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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!

    • Latest News
    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    What’s the gen on Gen Z?

    by Adam McCulloch 26 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 26 Apr 2024

    Employee expectations move with the times and recent trends are pointing to some significant fault lines between the generations, our...

    • Age discrimination
    • Latest News
    • Discrimination

    ‘Back in your day’ could be discriminatory, rules judge

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Apr 2024

    ‘Back in the day’ is a ‘barbed and unwelcome’ expression if used to highlight an age gap between co-workers, and could amount to ‘unwanted conduct’.

    • Brexit
    • Latest News
    • Graduates

    KPMG cancels job offers to foreign graduates

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Apr 2024

    Higher salary thresholds, part of new visa rules for overseas workers, were cited as the reason for the withdrawal of job offers.

    • USA
    • Latest News
    • Dismissal

    Google dismisses staff in US over Gaza protests

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Apr 2024

    The dismissals stem from Google's investigation into protests held on 16 April, which included sit-ins at Google’s offices in New York City and Sunnyvale, California.

    • Local authorities
    • Latest News
    • Movers and shakers

    Pam Parkes elected to presidency of key public sector HR body

    by Adam McCulloch 22 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 22 Apr 2024

    Pam Parkes, commissioner at Birmingham City Council, replaces Gordon McFarlane as the new president of the Public Services People Managers Association.

    • Latest News
    • The HR profession
    • Workplace culture

    Survey: ‘My boss is like Donald Trump’

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Apr 2024

    This week’s round-up of some of the ‘lighter’ observations floating around HR considers new findings on management and productivity through...

    • Nursery provision
    • Benefits
    • Childcare

    Free childcare plans: 40,000 extra staff needed by September 2025

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Apr 2024

    About 40,000 extra staff are needed if the government is to fulfil its pledge to offer 30 free hours of childcare to all pre-school children by September next year.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Discipline and grievances

    Post Office chairman used ‘offensive and outdated’ terms

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Apr 2024

    An investigation has found that former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton used ‘offensive and outdated’ terms when discussing a job...

    • Expatriates
    • Foreign language training
    • Right to work

    Digital nomads – never mind the tax, think of the cheese…

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Apr 2024

    Italy has joined the ranks of countries serving digital nomad visas. How attractive are such offers to British remote workers?

    • Age
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Bus and lorry driver shortage to be tackled by relaxing age restrictions

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Apr 2024

    Consultation launched on proposals to reduce barriers for younger people to train and work as bus and lorry drivers.

    • Expatriates
    • Right to work
    • Europe

    Skilled UK workers eligible for Italy’s new digital nomad visa

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Apr 2024

    Italy has launched a digital nomad visa that will allow remote workers to live and work in the country on a continual basis.

    • Latest News
    • Skills shortages
    • Temporary employment

    Skills gaps see steep rise in businesses hiring temps

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Apr 2024

    There has been a steep increase in businesses hiring temporary staff, freelancers and contractors in the past quarter (1 January to 31 March).

    • Bonuses
    • Latest News
    • Retail

    Tesco launches £70m bonus scheme after soaring profits

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Apr 2024

    Tesco will pay a ‘thank you’ bonus to more than 220,000 workers after soaring profits last year.

    • Careers in HR
    • Getting into HR
    • Latest News

    Movers and shakers: new chief people officer at London NHS trust and more

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Apr 2024

    Our latest round-up of HR movers and shakers includes significant appointments at Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

    • NHS
    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Senior doctors in England end pay dispute

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Apr 2024

    Under the new deal some consultants will receive a pay increase of nearly 20% for the financial year 2023-24.

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