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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!

    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Employee awarded £15,000 over failure to provide female toilet facilities

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Jan 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Jan 2024

    The lack of a designated female toilet led to a £15,000 award for a security guard in Scotland.

    • Latest News
    • Retail
    • Pay & benefits

    Sainsbury’s announces major pay rise for 2024

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Jan 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Jan 2024

    Sainsbury’s will increase minimum pay for employees outside London to £12 an hour, with wages for staff inside the M25 increasing to £13.15 an hour.

    • Northern Ireland
    • Wales
    • Latest News

    People who work at home record lowest sickness absence rates

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Jan 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Jan 2024

    Ulster University study reveals that people who work from home have fewer sick days and that Wales has seen sharpest rise in absences.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Civil Service
    • Bullying and harassment

    MoD employee reveals sexual harassment episodes

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Jan 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Jan 2024

    A female MoD employee told Prospect that she had experienced her first sexual assault a year after joining the MoD at a social work event.

    • Right to work
    • Hybrid working
    • Industrial action / strikes

    What were the biggest HR news stories of 2023?

    by Adam McCulloch 22 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 22 Dec 2023

    Personnel Today reviews a momentous year – with industrial relations, toxic workplace cultures, AI and immigration among the major themes.

    • Latest News
    • Movers and shakers

    Movers and shakers: a new global chief people officer for WPP and more

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Dec 2023

    Advertising and PR giant WPP has announced the appointment of Lindsay Pattison as global chief people officer. Plus a selection of other recent top people moves.

    • Absence
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Latest News

    Would you let AI choose your Christmas gifts?

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Dec 2023

    Gifts, sick days and gossip are very much part of the festive season, Personnel Today has found, and various companies have been contacting us with their seasonal insights …

    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses
    • Labour market

    UK vacancies fall below one million for first time in two years

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Dec 2023

    In November 2023, overall UK job advertisements fell 2.72% compared with October, and are down 8.55% compared with last year.

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    • Discipline and grievances
    • Latest News

    Employment tribunal cases fall to pre-pandemic levels

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Dec 2023

    Fears that employment tribunals would be swamped by cases after the Covid-19 pandemic have proved unfounded, latest figures show.

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Latest News

    First female leaders announced for civil servants and pilots’ unions

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Dec 2023

    Fran Heathcote will be the general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS), and Amy Leversidge moves from the FDA union to become general secretary of the British Airline Pilots’ Association.

    • Apprenticeships
    • Hospitality
    • Latest News

    Supermarkets, farming and hospitality urge apprenticeship levy reform

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Dec 2023

    Letter states the levy should be altered to help employers reduce labour shortages and fund courses shorter than one year.

    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances
    • Latest News

    Former BP chief exec did not reveal colleague relationships

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Dec 2023

    Bernard Looney is to be dismissed without notice and will not receive further salary or benefits, which would have amounted up to £32.4m.

    • Latest News
    • Retail
    • Tech sector

    Online marketplace Etsy sheds staff as sales remain ‘flat’

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Dec 2023

    Online marketplace Etsy is shedding 225 jobs, about 11% of its workforce, as part of a plan to bring down its costs.

    • Minimum service levels
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Latest News

    Strikes: Mayors pledge to avert use of work notices

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Dec 2023

    Mayors and city leaders join first ministers to pledge to avert the use work notices in their devolved authorities.

    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture
    • Relationships at work

    Rejoice! Be merry! The season of HR warnings is upon us…

    by Adam McCulloch 8 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 8 Dec 2023

    At least there’s Secret Santa to enjoy. Sorry. HR has an opinion about this.

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