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Adam McCulloch

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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!

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    September saw sharp decline in number of vacancies

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Oct 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Oct 2024

    September saw a further fall in the number of permanent staff placements, new figures show, as businesses await the new UK government's first Budget.

    • Employee-shareholders
    • Employee relations
    • Employment law

    Boom in firms moving to employee ownership trust model

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Oct 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Oct 2024

    As of the end of 2023, 542 businesses had transferred ownership to employees via EOTs, up from 428 the previous year

    • Coaching and mentoring
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    CIPD launches HR support pilot scheme for SMEs

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Oct 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Oct 2024

    The UK-wide pilot is part of a new randomised control trial designed to evaluate the value of providing HR consultancy support to small and medium-sized enterprises.

    • Europe
    • USA
    • Bank holidays

    UK’s mediocre work-life balance rating revealed

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Oct 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Oct 2024

    UK lags behind Spain, France, Germany, Iceland, Japan and Norway when it comes to work-life balance.

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Discipline and grievances

    Fear of job loss restricts whistleblowing

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Oct 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Oct 2024

    51% of workers say they would not feel safe disclosing illegal activities by their company

    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses
    • Labour market

    UK jobs market at its tightest for three years

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Sep 2024

    A tightening UK jobs market saw competition for new roles reach a three-year peak in August.

    • Offices
    • Latest News
    • Working life

    Did you miss HR Appreciation Day? Do you have dead-butt syndrome?

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Sep 2024

    How HR can overcome the risks of dead-butt syndrome. And whatever happened to HR Appreciation Day …

    • Financial services
    • Latest News
    • Sectors

    FCA chair under pressure after revealing whistleblower identities

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Sep 2024

    The chair of the Financial Conduct Authority is resisting pressure to resign after failing to adhere to the watchdog’s own whistleblowing policy.

    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Pay & benefits

    Rail disputes end as RMT members vote in favour of pay offer

    by Adam McCulloch 26 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 26 Sep 2024

    Pay offers by train companies and Network Rail have been accepted by members of the RMT union, averting further industrial action.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Equal pay

    Low pay transparency linked with unfair remuneration

    by Adam McCulloch 26 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 26 Sep 2024

    A study that analysed over 4,000 LinkedIn job adverts across various sectors found that more than half (53%) did not include salary details.

    • 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.

    • Construction
    • Collective redundancy
    • 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.

    • Latest News
    • Education
    • 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.

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