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.
Adam McCulloch

Adam McCulloch
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!
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Policies designed to boost diversity among RAF recruits were unlawful, an inquiry has found.
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The changes will make it easier for Australians to work and live in the UK.
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The government's immigration policy needs a complete reset, a recent former environment secretary has said.
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Research across professional services firms, including in the legal sector, has revealed confusion over the adoption of generative AI.
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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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Invigorating panel discussions on all the hottest HR topics, with dashings of celebrity in the form of comedian Katherine Ryan and broadcaster Fearne Cotton. A heady atmosphere prevailed...
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Sarah Crew said she was ‘in no doubt’ that racism and racial bias were reinforced within systems across the Avon & Somerset force.
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CIPD Festival of Work wows the HR crowds at London Olympia.
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The founder of a leading hedge fund firm is being investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority over claims of sexual harassment and assault.
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The leading HR appointments across the UK and beyond in the past few weeks …
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A man with cerebral palsy has received £25k for disability discrimination after alleging he was told not to ‘play the disability card’.
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Although they achieved the same level of qualifications, first class female graduates had a median salary of £25,000, which was £2,000 lower than men.
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Data expertise is now the most sought after skill among global enterprises, with demand for courses tripling since 2019, according to a new study.
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What do surveys about passing feelings really tell us about life at work?