The government's plans 'have the potential to make real inroads in the problem of insecurity at work, and would particularly benefit low-paid workers'.
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 EHRC has issued new guidance on how best support disabled employees with hybrid workers.
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A public services workforce commission that would bring together unions, employers and academics to fix the UK's ‘broken public realm’ has been proposed.
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Retail giant Amazon has awarded a pay deal for its tens of thousands of UK employees worth nearly 10%.
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Employment judge Bedeau found Hulya Findik’s claims of discrimination because of a failure in the duty to make reasonable adjustments to be well-founded.
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The average weekly wage for a full-time working woman in Yorkshire and the Humber was £567, much lower than the national average.
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While immigration is falling, particularly among health and care workers, new figures show a large increase over the past three years in sponsor licences issued.
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The government has denied it has any plan to impose any plan to impose a four-day week on business.
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Tribunal rules against female legal secretary with disability who wanted to continue working at home.
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The poll of zero-hours contract workers commissioned by the TUC revealed that 84% wanted regular hours of work – compared to just 14% who did not.
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Tata Steel said it had begun assessing whether those who had expressed an interest in taking redundancy were in roles that could be closed.
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A new Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report has claimed that two-thirds of migrant nursing staff are considering leaving the UK because of the cost of living.
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New research has revealed that nearly two-thirds of UK employers now consider educational qualifications less important when hiring, signalling a significant shift in the job market.
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Personnel Today asks whether the new wage threshold and dependants ban are working only too well – and may cause lasting damage to health services.
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In the second quarter of 2024 some 1,023 skilled worker licences were suspended (524) or revoked (499). Last year's figure for the same quarter was 117 suspended (89) or revoked (28).