    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2023

    People with invisible disabilities are being left to source support at work alone, new research has found.

    • Hybrid working
    • Workplace culture
    • Latest News

    Being punctual is greatly overrated, finds research

    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2023

    New research reveals what UK employees feel about being late, and suggests it’s time for businesses to loosen up.
    At...

    • Civil Service
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Job ad by Ministry of Justice reinforced ’negative ethnic stereotype’

    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2023

    A Ministry of Justice job advertisement for prison officers has fallen foul of advertising standards on race discrimination grounds.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Hybrid working
    • Automation

    Less than a quarter of firms are investing in tech, finds study

    by Adam McCulloch 4 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 4 May 2023

    Less than a quarter of companies in the UK are investing in technology to improve productivity and efficiency a new study by a US tech giant has shown.

    • NHS
    • Financial penalties
    • Latest News

    £3m award for unfairly dismissed Isle of Man medical director

    by Adam McCulloch 4 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 4 May 2023

    A doctor who was unfairly dismissed from her role as medical director has been awarded £3m in compensation.

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