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We’re now a quarter of the way through the 21 st century. The last 25 years have seen immense change, from technological developments, to geopolitical change and environmental concerns, and I think we...
By 6 Jan, 2025 15:16
We’re now a quarter of the way through the 21st century. The last 25 years have seen immense change, from technological developments, to geopolitical change and environmental concerns, and I think we would all recognise that progress has been m...
By 4 Nov, 2024 17:29
Labour market regulation is always a balance between providing reasonable flexibility for employers with fair treatment, access to opportunities and security for individuals. Too much regulation can be burdensome and discourage employers from hiring,...
By 16 Sep, 2024 14:52
As part of World Childless Week , running from 16 to 22 September, Claire McCartney, CIPD Policy and Practice Manager, invited Shelleena Biddle to share her experience to help raise awareness of the childless not by choice community. Ple...
By 14 Aug, 2024 16:26
Time magazine called 2024 ‘The Ultimate Election Year’, noting elections happening across more than 60 countries. Almost half of the global population will vote. By the middle of the year more than one billion had already voted in countri...
By 17 Jun, 2024 17:15
CIPD Chief Examiner Stephen Taylor reviews how General Elections promote legislative change. Cynicism about promised legislative change in the world of work is widespread in the UK right now. A General Election date has been set for 4 July 2024. In ...
By 3 Jun, 2024 10:29
Ben Willmott , CIPD’s Head of Policy, and employment law helpline provider CIPD HR-inform, look at the questions this has raised around risk and legislation. Manchester United hit the headlines last week with its push to get all staff bac...
By 30 May, 2024 10:45
Susannah Haan , the CIPD’s Senior Corporate Governance Adviser, summarises the key changes in the revised code, the implications for boards, and where HR can add value The need for boards to recognise key workforce issues and the role of ...
By 29 May, 2024 09:37
In our May 2024 legal blog, the CIPD looks at how the EU’s agreed AI rules signal the first worldwide rules on artificial intelligence. We share how a flexible working request refusal transformed into a disability discrimination cl...
By 15 May, 2024 11:38
In challenging and uncertain times, being part of a professional community, learning from others and keeping skills up to date, are vital in building the confidence to influence and shape a direction forwards. We know as your professional body we nee...
By 1 May, 2024 16:05
In our April 2024 legal blog, the CIPD explores the landmark ruling from the Supreme Court in Mercer v Secretary of State for Business and Trade. Plus, while multiple new employment laws commenced this month, there are notable further changes b...
By 15 Apr, 2024 16:16
Charles Cotton, CIPD's Senior Policy Advisor on performance and reward. Our latest CIPD Good Work Index survey finds a minor improvement in employees keeping up with bills and other commitments, but a sustained struggle overall. The propo...
By 28 Mar, 2024 12:05
In our March 2024 legal blog the CIPD explores how the financial industry’s Sexism in the City report may point to the tip of an ‘inappropriate NDAs iceberg’. We look to the clarification provided in cases of verbal request for unpa...
By 25 Mar, 2024 15:37
Peter Cheese, the CIPD’s chief executive, reflects on the new report’s recommendations for improving diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The Inclusion at Work Panel, set up by Minister for Women and Equalities Kemi Badenoch th...
By 12 Mar, 2024 14:01
Ben Willmott , Head of Public Policy, considers the Labour Party’s proposals to introduce ‘day one’ employment rights. As we look ahead to a general election, one of the big issues coming into sharper focus for employers i...
By 6 Mar, 2024 15:24
Last week, the Scottish Government’s 2024-25 Budget Bill passed its final Parliamentary vote. Marek Zemanik, Senior Public Policy Adviser at the CIPD, outlines some of the key decisions that impact the people profession. Headlines Nearly £...
By 4 Mar, 2024 13:26
The CIPD’s Claire McCartney , Senior Policy Adviser, invites the UK Minister for Employment to highlight government initiatives to help women in work thrive. The CIPD has been working with UK Government departments and our members to sup...
By 29 Feb, 2024 10:11
In our February 2024 legal blog, the CIPD explores the people profession’s legal obligations around AI, the increased fines and risk associated with employing an illegal worker (even unwittingly) and the upcoming Statutory Rates changes for 202...
By 19 Feb, 2024 12:11
The principles of fairness, opportunity, tolerance and respect for difference, aren’t just important social values but have real importance in the world of work. However, we continue to see an ‘anti-woke’ pushback, confused by some ...
By 30 Jan, 2024 11:13
In our January 2024 legal blog the CIPD explores how significant changes to family-friendly measures coming this April will impact your workplace. We look at two tribunal cases which should be considered when assessing flexible working and discrimina...
By 29 Jan, 2024 16:17
Jon Boys, Senior Labour Market Economist at the CIPD, examines how AI might impact automation, wages and employment During the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s, economic growth exploded but curiously wages stagnated, a situation termed a...
By 23 Jan, 2024 10:59
As the community turns 20, we asked Steve Bridger, Community Manager, and David D'Souza, Membership Director of the CIPD, about the significance of the discussion forum and what it means to those who’ve used it. The CIPD Comm...
By 20 Dec, 2023 11:50
In our December legal blog, the CIPD summarises what UK employment law changes are on the horizon in 2024. This blog was updated on 1 January 2024. The details of this blog are accurate at the time of writing. The CIPD maintains updated record...
By 13 Dec, 2023 13:46
Peter Flack Lamb recaps the latest developments in UK politics and what they mean for CIPD engagement as we head into the next General Election In September, the CIPD published its proposals for improving work in the CIPD Manifesto for Good Work...
By 8 Dec, 2023 15:21
Author: Meg Dunphy, HR Policy & Engagement Manager, CIPD Introduction: Menopause awareness and supports in the workplace have never been more widely discussed. We were delighted to have Prof. Tom Garavan of University College Cork and...
By 4 Dec, 2023 14:22
Claire McCartney, Senior Policy Adviser, Resourcing and Inclusion Earlier this week, I was asked to respond to new survey findings , commissioned by the Young Women’s Trust and reported in the Guardian , that found that a significant minori...
