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By 13 Oct, 2023 15:57
Jonny Gifford, interim Head of Research at the CIPD, explores changing attitudes towards work in the UK A new study by King’s College London has found that nearly one fifth of British people say work is not important in their life. This p...
By 6 Oct, 2023 15:19
‘Let’s talk menopause’ has been the CIPD’s clarion call to organisations since we launched our workplace resources and Manifesto for Menopause at Work in 2019. Since then, we’ve seen real momentum build to create menopau...
By 1 Oct, 2023 11:13
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 29 Sep, 2023 10:03
CIPD looks at UK employment law developments in September 2023 On 18 September, two acts received Royal Assent: Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill This act extends pensions automatic enrolment to younger jobholde...
By 19 Sep, 2023 16:20
Claire McCartney, Senior Resourcing and Inclusion Adviser at the CIPD, reflects on the launch of an age-inclusive recruitment toolkit by the Centre for Ageing Better in collaboration with CIPD and REC. The newly-released recruitment tools provi...
By 14 Sep, 2023 12:12
The UK’s Hybrid Work Commission, with input from the CIPD, has launched its report with recommendations to UK Government on how to get the most from hybrid working A growing body of research shows that the right hybrid and remo...
By 25 Aug, 2023 10:31
CIPD looks at UK employment law developments in August 2023 Fines raised for firms found to be employing illegal migrants New fines are set to come into force in early 2024 for firms who are found to have repeatedly employed illegal...
By 11 Aug, 2023 11:16
*This post was written in late June, 2023. For the most up-to-date information on legislative changes under RUEL please see our member-support page: https://www.cipd.org/uk/knowledge/employment-law/retained-eu-law-bill-employment-changes/ &n...
By 14 Jul, 2023 15:04
Jon Boys, Senior Labour Market Economist at the CIPD, analyses the loyalty of young people to their employers and explores whether they’re less loyal than other age groups Young people are reported to job hop more, but is this disloyalty ...
By 7 Jul, 2023 10:05
Jon Boys, Senior Labour Market Economist at the CIPD, analyses working from home trends by age to find out if young people in the UK are working from home less Age matters when it comes to working from home trends and reporting on them. And a key p...
By 1 Jul, 2023 11:10
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...
By 30 Jun, 2023 12:53
On 24 May 2023, three acts extending protections for parents and carers received Royal Assent: The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act This act allows up to 12 weeks paid leave for employed parents with a baby that is admitted to neonat...
By 5 Jun, 2023 09:51
Jon Boys , Senior Labour Market Economist at the CIPD, analyses seasonal variations in working hours and discusses flexible working practices that can benefit both the employer and the employee In 2022, PwC grabbed headlines by offering staff summer h...
By 30 May, 2023 14:16
The CIPD Trust is delighted to partner with Offploy and St Giles Trust to deliver a pilot project that supports people with convictions to succeed in work, using the expertise of the Trust’s experienced HR mentors. Offploy’s founder...
By 26 May, 2023 13:00
*This post was written in May 2023, for the most up-to-date information on legislative changes under RUEL please see our member-support page https://www.cipd.org/uk/knowledge/employment-law/retained-eu-law-bill-employment-changes/ As the UK Gover...
By 26 May, 2023 10:10
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...
By 13 Apr, 2023 14:42
Charles Cotton, CIPD's senior policy advisor on performance and reward. Against the backdrop of the UK’s worst cost-of-living crisis in decades, with the annual rate of CPI inflation increasing by 10.4% in February 2023, CIPD research finds tha...
By 21 Mar, 2023 16:09
…do you see people of different colour, culture, appearance, family status and socio-economic background, asks Enoch Adeyemi? The CIPD in Scotland invited the founder of Black Professionals Scotland , and a speaker at the 2023 CIPD Scotl...
By 15 Mar, 2023 10:21
CIPD Voice On... the importance of flexible working for all and in particular what can be done to support flexibility in front-line roles. By Claire McCartney, Senior Policy Advisor - Resourcing and Inclusion, CIPD. Flex for all You&r...
By 14 Mar, 2023 17:25
Emma Mamo of Scotland’s national mental health charity SAMH, highlights the need for people professionals to care for themselves. Most roles have an element of pressure, such as targets or deadlines, but stress is when we feel that what i...
By 8 Mar, 2023 13:19
CIPD Voice On... findings of the Women Leaders Review by Claire McCartney, CIPD’s Senior Resourcing and Inclusion Adviser. In its second report, the government-backed FTSE Women Leaders Review found that FTSE 350 firms had reached the gender pa...
By 7 Mar, 2023 13:48
CIPD Voice On… by Jill Miller and Lutfur Ali, Senior Policy Advisors on EDI. We know from research and experience that equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in the people profession needs improving. We have a vital role to play in hel...
By 6 Mar, 2023 11:07
Marek Zemanik, CIPD’s senior public policy adviser for Scotland, shares tips on how to get the best out of apprentices. Work-based learning, and apprenticeships in particular, benefit employers and young people in many ways. Organisations...
By 3 Mar, 2023 14:38
CIPD Scotland invited Stephen Pearson, chair of Financial Inclusion for Scotland, to share some good examples of organisations supporting employees through the cost-of-living crisis. Evidence shows that financial worries can have a detrimental ...
By 1 Mar, 2023 16:33
CIPD Voice On... the impact of work on people professionals' mental and physical health, by Rebecca Peters, CIPD Research Adviser. It’s very telling that the 2022 word of the year reflected the chaos and upheaval that we’ve experienced si...