CIPD Northern Ireland Blog

The success of NI Water’s apprenticeship scheme

2023-02-06T01:00:00Z

The winner of CIPD Northern Ireland’s Best Apprenticeship Scheme Award is improving diversity and building a talent pipeline as well as supporting young people into jobs, says Lee Ann Panglea. Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week this yea...(read more)

What businesses need to do to attract - and keep - top talent

2022-06-07T06:00:00Z

By Deborah Stevenson, Chief People Officer, PwC Operate Lots has been said and written about the so-called Great Resignation - and rightly. COVID-19 gave people the time and opportunity to reevaluate their lives, what they value and what they want t...(read more)

Northern Ireland Skills Barometer 2021

2022-04-05T07:00:00Z

By Marek Zemanik, Senior Public Policy Adviser at the CIPD in Northern Ireland As the immediate concerns over the pandemic impact on the Northern Irish economy abated, new challenges reared their heads – be it labour and skills shortages ...(read more)

Better work and working lives for Northern Ireland

2022-03-01T09:30:00Z

By Marek Zemanik – Senior Public Policy Adviser. My last blog, looking at some of the political and policy issues that are likely to dominate the NI Assembly election, was published exactly two days before Paul Givan resigned as First Min...(read more)

Looking ahead to the 2022 NI Assembly election

2022-02-01T11:57:40Z

By Marek Zemanik – Senior Public Policy Adviser. It has been a tumultuous five years in Northern Ireland. The first three of these were marked by the collapse of the Assembly amid disagreements over power-sharing and policy. Then, ...(read more)

Northern Ireland Civil Service is taking action against domestic and sexual abuse

2021-12-07T12:37:00Z

Domestic abuse has an impact at work where it can negatively affect those who are abused as well as their colleagues. The CIPD and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) recently produced a guide for employers for managing and supporti...(read more)

Extending bereavement leave and pay in Northern Ireland

2021-09-06T09:00:00Z

By Olivia Carson, Public Affairs Officer The CIPD in Northern Ireland are a key partner of the Coalition of Bereaved Workers which is campaigning to see bereavement leave and pay extended to all employees in Northern Ireland bereaved of a close rela...(read more)

Skills - bringing public policy and practice together

2021-07-05T08:00:00Z

By Lee Ann Panglea – Head of CIPD Scotland and Northern Ireland The CIPD’s public policy work in Northern Ireland is stepping up. And it is happening at a very opportune time too – skills policy has shot up to the top o...(read more)

Flex from 1st: CIPD member Heather Palmer on first-hand experiences of flexible working over the last year

2021-07-01T08:00:00Z

Heather Palmer, founder KaleidoPeople and HR Business Partner Employee Relations and Policy BBC. 1) How do you think attitudes to flexible working have changed over the last year? The attitudes to flexibility a...(read more)

Flex from 1st: CIPD member, Bob van Geldere on first-hand experiences of flexible working over the last year

2021-07-01T08:00:00Z

Bob van Geldere, HR Manager, Clanmil Housing. 1) How do you think attitudes to flexible working have changed over the last year? Many organisations already had some flexible working arrangements ...(read more)

Flex from 1st: Rise of the Zoombies

2021-07-01T08:00:00Z

Patrick Gallen, Partner, People and Change Consulting, Grant Thorton. We are no longer working from home, rather living at work. Or, as a colleague recently said, “The weekend now feels lik...(read more)

CIPD Northern Ireland Conference highlights the role of people professionals in shaping the future of work

2021-05-28T07:00:00Z

By Lee Ann Panglea, Head of CIPD Scotland and Northern Ireland Throughout the course of the pandemic, organisations from across Northern Ireland have been forced to adapt at pace and implement changes in the way they operate whilst navigating uncert...(read more)

Scottish skills policy in a Northern Irish context

2021-03-30T16:58:00Z

By Marek Zemanik, Senior Public Policy Adviser. Getting skills policy right is crucial – not just for our post-COVID recovery, but for longer-term prospects in the face of rapidly changing economies. This is just as relevant in...(read more)

Contributing to the new Skills Strategy

2021-02-01T16:02:00Z

By Marek Zemanik, Senior Public Policy Adviser. With CIPD members driving workplace skills development across many businesses, skills policy is one of our key areas of interest. The Northern Ireland Executive, and the Department of the Eco...(read more)

Wellbeing in the 'new normal'

2020-10-06T11:50:00Z

By Beth McMaw Considine, CIPD Northern Ireland Branch Chair. As we settle into autumn, with cooler temperatures, shorter days and increasing COVID-19 related restrictions, I’d like to share with you, our members, some reflections on “well...(read more)