Public policy

Revised corporate governance code: Opportunities for HR

2024-05-30T10:45:53Z

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 ...(read more)

History says AI will boost productivity, wages and employment

2024-01-29T16:17:00Z

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...(read more)

Few people are coming to the UK on work visas despite high net migration

2023-05-26T10:10:29Z

CIPD Voice On…migration to the UK and associated skills/labour shortages. Plus our policy calls in this area. By James Cockett, CIPD’s Labour Market Economist Estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) of long-te...(read more)

One+All: Protecting workers from financial struggle

2022-05-03T11:14:01Z

Nicola Ryan MCIPD, Director of Colleague Support at school wear provider One+All. Despite the rising cost of living, one in five workers feel their employer is not doing enough to support their financial wellbeing – rising to almost one ...(read more)

Five responsible people practices that can help people out of in-work poverty

2022-03-29T23:01:00Z

Katie Jacobs, Senior Stakeholder Lead, CIPD Membership Department. News of the UK’s cost of living crisis has dominated the headlines since the Chancellor’s Spring Statement last week, with multiple stories of families having to cho...(read more)

PwC Middle East: Committed to hiring over 500 new graduates each year

2022-03-08T14:51:26Z

Mona Abou Hana, Chief People Officer for EMEA and the Middle East, PwC Middle East. At PwC Middle East, we have a successful graduate programme in place that is now on its sixth intake. Each year, we bring in over 300 new graduates to giv...(read more)

Qatar Cool: Providing the next generation with the tools, skills, and experience to take the country forward

2022-03-01T12:24:14Z

Hasan Imam MCIPD, Head of Talent Development and Acquisition, Qatar Cool and Zulfikar Jiffry, Internal Communications Specialist, Qatar Cool. Our internship program is aimed at students who have studied in Qatar and international universit...(read more)

Now is the time for employers to take action on in-work poverty

2022-02-22T11:50:00Z

Morgan Bestwick, Policy and Partnerships Officer (Work), Joseph Rowntree Foundation For too many people, jobs are not working. Work should offer a clear route out of poverty, yet the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)’s most recent UK Poverty rep...(read more)

Wirral Borough Council: Providing quality employment opportunities for young people

2022-02-07T09:29:23Z

Beth Wilson, Organisational Development Officer, Wirral Borough Council. At Wirral Borough Council, we strive to make a positive difference for all our residents and communities in Wirral, this is at the heart of what we do. Our employees lead t...(read more)

What can organisations and people managers learn from Nusrat Ghani MP and Azeem Rafiq’s story?

2022-02-07T01:05:00Z

By Lutfur Ali, Senior Policy Advisor at the CIPD. Nusrat Ghani said that in February 2020, a government whip told her "Muslimness was raised as an issue" when she was removed from her Ministerial job. She was told that her “Muslimness was...(read more)

Four ways to being an effective ally

2022-02-01T10:16:44Z

Lutfur Ali, Senior Policy Advisor, CIPD. Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are increasingly becoming a top priority for organisations. Whatever the stimulus or motivation there is now a growing recognition that EDI is not just simply the r...(read more)

Neurodiversity – is your organisation missing out?

2022-01-28T09:32:00Z

Lutfur Ali, Senior Policy Advisor, CIPD. By looking at my seven-year-old you may not be able to tell, but his brain functions very differently. If you were to meet him, you’d probably notice that beyond his ‘normal’ looks he do...(read more)

Peabody: Helping young people find a career where they excel

2021-11-08T13:44:00Z

Harry Clucas, Community and Mobilisation, Peabody. Our focus is to help young people find a career where they excel. We offer this through a range of mediums such as in-house kickstart placements, funding and training to...(read more)

Northumbrian Water Group: Creating an opportunity-driven culture

2021-11-01T09:21:00Z

Northumbrian Water Limited supplies 2.7 million customers in the North East with both water and sewerage services, trading as Northumbrian Water, and 1.8 million customers in the South East with water services, trading as Essex &a...(read more)

MTR Elizabeth line: Transforming travel in London

2021-10-28T08:00:00Z

Alison Bell, People and Culture Director, MTR Elizabeth line. When the new Elizabeth line opens it will provide a fast, frequent service linking the east and west through the heart of London, improving customer journey times and increasing ...(read more)