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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!

    • Apprenticeships
    • Career development
    • Early careers

    Marks & Spencer restores career scheme for young people

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Oct 2023

    Marks & Spencer said it would recruit 114 people to its scheme, compared with 29 this year.

    • Europe
    • Latest News
    • Tech sector

    Nokia to shed 14,000 jobs as 5G demand slows

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Oct 2023

    Nokia has announced thousands of job losses after it saw a 20% fall in net sales in the third quarter of 2023.

    • Construction
    • Social mobility
    • Environment

    Shortage of tradespeople will damage UK economic growth

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Oct 2023

    The lack of tradespeople could cost the economy about £98bn of economic growth by 2030.

    • Apprenticeships
    • Latest News
    • Education - further and higher

    DfE updates list of 200 BTecs to be scrapped

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Oct 2023

    T-Levels are replacing BTecs but college leaders believe that some young people will be left behind.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Europe
    • Latest News

    Institute of Directors: UK could be left behind on AI

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Oct 2023

    The IoD is worried that the EU's rules concerning the use of AI will be widely adopted, a development that would see the UK being sidelined as companies explore ways of using the new technology.

    • Offices
    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture

    What are the best dog breeds to bring to the office?

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Oct 2023

    Workers are expressing strange desires about what they want in offices – dogs, jacuzzis and cinema screens, apparently

    • Apprenticeships
    • Department for Education
    • Latest News

    Fall in apprenticeship starts ‘should trigger change’

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Oct 2023

    Latest figures on apprenticeship starts show decline in uptake among young people.

    • Right to work
    • Asylum seekers
    • Latest News

    London job fair for refugees offers retail and hospitality roles

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Oct 2023

    Almost 1,000 refugees attended a job fair on Wednesday at the Kia Oval cricket ground, where they connected with some...

    • Corporate governance
    • Financial services
    • Latest News

    Ex-Barclays boss banned from senior roles over Epstein links

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Oct 2023

    Barclays’ former boss has been banned from holding senior positions in the UK by the FCA.

    • Career paths
    • Careers in HR
    • Getting into HR

    New appointments in HR: Movers and shakers, October 2023

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Oct 2023

    Personnel Today rounds up the latest appointments in HR, featuring Mozilla, Mackie's ice cream, British Business Bank and more.

    • Financial services
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Diversity code launched for UK investment sector

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Oct 2023

    Creators of a new DEI code for investment say they are determined to avoid tick box compliance .

    • Hybrid working
    • Change management
    • Latest News

    Workplaces are in a muddle – referees are not alone

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023

    Last week there was a muddle in a football match, Spurs v Liverpool to be precise (this detail may matter to some people).

    • Social mobility
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Was Suella Braverman’s speech a threat to HR and business?

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023

    Business largely turned a blind eye to her speech, perhaps seeing the comments as merely a continuation of Boris Johnson's “F*** business” policy.

    • Right to work
    • NHS
    • Latest News

    Nurse leaders fear visa fee rise will exacerbate staffing shortfall

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023

    The Royal College of Nursing’s leaders have written to the government to condemn its decision to increase visa fees for...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Dismissal

    NHS Trust dismissed woman who was subject to ‘sex-related harassment’

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023

    A hospital pharmacy worker has won a tribunal case over her claim she was subject to sex-related harassment.

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