Workers at outsourcer Capita have begun strike action in a dispute over their employer’s refusal to negotiate a pay award for 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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A high proportion of people – especially men – believe ageist myths around older workers’ competency and value in the workplace, a new survey has revealed. Â
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Can the DEI agenda survive Donald Trump's attacks and Mark Zuckerberg's comments about the need for more ‘masculinity’?
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Rolls-Royce Submarines will provide manufacturing and providing support services for nuclear reactors for the UK’s fleet.
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Sainsbury’s has revealed plans to axe 3,000 jobs by cutting most of its cafes and hot food counters and reducing management roles by a fifth.
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Most senior HR and c-suite professionals in the UK expect the rapid retreat from diversity, equity and inclusion programmes in the US to influence the UK workplace.
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LinkedIn has been accused in the US of sharing users’ private messages with other companies to train artificial intelligence models.
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Morrisons shop workers fighting for equal pay have overcome another step in their legal process following an employment tribunal judgment.
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Online CV companies are often the sources of quirky studies, so kudos to StandOut CV for these fresh, er, insights.
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Failure to provide a lockable office to nurse led to sex discrimination tribunal ruling.
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The past year has seen a sharp drop in the proportion of young workers who are prepared to confide in more senior members of staff over stress.
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Avanti West Coast train staff have suspended their strikes set for the next two Sundays to allow for talks.
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Research shows that a significant proportion of Gen Z workers do not turn up for even the first day in a new job.
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New legislation around zero-hours working risks enveloping agency workers and pushing companies into promoting ‘false self-employment’, MPs hear.
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This year, organisations will see continued employee activism driving the adoption of responsible AI principles. Progressive organisations will embrace this.