Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • Brightmine
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Free trial
    • Request a quote
  • Webinars
  • Advertise
  • OHW+

Personnel Today

Register
Log in
Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • Brightmine
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Free trial
    • Request a quote
  • Webinars
  • Advertise
  • OHW+

Author

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!

    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Latest News

    Mohamed Al Fayed allegations: Harrods says it failed employees over sexual assaults

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Sep 2024

    Harrods has acknowledged that it ‘failed’ its employees during the time Mohamed Al Fayed owned the business, from 1985-2010.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Construction
    • Latest News

    2,000 jobs to be axed as construction firm ISG fails

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Sep 2024

    More than 2,000 jobs are at risk as ISG, which is among the UK’s largest construction contractors, fell into administration.

    • Latest News
    • Equal pay
    • Retail

    Next issues equal pay warning, despite rising profits

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Sep 2024

    Clothes retailer Next could be forced to close stores after losing a landmark legal battle over equal pay.

    • Education
    • Latest News
    • Public sector

    More flexibility for teachers on way to reverse recruitment crisis

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2024

    Marking and lesson planning are two of the tasks that teachers could carry out away from their usual workplace under the plans.

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Train drivers vote to accept 15% pay deal

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2024

    Members of Aslef, the train drivers' union, accepted an offer that included a 5% backdated pay rise for 2022-23, a 4.75% rise for 23-24, and a 4.5% increase for 2024-25.

    • NHS
    • Latest News
    • Education - further and higher

    Sharp drop in students joining nursing courses

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2024

    New figures show a further decline in the number of students joining nursing courses in England and Wales.

    • Benefits
    • Latest News
    • Family-friendly benefits

    Record number of employers promote family-friendly policies

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2024

    A new record high proportion of employers – 89% – now promote their support for working parents with paternity leave...

    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employment law

    How will the Worker Protection Act affect after-work drinks?

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2024

    The Act, which comes into force on 26 October, creates a legal duty for employers to ensure they protect workers from third-party sexual harassment.

    • Latest News
    • Tech sector
    • Pay & benefits

    Fujitsu tells employees they will receive no pay rise

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Sep 2024

    Firm at the heart of the Post Office Horizon scandal will not offer pay increases to staff this year.

    • USA
    • North America
    • Latest News

    Boeing strike sees 33,000 workers down tools

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Sep 2024

    Almost 95% of voting workers rejected the proposed Boeing contract and 96% approved the work stoppage.

    • Europe
    • Manufacturing
    • Latest News

    Volkswagen to end 30-year-old job protection scheme

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Sep 2024

    The moves are meant to ‘reduce costs in Germany to a competitive level’ as the market for electric vehicles evolves.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Financial services
    • Bullying and harassment

    Lloyd’s of London consults on misconduct measures

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Sep 2024

    Lloyd's management is now consulting on a new framework for dealing with behaviour aimed at ensuring better alignment with firms’ own internal HR and disciplinary processes.

    • Police
    • Discipline
    • Latest News

    Met Police officer dismissed for antisemitic language

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Sep 2024

    A Metropolitan Police constable has been dismissed for using antisemitic language at work after colleagues reported his unacceptable behaviour.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Latest News
    • Manufacturing

    Union anger over closure plan for Grangemouth refinery

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Sep 2024

    About 400 jobs will be lost at Grangemouth, Scotland’s only oil refinery, which is to close by the summer of 2025.

    • Fire and rehire
    • Case law
    • Collective bargaining

    ‘Potentially disastrous’: Lawyers react to Tesco fire and rehire verdict

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Sep 2024

    Employment specialists have their say on the Tesco v Usdaw fire and rehire verdict.

Newer Posts
Older Posts

  • 2025 Employee Communications Report PROMOTED | HR and leadership...Read more
  • The Majority of Employees Have Their Eyes on Their Next Move PROMOTED | A staggering 65%...Read more
  • Prioritising performance management: Strategies for success (webinar) WEBINAR | In today’s fast-paced...Read more
  • Self-Leadership: The Key to Successful Organisations PROMOTED | Eletive is helping businesses...Read more
  • Retaining Female Talent: Four Ways to Reduce Workplace Drop Out PROMOTED | International Women’s Day...Read more

Personnel Today Jobs
 

Search Jobs

PERSONNEL TODAY

About us
Contact us
Browse all HR topics
Email newsletters
Content feeds
Cookies policy
Privacy policy
Terms and conditions

JOBS

Personnel Today Jobs
Post a job
Why advertise with us?

EVENTS & PRODUCTS

The Personnel Today Awards
The RAD Awards
Employee Benefits
Forum for Expatriate Management
OHW+
Whatmedia

ADVERTISING & PR

Advertising opportunities
Features list 2025

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin


© 2011 - 2025 DVV Media International Ltd

Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • Brightmine
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Free trial
    • Request a quote
  • Webinars
  • Advertise
  • OHW+