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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!
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The TUC said the UK had no solid plans to regulate the use of AI in hiring, firing and setting work conditions.
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Ministers are today (20 July) launching a consultation on ways to increase uptake of occupational health provision, linking health in the workplace with the UK’s economic inactivity problems.
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Many finance sector employers are concerned that the current economic downturn may see worsening mental health among staff.
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Plans to toughen up workplace sexual harassment laws will be diluted, drawing heavy criticism from the TUC and equality campaigners....
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The risk to actors’ livelihoods from AI and poor rates of pay from streaming has led 160,000 performers in the US to strike, shutting down all Hollywood TV and film productions.
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‘Our survey revealed that most HR leaders expect a decrease in headcount within the HR function once generative AI is implemented due to the increased efficiency.’
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The internal BBC inquiry could lead to dismissal, a reprimand, or reputational rehabilitation for Huw Edwards.
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A CEO in India has announced he has replaced 90% of his company’s support staff with an AI chatbot.
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The UK has seen 15 years of real wage stagnation, according to a new analysis published today.
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Who’s to say HR managers don’t like doing routine tasks? Some of us enjoy mind-numbingly repetitive procedures – they exercise parts of the cerebrum no amount of brainstorming can reach.
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Staff at BT’s research centre at Adastral Park at Martlesham, in Suffolk, were informed of the job losses on 6 July.
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HR teams need to carefully consider their use of AI tools when it comes to recruitment, new findings indicate, with younger people often frustrated by them.
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The GMB union is continuing to warn that Asda salary plans amount to a fire and rehire scheme. MPs are seeking assurances from the supermarket giant.
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The Liberal Democrats have said that care workers' pay needed to be brought up to at least £11.50 with immediate effect and be set at £12.42 from April 2024.