A court of appeal in France gives legal backing to party pooping. Meanwhile, in the UK, people are slowly waking up to the realisation they can take some time off later this month.
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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A revolution in learning and development could be on the way if Quantum Thinking catches on, the brainchild of the Dr of Happiness.
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Alan Milburn: despite the forward moves made by many firms there were still problems and that this year had seen a reduction in the quality of many submissions
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Inventor and businessman James Dyson highly critical of right to request flexible working policy.
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The perception of the UK as a country where overseas workers can thrive has taken a major hit, according to a newly released survey.
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The number of planned redundancies in the UK increased 15% in the 1 August to 31 October quarter, from 36,641 to 41,970.
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‘Wage increases appear to overlook fast-rising food and energy prices, perhaps because those shocks are perceived to be temporary.’
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Candidate shortages and economic weakness contribute to recruitment slowdown.
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More female lawyers in the UK than men are dissatisfied with their employers – to the extent that 36% are at risk of leaving their firm over the next two years.
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A new chief HR officer at Tate & Lyle is among the most significant of people moves in recent weeks.
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Two-thirds of FTSE 350 companies now have at least one board member from an ethnically diverse background – a significant increase from 45% in 2021.
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The Welsh government has been criticised over its hybrid working policy as it has been reported that only one in 10 staff are working in the office every day.
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‘Discrimination endures because failing to act is tacit reinforcement to continue unchecked. Sadly, leadership remains reluctant to address these behaviours’
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For the first time, less than half of graduate employers are stipulating graduates should have a 2:1 degree for their roles, research has found.
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Active job postings have remained stable with between 1.39 to 1.5 million active job adverts since mid-August.