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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!

    • Business performance
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Weak economic outlook slows hiring decisions

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

    UK's economic prospects were not helped by the government's 'pro-election rather than pro-economy decision on immigration' says REC.

    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Latest News
    • Retail

    Oxfam workers begin first-ever strike

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

    Unite says workers, squeezed by cost of living pressures, deserve more of the charity’s funds.

    • Business continuity
    • Latest News
    • Global mobility

    International business faces ‘permacrisis’ in 2024

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

    A sense of ‘permacrisis’ is gripping international businesses which could leave employees vulnerable to burnout.

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

    Minimum service levels enacted for rail, borders and ambulances

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Dec 2023

    The newly passed regulations follow on from the passing of the Strikes Act in July 2023.

    • Latest News
    • Retail
    • Pay & benefits

    Aldi announces pay rise for 2024

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Dec 2023

    Supermarket Aldi has announced new pay rates that could make it the first retailer of its kind to pay all store and warehouse colleagues at least £12 an hour nationally.

    • Absence
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    Covid inquiry: Matt Hancock ‘would have doubled sick pay’

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2023

    Matt Hancock: ‘Having higher sick pay… would encourage employers to do more to look after the health of their employees.’

    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Latest News

    Eight most unusual employment tribunal cases in 2023

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2023

    All employment tribunal cases are serious matters. The vast majority involve redundancy, disability and discrimination on the grounds of race...

    • Offices
    • Climate emergency
    • Latest News

    Is it too cold to commute to the office?

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2023

    It’s rarely commented upon, but one of the great benefits of hybrid working (for those of us lucky enough to...

    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Latest News
    • Trade unions

    Train drivers vote to continue strikes

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2023

    Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said: ‘We are in this for the long haul. Our members who have not had a pay rise for nearly five years now are determined that the train companies … do the right thing.’

    • Case law
    • Latest News
    • Redundancy

    ADP recruiter for Goldman Sachs wins redundancy appeal

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2023

    In Haycocks v ADP RPO, the EAT heard that redundancy consultation took place too late and so ruled the original tribunal erred, making the dismissal unfair.

    • NHS
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    • Public sector

    Record numbers of nurses and midwives working in UK

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Nov 2023

    The high numbers were partly accounted for by the fact just over half (15,067) of these new joiners were educated in the UK.

    • Financial services
    • Latest News
    • Retail

    Metro Bank may cut workforce and opening hours

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Nov 2023

    Metro Bank is considering shedding 20% of its workforce and reducing opening hours as part of a strategy to save around £50m a year.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News

    2024 HR trends: ‘Hybrid work backlash could damage companies’

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Nov 2023

    Two international business organisations have sounded warnings over emerging trends concerning hybrid work and AI among leaders as 2024 nears.

    • Latest News
    • 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.

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