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Adam McCulloch

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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!

    • Shared parental leave
    • Maternity
    • Latest News

    MP urges rethink on ‘ladies do babies’ approach in Employment Rights Bill

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Mar 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Mar 2025

    MP says the Employment Rights Bill bolsters maternity rights, without consideration of rights of fathers.

    • Financial services
    • Legal sector
    • Discipline

    Former BNP Paribas lawyer fined for using offensive nicknames

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Mar 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Mar 2025

    Solicitors Regulation Authority orders BNP Paribas lawyer to pay £31,000 after using nicknames such as ‘Pol Pot’ and ‘Jabba the Hutt’.

    • Careers in HR
    • Latest News
    • Movers and shakers

    Mitie appoints Kathryn Dolan as chief people officer

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Mar 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Mar 2025

    Mitie has appointed Kathryn Dolan, as its new chief people officer; Hilary Goldby has been appointed HR director at Compass Group UK and Ireland’s business and industry sector.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Gender

    Equality at work: ‘Men are out of touch’

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Feb 2025

    Research found that a quarter (26%) of working women were not promoted in pay, benefits or position in 2024, compared with just a fifth (20%) of men.

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
    • Latest News

    Return to the office: Gartner highlights the risks for recruitment

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Feb 2025

    Are return to office mandates too high a risk for firms? More than half of employees believe that their location should not matter as long as they meet work expectations.

    • Right to work
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Further steep fall in UK work and study visas

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Feb 2025

    There was a further steep fall in UK work visas granted in 2024 as arrivals continue to decrease in the wake of rules introduced at the end of 2023 by the previous government. 

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    Number of Neets hits nearly one million

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Feb 2025

    Figures from the Office for National Statistics show there were about 987,000 young people aged 16 to 24 who were Neets in October to December 2024.

    • Legal sector
    • Latest News

    Most judges in UK say they will quit within five years

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Feb 2025

    More than two-thirds of full-time judges say they will quit within five years given their high workloads, lack of administrative support and concerns for personal safety.

    • Hospitality
    • Latest News
    • Living Wage

    UK sees large rise in number of low paid jobs

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Feb 2025

    New research from the Living Wage Foundation reveals that nearly one in six (15.7%) jobs paid below real Living Wage in 2024, 800,000 more than in 2023.

    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses
    • Labour market

    ‘Too soon for gloom in 2025’ finds jobs report

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Feb 2025

    There was a significant increase in active job postings in January – the first time that job postings have risen since June 2024.

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Workplace culture

    Beauty raises its ugly head in office politics

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Feb 2025

    The link between physical attractiveness and perceptions of ability in the workplace gets a lingering glance in our latest lighthearted take on the HR world.

    • USA
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Citigroup and KPMG abandon DEI goals in US

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Feb 2025

    This week has seen further major companies – Citigroup and KPMG – abandon their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the US.

    • Latest News
    • Movers and shakers
    • The HR profession

    Movers and shakers: Bibby Financial Services, Mastercard and more

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Feb 2025

    Our first round-up of movers and shakers in 2025 includes significant appointments at Mastercard, The HR Department and Estée Lauder.

    • Brexit
    • Europe
    • Early careers

    Youth mobility scheme on the table for Starmer in EU talks

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Feb 2025

    The UK is likely to offer a youth mobility scheme, as the government looks to reset relations with the EU.

    • Latest News
    • Education - further and higher
    • Immigration

    Universities crisis deepens, as Bangor sheds 200 jobs

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Feb 2025

    The fall in the number of international students has led Bangor University to place about 200 jobs under risk of redundancy, its vice-chancellor has told staff in an email.

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