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CIPD Membership

Looking for a career partner that really gets you? As a CIPD Member, you’ll gain access to a wealth of benefits, from career support to expert helplines.

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More flexibility in managing absence

Fit notes can now be issued by other healthcare professionals, including nurses and pharmacists. You can learn more in our Q&As on managing absence to plan how to communicate this to line managers and employees.

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CIPD Good Work Index

The CIPD Good Work Index is our annual benchmark of job quality in the UK.

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Research evidence for good practice

Newly published papers from the 2022 Applied Research Conference explore how research evidence on HR and people management issues can be applied in practice.

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