British Chambers of Commerce seeks more support from ministers for smaller firms now that free Covid testing has ended.
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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2021-22 gender pay gap reporting deadline passes for public sector organisations.
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The Nautilus Union: ‘P&O has gotten away with it. There’s no fine, there’s no legal action, there’s only words and hot air.’
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The government's plan to ask UK ports to block ferries from docking if they do no pay crews the UK minimum wage would not succeed, the docks industry has stated.
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Unite threatens Royal Mail with industrial action over what it claims is a ‘fire and rehire’ scheme to replace managers.
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Some facets of the government's response to the 800 job losses were ill-informed, a legal expert tells Personnel Today
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Despite P&O Ferries' admission of law-breaking over the mass redundancy of 800 staff, many uncertainties remain over the laws shipping staff are subject to, MPs have heard.
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The UK transport secretary was ‘aware’ of problems at P&O Ferries by the time he met the head of DP World at Dubai Expo on 22 November last year.
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Under new ESG proposals the local operations of firms such as McDonald's and General Motors would have to comply with European reporting rules.
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P&O Ferries boss Hebblethwaite admits potentially criminal actions to MPs; transport secretary Grant Shapps at Dubai meeting when ‘major changes’ firm were discussed.
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The TUC has said ministers must step in to run services if a ‘fit and proper’ operator could not be found quickly to replace P&O Ferries.
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In the wake of the P&O Ferry sackings the TUC has demanded that ministers prevent workers from ‘being treated like disposable labour’.
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Remote and home-working may help many employers to recruit staff, but it seems to have less of an impact on retaining staff, new research suggests.
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French, Dutch and Irish crews retained as questions grow over legality of P&O Ferries’ decision to axe 800 crews.
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The government says it will ‘help’ organisations tackle the ethnicity pay gap but will not make it mandatory.