http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleasesThe last three months press releases from the CIPD Press Officehttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/081008surgeinredundancies.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/081008surgeinredundancies.htmWed, 08 Oct 2008 09:38:52 +0100Figures released today by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) indicate that an increasing number of employers are preparing to make staff redundant. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/061008managementinnovation.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/061008managementinnovation.htmMon, 06 Oct 2008 16:00:10 +0100A new CIPD study of 500 senior managers released today reveals organisations are failing to embrace management innovation. The research, conducted by the MLab at London Business School, examines specific changes in response to two different trends in the workplace: the arrival of Generation Y employees and the emergence of Web 2.0 technologies. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/061008Poorlymanagedconflictcripplingbusiness.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/061008Poorlymanagedconflictcripplingbusiness.htmMon, 06 Oct 2008 12:20:48 +0100According to figures released today, poorly managed conflicts in the workplace are crippling British business. The average UK employee spends over two hours a week dealing with conflict, which means in total more than 370 million working days were lost last year at a cost to British employers of more than £24 billion. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/061008Lackoftraininginworkplaceconflict.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/061008Lackoftraininginworkplaceconflict.htmMon, 06 Oct 2008 12:07:45 +0100Research released today reveals that more than half of the UK workforce (55%) has had no training in the effective management of conflict, despite it costing British business £24 billion a year. As a result, around a third of all employees (28%) simply allow conflict situations to continue, causing untold damage to morale and productivity. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/011008Slumpinproductivity.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/011008Slumpinproductivity.htmWed, 01 Oct 2008 11:57:17 +0100Figures on UK productivity and unit wage costs published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) underline the deterioration in the economy and point to mounting pressure on employers to cut jobs, says John Philpott, Chief Economist at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/Heydeycase.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/Heydeycase.htmTue, 23 Sep 2008 14:46:32 +0100The days of the default retirement age are numbered in spite of the European Court of Justice’s statement on the Heydey case, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). In today’s tough economic climate, this ruling could spell bad news for employees currently approaching retirement. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/hrproflonghrs180908.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/hrproflonghrs180908.htmThu, 18 Sep 2008 14:39:37 +0100HR professionals are earning higher salaries and working longer hours, according to the Annual Croner Reward and Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) 2008 Reward Survey of more than 5,700 HR professionals.http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/kierbuilding180908.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/kierbuilding180908.htmThu, 18 Sep 2008 10:34:03 +0100Kier Building Maintenance (KBM) has been selected as the overall winner of The People Management Award 2008, for its delivery of an exceptional training programme aimed at improving the skills of young people and its own staff. The prestigious award was announced at the CIPD Annual Conference’s Gala Dinner in Harrogate. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/newguides170908.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/newguides170908.htmWed, 17 Sep 2008 15:41:08 +0100The 190,000 individual employment tribunal claims in 2007/2008 could have been reduced by more effective use of workplace mediation, according to a new guide from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Acas. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/_jobsfigures170908.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/_jobsfigures170908.htmWed, 17 Sep 2008 14:30:14 +0100The latest set of official labour market figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the worst deterioration in the UK’s underlying job situation for at least a decade. The figures confirm forecasts made by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) at the start of the year. John Philpott, Chief Economist at the CIPD, warns that the economy is increasingly likely to experience an avalanche of job losses in the coming months. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/_smart160908.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/_smart160908.htmTue, 16 Sep 2008 09:56:03 +0100New CIPD research released today lifts the lid on the future of the workplace, with almost all respondents (92%) reporting that a “smart working” approach – where the work environment is managed to release employees’ energy and drive business performance – has a positive impact on business performance. The research forms part of a guide on how best employers can manage the transition to a smart workplace.http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/_150908strikes.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/_150908strikes.htmMon, 15 Sep 2008 16:38:49 +0100More organisations are being affected by increasingly turbulent employee relations but the problem is concentrated in the public sector, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. The research also concludes that talk of a 'winter of discontent' is exaggerated, with most employers reporting positive relationships with their unions and no increase in union membership. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/090908Response+to+Immigration.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/090908Response+to+Immigration.htmTue, 09 Sep 2008 10:11:42 +0100While welcoming the report from the Parliamentary Cross-Party Group on Balanced Migration as a useful contribution to the debate on immigration, John Philpott, Chief Economist at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), said that the plan to put a 4 year time limit on non-EU migrants’ length of stay would deter the skilled migrants that Britain benefits from most. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/080908Businesscasefordiversity.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/080908Businesscasefordiversity.htmMon, 08 Sep 2008 10:50:26 +0100A new CIPD research report released in time for the Annual Conference in Harrogate, Managing Diversity and the Business Case, shows that diversity management in the UK remains superficial at best, with the majority of employers just fulfilling their legal obligations. Sixty-eight per cent of those surveyed rank legal pressure as the most important motivation for implementing diversity policies and practices. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/050908AbsenceConference.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/050908AbsenceConference.htmFri, 05 Sep 2008 15:39:22 +0100An upcoming conference from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Spotlight on Absence Management will offer solutions to the problem of absence and measures that organisations can take to reduce absence in their organisations. The conference will take place on 16 October 2008 in Birmingham and on 22 October 2008 in London. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/050908LawonTour.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/050908LawonTour.htmFri, 05 Sep 2008 09:41:17 +0100The imminent repeal of the Statutory Dispute Resolution regulations will take centre stage at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) Autumn Law on Tour workshops. The repeal, which will come into effect from April next year, means that employers are required to take a different approach to dispute resolution which focuses primarily on mediation. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/020908Trainingwithvision.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/020908Trainingwithvision.htmWed, 03 Sep 2008 14:31:27 +0100A new series of training DVDs from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is to be officially launched at the 2008 Annual CIPD Conference at Harrogate. The Training with Vision series has been designed specifically to help trainers give sharper, better tailored and more compelling training sessions. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/030908talentmanagement.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/030908talentmanagement.htmWed, 03 Sep 2008 13:44:27 +0100The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is holding a Talent Management Conference for HR professionals looking to attract, retain and develop the best people during these difficult economic times.http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/210808migrantworkers.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/210808migrantworkers.htmThu, 21 Aug 2008 10:49:57 +0100Figures released today by the Home Office indicate that work related migration from the eight central and eastern European countries has fallen to its lowest level since 2004. Gerwyn Davies, Public Policy Advisor at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, comments. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/RECRecruitmentGuidefinal2.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/RECRecruitmentGuidefinal2.htmThu, 14 Aug 2008 16:22:42 +0100New guidance from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is released today, ‘The relationship between HR and recruitment agencies – A guide to productive partnerships’, which provides advice and guidance for HR and recruitment agencies on building and maintaining strong partnership relationships. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/13082008ONSStats.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/13082008ONSStats.htmWed, 13 Aug 2008 15:56:18 +0100The latest official labour market statistics, published earlier today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), confirm that UK job prospects are on the slide. But John Philpott, Chief Economist at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), warns there is worse to come. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/110808Labourmarketoutlook.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/110808Labourmarketoutlook.htmMon, 11 Aug 2008 12:51:45 +0100The latest quarterly CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Outlook (LMO) survey, conducted by Ipsos MORI, of 1, 221UK employers shows employment prospects weaker than at any time since the survey began in 2004, with recruitment activity falling and redundancies set to increase. http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/050808HarrogateandtheeconomyFINAL.htmhttp://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/050808HarrogateandtheeconomyFINAL.htmTue, 05 Aug 2008 10:43:29 +0100