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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!

    • Coronavirus
    • Testing
    • Latest News

    Businesses sound alarm over rising Covid rates

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2022

    British Chambers of Commerce seeks more support from ministers for smaller firms now that free Covid testing has ended.

    • NHS
    • Local authorities
    • Latest News

    Public sector organisations yet to report as gender pay gap deadline passes

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2022

    2021-22 gender pay gap reporting deadline passes for public sector organisations.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Ministers withdraw legal threat over P&O Ferries redundancies

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2022

    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.’

    • Collective redundancy
    • Latest News
    • Information & consultation

    P&O Ferries: Grant Shapps’ minimum wage plan dismissed

    by Adam McCulloch 31 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 31 Mar 2022

    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.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Fire and rehire
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

    Fire and rehire: Royal Mail faces threat of industrial action

    by Adam McCulloch 31 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 31 Mar 2022

    Unite threatens Royal Mail with industrial action over what it claims is a ‘fire and rehire’ scheme to replace managers.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Latest News
    • Dismissal

    P&O Ferries’ redundancy obligations: Legal Q&A

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Mar 2022

    Some facets of the government's response to the 800 job losses were ill-informed, a legal expert tells Personnel Today

    • Fire and rehire
    • Collective redundancy
    • Employment law

    P&O Ferries chief ‘should step down’ but redundancies expose legal anomalies

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Mar 2022

    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.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Latest News
    • Dismissal

    P&O Ferries: Grant Shapps told of ‘issues’ by DP World in late 2021

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Mar 2022

    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.

    • Environment
    • Europe
    • USA

    Europe looks to ensure full compliance with ESG rules

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Mar 2022

    Under new ESG proposals the local operations of firms such as McDonald's and General Motors would have to comply with European reporting rules.

    • Fire and rehire
    • Collective redundancy
    • Corporate governance

    Chief executive of P&O Ferries asked by MP: ‘Are you just a shameless criminal?’

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Mar 2022

    P&O Ferries boss Hebblethwaite admits potentially criminal actions to MPs; transport secretary Grant Shapps at Dubai meeting when ‘major changes’ firm were discussed.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Fire and rehire
    • Employment law

    ‘Government must take over P&O Ferries services’ says TUC

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Mar 2022

    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.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Fire and rehire
    • Constructive dismissal

    TUC: redundancies by P&O Ferries ‘must be a turning point for UK workers’ rights’

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Mar 2022

    In the wake of the P&O Ferry sackings the TUC has demanded that ministers prevent workers from ‘being treated like disposable labour’.

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Business continuity

    How hybrid working boosts recruitment but not retention

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Mar 2022

    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.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Fire and rehire
    • Europe

    P&O Ferries ‘sees crews as collateral damage and has priced in legal fight’

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Mar 2022

    French, Dutch and Irish crews retained as questions grow over legality of P&O Ferries’ decision to axe 800 crews.

    • Latest News
    • Indirect discrimination
    • Ethnicity pay gap

    Ethnicity pay gap reporting will not be mandatory

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Mar 2022

    The government says it will ‘help’ organisations tackle the ethnicity pay gap but will not make it mandatory.

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