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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!

    • Hybrid working
    • Employee communications
    • Latest News

    Half of bosses agree with home worker monitoring

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2022

    New research from the CIPD finds leaders open to the idea of using software to monitor employees.

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Trade unions

    TUC accuses ministers of playing ‘Robin Hood in reverse’

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2022

    Frances O'Grady's final speech to a TUC Congress was a withering attack on the government whose policies were those of 'Robin Hood in reverse'.

    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution
    • Latest News

    Railway workers ballot on further strike action

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2022

    Fresh ballot of RMT members could see mandate for strike action continuing into spring 2023.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Latest News
    • Global mobility

    ‘Wandering workers’ a specific legal risk for UK businesses

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2022

    Remote working from abroad poses special risks for UK firms; AI applications are not being properly tested for bias; economic caution causes more hesitancy in recruitment.

    • Bonuses
    • Financial services
    • Latest News

    No U-turn on lifting cap on bankers’ bonuses

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2022

    The lifting of the cap on bankers' bonuses, as announced by then-chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng in the mini-budget of 23 September, will go ahead, the Treasury has confirmed.

    • Hybrid working
    • Europe
    • Latest News

    European report highlights hybrid working challenges

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2022

    Companies across Europe are struggling to reconcile the desire to attract people into in-person work while offering the flexibility to attract talented applicants.

    • IR35
    • Economics, government & business
    • Labour market

    IR35: self-employed contractors have been ‘thrown under the bus’

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Oct 2022

    ‘Genuinely self-employed contractors thrown under the bus’: further reaction from payroll and tax compliance specialists on the U-turn on IR35 reform.

    • IR35
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    IR35 policy: It is time to stop ‘tearing things up’, say employers

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Oct 2022

    'There are no quick fixes. It is not enough to tear things down – we need to take time to build': REC.

    • IR35
    • Latest News
    • Department for Work and Pensions

    Hunt reverses tax cuts including repeal of IR35 reforms

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Oct 2022

    New chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that the government will no longer reverse the off-payroll IR35 reforms announced in the mini Budget.

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Latest News
    • Professional services

    Deloitte executive allowed to retire after drunken tirade

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Oct 2022

    An executive at professional services giant Deloitte who faced complaints over sexist and racist comments he made while drunk at a work social event has been allowed to retire.

    • Latest News
    • Labour market
    • Skills shortages

    UK immigration shake-up on the cards as labour crisis bites. What will change?

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Oct 2022

    Ministers and officials are thought to be reviewing visas and immigration rules to see what can be done to ease the labour shortage and help businesses grow. What are their options?

    • Latest News
    • Department for Work and Pensions
    • Retirement

    State pension age could rise to 69 despite static life expectancy

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Oct 2022

    A further rise in the state pension age is likely, according to a new study of future trends.

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Business continuity

    Power cuts: what are the HR issues?

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Oct 2022

    With power cuts a possibility this winter, employers could be facing yet another major business continuity challenge.

    • Career paths
    • Careers in HR
    • Latest News

    Rachel Mooney appointed chief people officer at Pets at Home

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Oct 2022

    Pets at Home, a FTSE-250 nationwide retailer with more than 450 outlets, has announced the appointment of a new chief people officer.

    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses
    • Labour market

    HR leaders say labour shortage is causing major loss of revenue

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2022

    Getting on for half of HR leaders have reported that their company is losing up to 15% in revenues because of the UK labour shortage.

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