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When will CIPD stop wishing me a Happy Christmas and start wishing me Happy Holidays?

Debbie Aarons

I have been a member of CIPD for over 20 years and every year the organization sends me an email to wish me a Merry Christmas.  For the past 5 years, I have sent a message directly to CIPD to ask that this message be changed to a more inclusive holiday greeting.  Clearly, this wish is not respected.

As an HR professional, I encourage employers to practice inclusive work practices.  Wishing people a Happy Holidays is inclusive as is Seasons Greetings.  Not all employees celebrate Christmas and I'm sure that this applies to CIPD members too.

I do not take offence each time someone wishes me a Merry Christmas as I appreciate that this is a message of goodwill.  However, this does apply to a professional body such as CIPD.  I see little value in writing about the value of inclusivity if you are not willing to practice this yourself.

Wishing all members of CIPD a peaceful and happy holiday season.

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  • There is absolutely no reason why the CIPD should not wish us a Happy Christmas. That is what it is. If we start saying Happy Holidays, we would have to do the same during Eid, Hanukkah, Diwali etc The entire cultural calendar would just be a massive generic list of "Christian Holiday", " Muslim Holiday.

    Refusing to recognise or respect the holidays of different religions is not inclusive at all - quite the opposite in fact. I have Muslim friends who wish me Happy Christmas (I'm Wiccan rather than Christian so Yuletide Greetings is more appropriate, but I appreciate that they are respecting what they believe is my religion) ) and i wish them Eid Mubarak

    So i very much hope that my professional body will continue to with me Happy Christmas
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  • There is absolutely no reason why the CIPD should not wish us a Happy Christmas. That is what it is. If we start saying Happy Holidays, we would have to do the same during Eid, Hanukkah, Diwali etc The entire cultural calendar would just be a massive generic list of "Christian Holiday", " Muslim Holiday.

    Refusing to recognise or respect the holidays of different religions is not inclusive at all - quite the opposite in fact. I have Muslim friends who wish me Happy Christmas (I'm Wiccan rather than Christian so Yuletide Greetings is more appropriate, but I appreciate that they are respecting what they believe is my religion) ) and i wish them Eid Mubarak

    So i very much hope that my professional body will continue to with me Happy Christmas
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