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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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    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    UK job market shows signs of resilience

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2025

    There was a month-by-month increase in the number of new job postings in the UK in May, new figures reveal.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Latest News
    • Retail

    Businesses warned not to overlook AI shortcomings

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Jun 2025

    The rush to improve productivity by using AI could lead to significant errors, a business academic has warned, as Amazon concedes that jobs will be lost.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Financial services
    • Latest News

    Allianz to cut 650 jobs in the UK

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Jun 2025

    Allianz tells employees in its UK insurance arm that it is to cut 650 jobs because of difficult market conditions.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    HR is second ‘most sexist profession’ survey suggests

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jun 2025

    According to a newly published survey IT and telecoms is the most sexist sector for women to work in in the UK – closely followed by HR.

    • Latest News
    • Retail
    • Employment tribunals

    Former employees of Wilko gain £2m payout

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jun 2025

    An employment tribunal has awarded a £2m payout to almost 10,000 former employees of high street retailer Wilko.

    • Early conciliation
    • Employment law
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Lawyers warn over impact of Employment Rights Bill on tribunals

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jun 2025

    Chair of the Employment Lawyers' Association: ‘The evidence is clear. The tribunal cannot cope with the rising tide of employment litigation.’

    • Acas
    • Dispute resolution
    • Employee relations

    Workplace disputes: ‘Most employment tribunals could be avoided’

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Jun 2025

    A radical departure from the adversarial approach of employers, employees, management and unions is needed – Pete Colby, Pragmatism.

    • Latest News
    • Productivity
    • Workplace culture

    ‘As you were’ – fear of change holds back the UK workforce

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2025

    UK workers have been warned that they are too slow to change, and enjoy their comfort zones rather too much.

    • Local authorities
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Latest News

    Birmingham bin workers vote to continue strikes

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2025

    The ballot, which resulted in 97% of workers voting in favour of strike action on a 75% turnout, means strike action could last until December.

    • Case law
    • USA
    • North America

    US Supreme Court lowers burden of proof for ‘reverse discrimination’

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2025

    The US Supreme Court has voted to make it easier for people from majority groups in workplace disputes to sue their employer for discrimination.

    • Zero hours
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Institute of Directors demand reforms to Employment Rights Bill

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2025

    IoD: ‘Government has yet to show that it is listening to the concerns of business about the potential unintended consequences of the Bill as it is currently drafted.’

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Selection interviews

    Half of job applications don’t get past first stage

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Jun 2025

    The quality of candidates was not always a prime issue, with many failed applications being down to overly complex application processes.

    • Education
    • Latest News
    • Public sector

    Rise in secondary school recruitment in England

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Jun 2025

    There were 1,400 extra full-time equivalent secondary school teachers recruited in the year to November 2024, a rise of 0.7%.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Manufacturing
    • Latest News

    20,000 employees agree to leave Volkswagen by 2030

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Jun 2025

    Europe's largest carmaker has said about 20,000 employees have agreed to voluntarily leave the company by the end of the decade, as it looks to cut 35,000 jobs in Germany by 2030.

    • Legal sector
    • Latest News
    • Public sector

    Lawyers to be enticed back to resolve skills shortfall at CPS

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Jun 2025

    Recruitment drive will see specialist criminal law barristers and solicitors supported back to work for Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

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