More people are working part-time or in temporary jobs than at any time since the start of the pandemic.
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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The construction industry is facing a shortage of a quarter of a million workers within the next four years because of Brexit and the effects of the Covid pandemic.
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New research suggests that some companies' diversity statements may be off-putting for the very candidates they are intended to attract.
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Civil service union joins with campaigners in failed bid to halt asylum seeker flight to Rwanda as Home Office staff rebel against policy.
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Pilots’ unions have strongly criticised comments by the head of low cost airline Wizz Air after he appeared to call on crew to work despite being tired.
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Pedal Me, Gorillas and Getir ride high in the worker-friendly rankings while Deliveroo and Just Eat slip down the table.
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A new jobs website has promised to provide only ethical work and aims to get more people employed by sustainable industries.
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An academic study by King's College finds broad support for working from home and little backing for the views expressed by Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg on the issue.
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Women still make up less than a quarter of senior promotions within financial services businesses, despite some signs of recent progress.
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Investments aimed at re-routing economies to improve social outcomes will drive employment across both advanced and developing economies, says the World Economic Forum.
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The boss of P&O Ferries has denied that his company has taken a reputational hit in the wake of its sudden sacking of 800 crew in mid-March.
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MPs will examine the challenges faced by workers and employers and what the government and businesses can do support the labour market.
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Young people undertake e-learning in the hope of learning skills to launch businesses or change careers, research showed.
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A small number of universities are slowing the rise of diversity in the workplace, according to Euan Blair.
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In the past year alone, £97m of funding wasn’t spent, which would have paid for 120,000 adults to access courses helping them to reskill.