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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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    • Payroll

    Regular payroll errors afflict 88% of businesses in UK

    by Adam McCulloch 23 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 23 Feb 2023

    Payroll errors are endemic among UK firms with almost all organisations experiencing regular errors, research has found.

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Holidays and holiday pay

    UK leads the world in wanting to do nothing – or does it?

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Feb 2023

    A poll has found that 60% of workers in the UK would choose not to work if money was no object. The international average is 47%.

    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Retail and engineering firms rise up on LGBTQ+ employer index

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Feb 2023

    Stonewall's good employer list this year saw retail, construction and engineering producing a stronger showing than previously.

    • Brexit
    • Right to work
    • Latest News

    Crackdown on illegal migrant workers gathers pace

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Feb 2023

    The government has stepped up its efforts to stop illegal working by people from overseas.

    • Employee engagement
    • Career development
    • Latest News

    Retention: businesses must tackle the generation divide

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Feb 2023

    Businesses’ retention strategies must consider the generation divide if they are to succeed, reseearch suggests.

    • Hybrid working
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    • Commuting

    Rail firm aims to lure commuters with cheaper tickets

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Feb 2023

    Govia Thameslink will trial cheaper Monday and Friday fares on Southern services as it attempts to boost post-pandemic commuting numbers.

    • Automation
    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture

    Frisky = risky. Some Valentine’s Day advice for employers

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Feb 2023

    Valentine’s Day is here and HR staff are on red alert.

    • Age discrimination
    • Discipline and grievances
    • Latest News

    Manager awarded £70k by tribunal in ageism case

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Feb 2023

    A former manager in a communications firm has been awarded almost £71,000 compensation by an employment tribunal after being unfairly dismissed in a case involving ageism.

    • Career paths
    • Careers in HR
    • Latest News

    Apple appoints first chief people officer: Movers and shakers, February 2023

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Feb 2023

    New appointments at Apple, Gymshark, LPA, Beam and Howden.

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Recruitment & retention

    Workplace culture in decline, say HR directors

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Feb 2023

    More than half of HR professionals believe their company culture has deteriorated over the past year, while burnout has increased by almost a quarter year-on-year.

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • HR strategy

    Businesses warned not to ditch hybrid working

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Feb 2023

    Many businesses have failed to optimise the opportunities of hybrid working and are mistakenly planning a return to the office as a result, says prominent consultancy.

    • Financial services
    • Latest News
    • Redundancy

    Nationwide Building Society to shed 450 jobs

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Feb 2023

    Hundreds of staff at Nationwide, the UK's largest building society, are set to lose their jobs.

    • Financial services
    • Employee relations
    • Legal sector

    Workplace couture prompts awkward questions

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Feb 2023

    A law firm wants its employees to be ‘wildly fabulous’ and dress to impress at work. Meanwhile, an HR firm has delved online to discover the most awkward questions asked by workers.

    • Employment law
    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Tribunal cases involving transgender issues on rise

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Feb 2023

    The number of employment disputes relating to alleged discrimination against transgender employees has more than doubled.

    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Severn Trent to be first FTSE 100 firm with all-women board

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Feb 2023

    Severn Trent is to become the first FTSE 100 company to have women occupying the three key roles of chief executive, chair and chief financial officer.

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