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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!

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
    • Latest News

    Asos wants employees to attend more in-person meetings

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024

    Asos has warned that failure to stick to hybrid working rules could lead to disciplinary action. It wants staff to return to the office.

    • Stress
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    • Staff monitoring

    Timesheets add to stress, study shows

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024

    According to new research, the UK is the third most stressed workforce in Europe when it comes to time-tracking.

    • Bonuses
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    • Retail

    Bonus boon for Games Workshop employees

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024

    Warhammer figurine maker Games Workshop has handed over £18m in cash payments to its employees after it reported a strong year of sales and profits.

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development
    • Emotional intelligence

    New policies needed if UK is to close gap in essential employment skills

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jun 2024

    Up to seven million workers in England may lack the essential employment skills (EES) they need to do their jobs...

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Latest News
    • e-learning

    UK below Honduras in tech and business skill ranking

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jun 2024

    The UK has been ranked 45th in the world for technology and business skill proficiency – one place below Honduras.

    • Business performance
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    • Economics, government & business

    Optimism over labour market despite slow demand for skills

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Jun 2024

    Permanent staff appointments continued to fall in May, according to the latest survey of UK recruitment consultants.

    • Latest News
    • Public sector
    • Leadership

    Government considered sacking Post Office boss in 2014

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Jun 2024

    The Post Office inquiry heard on Thursday that officials considered sacking Paula Vennells in 2014.

    • Education
    • Latest News
    • Public sector

    Teacher vacancies in UK increase by a fifth

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Jun 2024

    Teacher vacancies increased by 20% to 2,800 in November 2023 from 2,300 in November 2022, according to newly released government figures.

    • Offices
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    • Workplace culture

    It’s ringing – don’t panic! The rise of telephonophobia

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Jun 2024

    Generation Z has developed an aversion to telephoning but the fight back has begun!

    • Latest News
    • Immigration

    Immigration: legal challenge over minimum income threshold

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2024

    The government's decision to raise minimum income requirement could be challenged in the High Court.

    • Corporate governance
    • Latest News
    • HR strategy

    Hotlines fail to quell concerns over whistleblowing at global businesses

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2024

    Most whistleblowers who have used such channels at large international businesses and public bodies said they faced pressure not to do so.

    • Europe
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    • Sickness absence

    Take-up slow for Europe’s only state menstrual paid leave policy

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2024

    Spain is only country in Europe with a specific menstrual leave policy.

    • Fire and rehire
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    How is Labour moulding its employment rights proposals?

    by Adam McCulloch 31 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 31 May 2024

    Labour has updated its New Deal for Working People green paper with a more detailed group of proposals under the Making Work Pay badge. So what's changed?

    • Hybrid working
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    • Flexible working

    Hybrid working and the advent of the ‘coffee badger’

    by Adam McCulloch 31 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 31 May 2024

    Buzzwords and HR go together like pancakes and Nutella. We bring you the latest crop from TikTok and the news you've been waiting for on the geographical spread of CEOs.

    • Hybrid working
    • Legal sector
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    Law firm includes office attendance in performance reviews

    by Adam McCulloch 31 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 31 May 2024

    Refusal to attend the office for at least three days a week will lead to partners at one City law firm with negative performance reviews.

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