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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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 Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD  The provocation that the best way to predict the future is to help to shape it has been attributed to various people including Abraham Lincoln. In these uncertain and fast-changing times, this idea gives ...

By Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD  Businesses everywhere are being buffeted by geopolitical change, economic headwinds, social change, sustainability challenges, and technological disruption. Surveys, such as that from the Conference Board...

Peter Cheese, CEO of CIPD, on why skills utilisation and job quality are key to improving output Last month I talked about the immediate challenges confronting us as a profession, but also holding on to a longer-term vision and sense of purpose, both...

As another year turns over, we naturally look back as well as forwards. Sometimes, single words can sum up a complex view. If the word of the year last year was ‘unprecedented’, the word of the year this year, according to the Collins Dic...

Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD. The statement, ‘may you live in interesting times’, has often been attributed to an old Chinese curse. Whether accurate or not, the fact is that we are living in times of great turbulence and uncertai...

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is an essential theme in business today. Fairness, tolerance and access to opportunity are principles that should underlay any responsible business, and are fundamental to getting the best out of people. Divers...

It’s been an unbelievable ten years since I joined the CIPD as chief executive in July 2012. I was as excited then about the opportunity to help our profession and professional body as I continue to be now, but couldn’t possibly have imag...

Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD. When we consider the future of the people profession, it’s important we engage with and listen to those coming into the profession. Students studying for CIPD qualifications will bring new expectations, idea...

Work can and should be a force for good, but the CIPD’s Good Work Index 2021 shows that job quality still falls short in a number of areas. Issues like lack of work-life balance, lack of development and high workloads a...

By Peter Cheese, Chief Executive and Bijal Majithia, Head of Inclusion and Diversity, CIPD25 May 2021 marks one year since the murder of George Floyd, and the response it provoked in so many communities. Solidarity marches and gatherings took place f...

Peter Cheese, CEO of the CIPDA chance to reflect: one year on since the first UK lockdown.On the National Day of Reflection, Peter Cheese, CEO of the CIPD, remembers the people we have all lost over the last year.Today,&...

The terrible kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard while walking home in South London has been a significant trigger of both grief and anger around violence and harassment towards women, and the demands for change. There is a real sense from so man...

By Peter Cheese, CEOWishing you a very happy new year.I’m sure we’ve all welcomed the new year as a time to look ahead and put a very difficult year behind us. However, we can see that the next few months will continue to be bli...

By Peter Cheese, CEO, CIPD.Today’s announcement by the Prime Minister of a new Lifetime Skills Guarantee is a bold ambition but much more needs to be done to make this a reality. The measures set out today, such as providing free college cours...

The events of the last few weeks have challenged us all to question how we understand racism in the world, and our part in addressing it. Whilst ethnicity and difference is part of humanity and what makes us who we ...

The world of work has been evolving faster than ever before. Rapid developments in technology, as well as attitudes and expectations have been shifting the nature of jobs and how and where we work, and these trends will very likely accelerate as...

By Peter Cheese, CEO at the CIPD.As attention and government guidance everywhere shifts to the next phase of the crisis and lock down restrictions begin to ease, how we approach a return to places of work is looking significantly ...

By Peter Cheese, CEO, CIPD There's little doubt that we'll all see a lot of change in the next 10 years. Much is uncertain and hard to predict, although we can see many of the drivers for change now. From the acceleration of technology in al...

Happy New Year! If 2019 continues like our first full week back at CIPD HQ, we’re in for another intriguing and unpredictable year. Political change, economic uncertainty, and changes in the world of work will all continue to shape the context ...