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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!

    • Construction
    • Apprenticeships
    • Latest News

    Skills shortfall in construction threatens housing target

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Jul 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Jul 2025

    A critical shortage of skilled workers is jeopardising the government’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029.

    • Right to work
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    MPs demand Home Office tightens visas to protect workers from exploitation

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Jul 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Jul 2025

    The Home Office did not have control of the skilled worker visa route after the Covid pandemic, say MPs on the public accounts committee.

    • Offices
    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture

    It’s all about the Monet: how art transforms offices

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jul 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jul 2025

    Nice pictures on the office walls will not only prevent Gen Z quitting, they will also boost employee productivity to new heights – apparently.

    • Adoption
    • Latest News
    • Retail

    Asda hails major upgrade in employees’ benefits

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jul 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jul 2025

    Retail giant Asda has confirmed what it calls ‘a significant enhancement’ to its family-friendly policies for employees during key life moments.

    • Latest News
    • Four-day week
    • Flexible working

    100% success for latest large-scale four-day week trial

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jul 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jul 2025

    Businesses that took part said they were able to maintain service levels and key performance indicators while observing several benefits for employee wellbeing.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • NHS
    • Latest News

    NHS 10-year Health Plan sets out vision for better trained, homegrown staff

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jul 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jul 2025

    The government’s newly published 10-Year Health Plan for England envisages a workforce that is ‘better treated, more motivated, have better training and more scope to develop their careers.’

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Latest News
    • Tech sector

    Microsoft to cut 9,000 jobs globally as role of AI increases

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jul 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jul 2025

    About 9,000 jobs are to be shed by Microsoft in its latest round of layoffs as the company looks to adopt more AI and streamline management and sales.

    • Health and safety
    • Latest News
    • Health & Safety Executive

    Decline in workplace deaths: falls from height remain top risk

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jul 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jul 2025

    The Health and Safety Executive has revealed that work-related accidents caused 124 deaths last year, 14 fewer than the previous year.

    • Benefits
    • Childcare
    • Shared parental leave

    Reforming paternity leave could benefit UK by £13bn a year

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Jun 2025

    The introduction of six weeks’ well-paid leave for fathers in their baby's first year would boost economic growth and better support working families.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Fall in entry-level jobs linked to rise of AI tools

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Jun 2025

    Entry-level opportunities have taken a significant hit, dropping by nearly a third since the advent of widely available generative AI tools at the end of 2022.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability
    • Latest News

    Welfare cuts would ‘undermine workforce inclusion and business resilience’

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jun 2025

    The government’s welfare bill has been altered as prime minister Keir Starmer sets out to gain the backing of more...

    • STEM
    • Education
    • Department for Education

    MPs urge ministers to boost T-level awareness to close skills gaps

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jun 2025

    The government needs to step up efforts to boost student enrolment and employer engagement with T-Levels if the qualification is to achieve its intended impact

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Discrimination

    Progressive DEI policy is a red line for younger employees

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jun 2025

    A growing number of UK employees say they would be prepared to leave their jobs if employers reduce or abandon their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts.

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Inflation

    Bank of England says NIC rise is dampening pay rises

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jun 2025

    BoE: Signs the UK jobs market is slowing because employers are adjusting hiring and salary in response to higher employers' NIC.

    • USA
    • Latest News
    • Manufacturing

    Bioethanol plant closure could lead to 4,000 job losses

    by Adam McCulloch 26 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 26 Jun 2025

    Thousands of jobs in the UK are at stake over the potential loss of a bioethanol business in Hull because of deals struck between the US and the UK.

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