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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!

    • Construction
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Coalition of firms sets out to boost diversity in construction

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

    The construction industry has launched a coalition to tackle the lack of diversity in sector in a bid to revitalise...

    • Latest News
    • Dress codes
    • Workplace culture

    Sultry September raises dress code dilemmas

    by Adam McCulloch 8 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 8 Sep 2023

    Summer has arrived this week, somewhat tardily, with the UK baking in temperatures of up to 35°C. The irony of...

    • Latest News
    • Wellbeing
    • Work-life balance

    Work not top priority for growing numbers in UK

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Sep 2023

    According to a new study, 73% of people in the UK say work is ‘very or rather important in their life’ – the lowest of 24 comparable countries.

    • Social mobility
    • Latest News
    • Labour market

    Social mobility in UK at its lowest ebb for 50 years

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Sep 2023

    Children from poorer households have been finding it harder than 40 years ago to move into higher income brackets.

    • Age
    • Latest News
    • Department for Work and Pensions

    Economic inactivity among older people remains ‘stubbornly high’

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Sep 2023

    The employment rate for 50 to 64-year-olds is not yet back to pre-pandemic (2019) levels.

    • Latest News
    • Productivity
    • Workplace culture

    Is coffee just an escape from the daily grind?

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Sep 2023

    Many people work in coffee shops not because of the vibe and the aromas but because of broadband outages.

    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses
    • Labour market

    UK businesses could be on course for a spike in redundancies

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Aug 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Aug 2023

    Employers have signalled their intention to cut jobs as the impact of 14 consecutive interest rate rises gradually adds to costs for businesses.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Latest News
    • IT training

    Employees seek more guidance over use of AI in workplace

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Aug 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Aug 2023

    Only a quarter of companies provide policies or guidance on the use of AI at work, causing confusion among employees, according to new research in the US and UK.

    • Minimum service levels
    • Employee relations
    • Employment law

    Strikes Act consultation aims to establish minimum service levels

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Aug 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Aug 2023

    Consultation looks to establish minimum service levels and to ‘ensure unions maintain their legal protections during lawful strike action’.

    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses
    • Labour market

    Record quarterly rise in young men not in jobs or education

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Aug 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Aug 2023

    The analysis found that the increase in the number of young people who were Neet was entirely driven by young men, who increased by 38,000 on the quarter.

    • Brexit
    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    Global Talent Visa fast-track scheme is a ‘flop’

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Aug 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Aug 2023

    Flagship visa scheme for prizewinners in fields from the stage to engineering fails to attract applicants.

    • STEM
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Fewer females working in UK tech sector than at end of 2022

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Aug 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Aug 2023

    Many female tech leaders feel that the growth of women entering tech remains stunted because of significant barriers of access to the sector.

    • Change management
    • Latest News
    • HR strategy

    Business leaders must face up to new HR challenges

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Aug 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Aug 2023

    Today’s new world of work has not only burdened HR with new demands but increased obstacles to effectiveness, finds Gartner.

    • Employee relations
    • Bank holidays
    • Trade unions

    Could VAR intervene and award a late World Cup bank holiday?

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Aug 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Aug 2023

    The TUC and Labour Party have locked horns with the government over a snap bank holiday in the event of the England team winning the World Cup on Sunday.

    • Police
    • Discipline
    • Latest News

    Police chief wants control of disciplinary process

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Aug 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Aug 2023

    The head of the Metropolitan police has called for a return to the system of chief constables sacking rogue officers.

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