Education secretary Gillian Keegan wants talks with unions over a minimum service agreement; unions have reacted angrily.
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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New look modernises the famous redcoat uniform with new materials, as Butlin's aims to modernise and broaden its appeal.
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Over half of respondents to the CQC’s survey of adult social care providers in England said they were having challenges recruiting new staff and 31% said they were having challenges in retaining them.
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Marks & Spencer said it would recruit 114 people to its scheme, compared with 29 this year.
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Nokia has announced thousands of job losses after it saw a 20% fall in net sales in the third quarter of 2023.
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The lack of tradespeople could cost the economy about £98bn of economic growth by 2030.
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T-Levels are replacing BTecs but college leaders believe that some young people will be left behind.
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The IoD is worried that the EU's rules concerning the use of AI will be widely adopted, a development that would see the UK being sidelined as companies explore ways of using the new technology.
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Workers are expressing strange desires about what they want in offices – dogs, jacuzzis and cinema screens, apparently
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Latest figures on apprenticeship starts show decline in uptake among young people.
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Almost 1,000 refugees attended a job fair on Wednesday at the Kia Oval cricket ground, where they connected with some...
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Barclays’ former boss has been banned from holding senior positions in the UK by the FCA.
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Creators of a new DEI code for investment say they are determined to avoid tick box compliance .