Members of the GMB union have voted to accept the government’s 5% pay offer for NHS staff.
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 UK government has reportedly decided to radically scale back its plans to scrap or review EU laws by the end of this year.
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As the UK enters a month with three bank holidays, nearly three-quarters of UK workers are in favour of flexible bank holidays, new research has shown.
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Rail workers will walk out over four days, as the RMT and Aslef unions criticise the train operators' latest pay offer
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High court judges have imposed an injunction to stop the forthcoming nurses strike in England, as requested by the UK government, in lieu of a full hearing taking place.
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The House of Lords has voted to support an amendment to the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill.
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Pressure is growing on ministers to set up safeguards to protect employees from the misuse of artificial technology in the workplace.
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Hundreds of Amazon workers in Coventry are on day two of a three-day strike in a dispute over pay.
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Former business secretary and COP26 president Alok Sharma has dismissed allegations that he consistently bullied civil servants.
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The letter, sent at the start of April, asked staff who “would like to consider potentially leaving the BBC under voluntary redundancy” to hold discussions with HR.
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The UK is among a small proportion of OECD countries that have still to achieve the same workforce participation rates as before the pandemic.
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There are significant gaps in perceptions around pay equity between senior leaders within organisations and their employee bases.
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Nearly two in five UK mothers are unable to return to work because of the cost of childcare.
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Managing directors must work in the office full time, JPMorgan Chase has told staff; Gartner warns against strict return to office policies.
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Fears over data security causes SD Worx to suspend IT systems at UK and Ireland division.