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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!

    • Artificial intelligence
    • USA
    • North America

    Hollywood actors strike over pay and threat from AI

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jul 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jul 2023

    The risk to actors’ livelihoods from AI and poor rates of pay from streaming has led 160,000 performers in the US to strike, shutting down all Hollywood TV and film productions.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Latest News
    • Professional services

    HR leaders expect AI to hit headcounts

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jul 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jul 2023

    ‘Our survey revealed that most HR leaders expect a decrease in headcount within the HR function once generative AI is implemented due to the increased efficiency.’

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Discipline
    • Latest News

    BBC must exercise duty of care for Huw Edwards

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jul 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jul 2023

    The internal BBC inquiry could lead to dismissal, a reprimand, or reputational rehabilitation for Huw Edwards.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • HR software
    • Latest News

    India: CEO replaces 90% of support staff with AI

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jul 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jul 2023

    A CEO in India has announced he has replaced 90% of his company’s support staff with an AI chatbot.

    • Europe
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Real wages in UK almost 3% below 2008 levels

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Jul 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Jul 2023

    The UK has seen 15 years of real wage stagnation, according to a new analysis published today.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Automation
    • Gamification

    AI revolution? ‘What if I like repetitive tasks?’

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Jul 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Jul 2023

    Who’s to say HR managers don’t like doing routine tasks? Some of us enjoy mind-numbingly repetitive procedures – they exercise parts of the cerebrum no amount of brainstorming can reach.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Latest News
    • Tech sector

    BT to cut 1,100 jobs from Suffolk research site

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Jul 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Jul 2023

    Staff at BT’s research centre at Adastral Park at Martlesham, in Suffolk, were informed of the job losses on 6 July.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Automation
    • Gamification

    Recruitment: automation is pushing away young candidates

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jul 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jul 2023

    HR teams need to carefully consider their use of AI tools when it comes to recruitment, new findings indicate, with younger people often frustrated by them.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    MPs seek clarification over Asda wages plans

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jul 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jul 2023

    The GMB union is continuing to warn that Asda salary plans amount to a fire and rehire scheme. MPs are seeking assurances from the supermarket giant.

    • NHS
    • Carers
    • Latest News

    Higher minimum wage ‘would help tackle social care crisis’

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jul 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jul 2023

    The Liberal Democrats have said that care workers' pay needed to be brought up to at least £11.50 with immediate effect and be set at £12.42 from April 2024.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Discrimination

    Recruitment: RAF policies unlawfully discriminated against white males

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Jun 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Jun 2023

    Policies designed to boost diversity among RAF recruits were unlawful, an inquiry has found.

    • Australia
    • Australasia
    • Latest News

    Visa changes could see Australia become a magnet for UK labour

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Jun 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Jun 2023

    The changes will make it easier for Australians to work and live in the UK.

    • Brexit
    • Right to work
    • Europe

    Former cabinet minister blasts UK immigration policy

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Jun 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Jun 2023

    The government's immigration policy needs a complete reset, a recent former environment secretary has said.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Financial services
    • Legal sector

    Risk concerns hold back adoption of AI by professional services

    by Adam McCulloch 22 Jun 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 22 Jun 2023

    Research across professional services firms, including in the legal sector, has revealed confusion over the adoption of generative AI.

    • Latest News
    • Equal pay
    • Employment tribunals

    Part-time wife denied pay rise because of ‘high household income’

    by Adam McCulloch 22 Jun 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 22 Jun 2023

    An employment tribunal has reconsidered a case in which an executive was denied a pay rise after her boss allegedly claimed that her husband earned a large enough salary already.

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