Fran Heathcote will be the general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS), and Amy Leversidge moves from the FDA union to become general secretary of the British Airline Pilots’ Association.
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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Letter states the levy should be altered to help employers reduce labour shortages and fund courses shorter than one year.
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Bernard Looney is to be dismissed without notice and will not receive further salary or benefits, which would have amounted up to £32.4m.
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Online marketplace Etsy is shedding 225 jobs, about 11% of its workforce, as part of a plan to bring down its costs.
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Mayors and city leaders join first ministers to pledge to avert the use work notices in their devolved authorities.
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At least there’s Secret Santa to enjoy. Sorry. HR has an opinion about this.
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UK's economic prospects were not helped by the government's 'pro-election rather than pro-economy decision on immigration' says REC.
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Unite says workers, squeezed by cost of living pressures, deserve more of the charity’s funds.
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A sense of ‘permacrisis’ is gripping international businesses which could leave employees vulnerable to burnout.
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The newly passed regulations follow on from the passing of the Strikes Act in July 2023.
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Supermarket Aldi has announced new pay rates that could make it the first retailer of its kind to pay all store and warehouse colleagues at least £12 an hour nationally.
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Matt Hancock: ‘Having higher sick pay… would encourage employers to do more to look after the health of their employees.’
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All employment tribunal cases are serious matters. The vast majority involve redundancy, disability and discrimination on the grounds of race...
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It’s rarely commented upon, but one of the great benefits of hybrid working (for those of us lucky enough to...
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Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said: ‘We are in this for the long haul. Our members who have not had a pay rise for nearly five years now are determined that the train companies … do the right thing.’