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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!

    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Pay & benefits

    University staff across UK and teachers in Scotland begin strike action

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Nov 2022

    Tens of thousands of university staff began industrial action today (24 November) in what has been called the largest strike in the history of UK higher education.

    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses
    • Labour market

    Hiring problems set to continue, finds Indeed report

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Nov 2022

    UK employers face a shrinking labour force and will continue to wrestle with hiring challenges into 2023 and beyond, according to a forecasts released by sister companies Indeed and Glassdoor.

    • Employee relations
    • Collective bargaining
    • Latest News

    Royal Mail strike goes ahead as talks fail

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Nov 2022

    Thousands of postal workers have begun a 48-hour strike after talks between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU)...

    • Belief discrimination
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Lack of inclusion blights working lives of many UK Hindus

    by Adam McCulloch 22 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 22 Nov 2022

    New research has found that hardly any Hindus feel their organisation is happy for them to take time off for religious festivals.

    • Social mobility
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Legal sector

    Diversity becoming key to clients‘ choice of law firm

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Nov 2022

    New research has shown that 25% of corporate legal departments now use diversity data when deciding which law firms they work with.

    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture

    Party time is here. Where is everybody?

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Nov 2022

    The party season is upon us, and it's much needed considering all the gloomy news around. So, who's pouring?

    • National living wage
    • NHS
    • Latest News

    Autumn statement: ‘Skills shortages have not been addressed’

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Nov 2022

    Many concerns about the autumn statement have focused on whether the measures will help tackle the skills and labour shortage and make more likely the possibility of redundancies this winter.

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Tech sector

    Twitter offices close amid resignations

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Nov 2022

    Elon Musk's chaotic takeover of Twitter has taken another turn with employees being told that the company's offices worldwide will be temporarily closed, effective immediately.

    • Legal sector
    • Personnel Today Awards

    Personnel Today Awards 2022: Irwin Mitchell judged Employment Law Firm of the Year

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022

    How Irwin Mitchell won the Employment Law Firm of the Year category of the Personnel Today Awards 2022.

    • HR Technology
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    Personnel Today Awards 2022: Peninsula Business Services lands HR Technology Award

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022

    Peninsula wins the day at the Personnel Today Awards 2022 in the HR technology category.

    • HR Technology
    • Personnel Today Awards

    Personnel Today Awards 2022: OpenBlend scoops HR Tech Provider of the year

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022

    How OpenBlend won the HR Tech Provider award at the Personnel Today Awards 2022.

    • Change management
    • Personnel Today Awards

    Personnel Today Awards 2022: Top marks for Eton College in Change Management Award

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022

    How Eton College won the Change Management Awards at the Personnel Today Awards 2022.

    • Personnel Today Awards
    • Workplace culture

    Personnel Today Awards 2022: Grosvenor Property UK scoops Workplace Culture Award – Smaller Organisations

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022

    Having clear goals and a powerful framework to achieve them bagged Grosvenor Property UK the Workplace Culture Award for Smaller Organisations.

    • Candidate experience
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Personnel Today Awards

    Personnel Today Awards 2022: Dee Set bags Candidate Experience Award

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022

    Innovative technology and automation delivers a superb candidate experience at Dee Set, which won the 2022 Candidate Experience Award

    • Workplace culture
    • Personnel Today Awards

    Personnel Today Awards 2022: IMI engineers Workplace Culture Award for Larger Organisations win

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022

    Engineering group IMI impressed our judging panel by demonstrating how a global company can create 'one big team'.

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