Shakespeare Martineau’s innovative use of technology caught the judges’ eyes in the Employment Law Firm of the Year category at the Personnel Today Awards 2024.
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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Escalla was the winner in a category in which each firm successfully improved employee wellbeing, morale and workplace culture.
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The innovation in recruitment award is a highly coveted prizes in the Personnel Today Awards. It was this year won by Barratt Redrow, with The School Outreach Company.
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PeopleScout was named Talent Acquisition Supplier of the Year in the 2024 Personnel Today Awards.
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Rolls-Royce most impressed the judges in the Personnel Today Awards 2024 Talent Management category.
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Deloitte UK was praised for streamlining its employee benefits and recognition programmes, leading to improved engagement and retention.
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Judges highlighted Grant Thornton's innovative coaching programme and peer-to-peer learning opportunities.Â
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Judges were particularly interested in Teleperformance UK and Ireland’s seamless integration of technology and communication to improve engagement in a hybrid work environment.
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Busy Bees Nurseries were awarded with one of the most coveted prizes in the Personnel Today Awards.
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Four business leaders give their verdicts on Rachel Reeves's Mansion House address.
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An HR expert has spoken up to describe ‘pleasanteeism’. And refreshingly it's not a TikTok sensation, as is so often the way with shiny new trends.
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A lawyer was dismissed for sexually assaulting a female colleague despite CCTV evidence showing her account of the incident was false.
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Rachel Reeves will today announce plans to create pension ‘megafunds’ aimed at unlocking £80bn of investment, as business disquiet grows over Budget costs on employers.Â
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Abolition of the sponsorship system would address imbalance in power between workers and employers, finds study.
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Plans mooted by US president elect Donald Trump to impose huge tariffs on imported vehicles could have a direct impact on the UK fleet market.