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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!

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    • Dismissal
    • Employment tribunals

    Former Jaguar Land Rover employee awarded £148k for unfair dismissal

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Nov 2023

    Jaguar Land Rover has been told to pay a former employee nearly £148,000 for unfair dismissal and discrimination after wrongly...

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Dress codes

    Pyjama couture still reigns supreme in the world of hybrid working

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Nov 2023

    Many aspects of UK working culture remain infused with lockdown vogues and one of the less documented – until now – are pyjamas, which have been thriving as workwear since 2020.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Fire and rehire
    • Employment law

    Cruise giant accused of planning ‘fire and rehire’ scheme

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Nov 2023

    Cruise ship company Carnival UK, owner of P&O Cruises and Cunard, is alleged to be planning to fire more than 900 UK staff if they do not accept new terms and conditions for their jobs.

    • Right to work
    • Latest News
    • Labour market

    Net migration hits fresh record, as ONS revises figures

    by Adam McCulloch 23 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 23 Nov 2023

    Net migration hit a record-breaking 745,000 in 2022, according to a revised analysis from the Office for National Statistics.

    • Benefits
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Chance to Work Guarantee will ‘tear down barriers’ to employment

    by Adam McCulloch 23 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 23 Nov 2023

    Ministers have claimed that changes announced in the Autumn Statement will ‘tear down barriers’ to work for more than 2.4...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    Virgin Media O2 scoops 2023 Early Careers Award

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Nov 2023

    Virgin Media O2's approach to solving its digital skills shortage wowed the judges at the Personnel Today Awards 2023, landing it the Early Careers Award.

    • HR Technology
    • Personnel Today Awards

    Meet & Engage says hello to HR Tech Provider of the Year 2023 award

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Nov 2023

    Meet & Engage's impressive solution won the HR Tech Provider of the Year 2023 award at the Personnel Today Awards.

    • HR transformation
    • HR strategy
    • Personnel Today Awards

    Progeny collects Large HR Consultancy of the Year Award at Personnel Today Awards 2023

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Nov 2023

    The sought after Large HR Consultancy of the Year award was picked up by Progeny

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Personnel Today Awards

    Entain and McLaren F1 are favourites in the 2023 EDI Award for Larger Employers

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Nov 2023

    We take a closer look at the entrants hoping to win the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Award – Larger Employers title.

    • Artificial intelligence
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    • HR Technology

    Dangerous robots at the AI Safety Summit

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Nov 2023

    What a week it’s been for those engaged with the burgeoning artificial intelligence agenda, with some mind-boggling quotes emerging from...

    • NHS
    • Latest News
    • Retail

    Employers delayed seasonal recruitment over economy fears

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Nov 2023

    Employers have been slower to staff up for Christmas than usual, as fears over demand for goods and the sluggish economy affect recruiters.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses

    Shipping giant Maersk to cut 3,500 jobs

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Nov 2023

    Danish shipping giant Maersk is to cut 3,500 more jobs due to lower freight rates and demand.
    The firm had...

    • Uber
    • USA
    • North America

    Uber and Lyft drivers were ‘cheated’ of pay in New York

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Nov 2023

    Under the settlement neither company will have to admit fault. Both firms deny wrongdoing yet have praised the announcement.

    • Collective bargaining
    • Legal sector
    • Latest News

    Solicitors’ bodies urge lawyers to join Unite

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Nov 2023

    The ‘dire state’ of the UK’s criminal justice system has led both criminal solicitors’ associations to urge lawyers to join union Unite.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Financial services

    ‘Odey case shows sexual misconduct goes unchecked in finance’

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Nov 2023

    The FCA must be more speedy and tougher if it is to tackle the culture of sexual misconduct and harassment in the City of London.

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