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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!

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News

    CEOs want full return to office, finds KPMG survey

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Oct 2023

    ‘The evidence suggests a one-size-fits-all approach to return-to-office could be detrimental’ says KPMG people director.

    • Latest News
    • Global mobility
    • Business travel

    Firms must address sustainability of business travel

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Oct 2023

    Although 82% of companies have sustainability goals in place, only 45% have targets for sustainable business travel.

    • Coronavirus
    • Vaccinations
    • Latest News

    Appeals tribunal allows care workers to pursue vaccine cases

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Oct 2023

    An Employment Appeals Tribunal has given a group of care home workers the green light to continue their claim  that...

    • HR software
    • Local authorities
    • Payroll software

    Leeds City Council selects MHR for HR and payroll systems

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Oct 2023

    Leeds City Council has a huge variety of HR and payroll requirements with different pensions, pay cycles and contracts to account for

    • Financial services
    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Meet Andrew, the chief executive – according to AI

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Sep 2023

    Does the face of Andrew look familiar? It could be a CEO from central casting. But in fact AI has blended photographs of all the CEOs in the FTSE 100 …

    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses
    • Labour market

    Number of open roles in UK reaches three million

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Sep 2023

    The UK’s jobs market in September 2023 showed signs of normalising following the Covid upheaval of 2020-2022.

    • Hybrid working
    • Financial services
    • Latest News

    BNP Paribas monitors staff office attendance

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Sep 2023

    BNP Paribas says policy will allow it to identify workers who were finding it challenging to meet on-site working requirements

    • NHS
    • Latest News
    • Public sector

    NHS England implements fit and proper persons’ tests for executives

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Sep 2023

    The NHS has introduced a fit and proper persons’ test for board members, a move that some in HR feel could be rolled out in other sectors. 

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Gender
    • Latest News

    Women at FTSE 100 firms won’t gain equality until 2076, study finds

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2023

    The FTSE 100 won’t reach CEO gender parity until 2076, a new analysis has found.

    • Brexit
    • Latest News
    • Labour market

    Education doubts see UK sink in world talent ranking

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2023

    The UK workforce is suffering from a significant level of brain drain with many companies at risk of losing their top talent, according to new research.

    • Civil Service
    • Latest News
    • Public sector

    Prison officers lured by Border Force posts

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2023

    Recruitment drives by the UK Border Force has led to prisons near ports and airports finding it difficult to retain staff, a Prison Service has reported.

    • Financial services
    • Latest News
    • Movers and shakers

    New chief people officer at TSB: Ariam Enraght-Moony

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2023

    TSB today announced the appointment of Ariam Enraght-Moony as chief people officer.

    • Benefits
    • Hybrid working
    • Childcare

    Childcare costs rocket by £200 per week, claims research 

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2023

    Parents of nursery and primary school-age children are facing additional childcare costs of almost £200 per week, as employers demand extra days in the office post-pandemic.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Europe
    • Denmark

    Lego leader lands top spot for AI in likeability league

    by Adam McCulloch 22 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 22 Sep 2023

    An AI device has listened to Scandinavian CEOs and ranked their speaking skills, with Lego's boss coming out on top.

    • Environment
    • Climate emergency
    • Latest News

    Unions and industry voice irritation with green policy delays

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Sep 2023

    Prime minister Rishi Sunak's statement on delaying measures to combat climate change and pollution has been condemned by unions.

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