Blogging about the issues that matter to HR and L&D
By Brad Taylor, Director of People, OD and Workplace at the CIPD Being in lockdown presented many people with the opportunity to undertake one of the biggest working from home experiments of all time. This had been talked about for so long and yet many organisations never quite achieved the right construct so that people could work effectively...
Profession
12 Apr, 2021 13:00
A continuously updated bank of 'go to' discussions on every topic imaginable
By Scotland 1 Feb, 2021 15:54
By Marek Zemanik, Senior Public Policy Adviser. The last Scottish Budget before Scotland goes to the polls in May has been unveiled on Thursday, 28th January 2021. CIPD Scotland sent our views to Kate Forbes MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Fina...
By Studentblog 29 Jan, 2021 14:40
Year after year, CIPD’s annual student conference has grown increasingly popular with the student members and those considering or at the beginning of their career in the people profession. This year the conference, in March, will be held onlin...
By Public Policy 15 Jan, 2021 00:00
By Lizzie Crowley, Senior Policy Adviser, Skills. Last year was a demanding one for people professionals, the organisations they work for and the colleagues they support. For learning professionals, the overnight shift to remote working du...
By Public Policy 11 Jan, 2021 11:14
By Claire McCartney, Senior Policy Adviser, Resourcing & Inclusion at the CIPD. Following the Government’s announcement this week of a new lockdown period and the closure of primary and secondary schools, working parents are once again havi...
By Peter Cheese 7 Jan, 2021 14:00
By Peter Cheese, CEOWishing you a very happy new year.I’m sure we’ve all welcomed the new year as a time to look ahead and put a very difficult year behind us. However, we can see that the next few months will continue to be bli...
By David 31 Dec, 2020 01:00
By David D'Souza, Membership DirectorIt’s true to say that 2020 was full of learning and the opportunity to reinvent for many, but it’s equally true to say that it was full of pain, loss and uncertainty. ...
By Public Policy 22 Dec, 2020 13:44
Claire McCartney, Senior Policy Adviser, Resourcing and Inclusion, CIPDWe need to ensure that Diversity and Inclusion issues remain front and centre in our workforce decision-making and plans during and coming out of this pandemic.Organisations are p...
By Scotland 17 Dec, 2020 11:30
By Marek Zemanik, Senior Public Policy Adviser. As 2020 draws to a close, most of us will be looking back in disbelief and looking forward in hope. While the news of a vaccine rollout offers a genuine way out of the tunnel after months of restri...
By Employment 16 Dec, 2020 15:04
Jill Evans, Law Content Analyst, looks at employment law changes and case law in November and December. The unexpected keeps happening. The new Job Support Scheme was replaced at the 11th hour by a reintroduced Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme , and ...
By Katie 14 Dec, 2020 10:50
HR leadership can be a lonely place. You are the confidant to the organisation and coach to the exec, but often no one plays that role for you. Focusing on your own development and building a supportive network are key. To help address these challeng...
By Public Policy 11 Dec, 2020 14:35
By Ben Willmott, Head of Public Policy at the CIPD. A new approach to labour market enforcement is required which places as much emphasis on supporting firms to comply with employment regulation as it does on enforcement action and financial penaltie...
By Reward 8 Dec, 2020 13:15
By Charles Cotton, Senior Policy Adviser – Performance and Reward. HR leaders know too well the struggle that can be involved in getting people matters elevated to the same level as financial ones during executive and board meeti...
By Rachel Suff 8 Dec, 2020 10:55
Rachel Suff, Senior Policy Advisor at the CIPD outlines how you can help us explore the state of employee wellbeing in the UK after an unprecedented year.We need your help! Help us ensure employee health and wellbeing remains a bu...
By Profession 4 Dec, 2020 16:04
By Charlotte Campion, Projects Officer, Social Impact and InnovationKeeping your professional skills and knowledge up to date has always been an important means of performing at your peak as a People Professional. However, we know that individual lea...
By Public Policy 3 Dec, 2020 08:00
By Justin Tomlinson MP, Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and WorkToday is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the annual event to celebrate the contribution of disabled people across the world. I know that many of your or...
By Public Policy 1 Dec, 2020 15:54
Brad Taylor, Director of People, OD and Workplace at the CIPD, outlines how the CIPD has continued to meet the Mental Health at Work Commitment during an unprecedented year. Caring for people’s mental health is a big responsibility and on...
By Public Policy 17 Nov, 2020 16:50
Gerwyn Davies, Senior Policy Adviser at the CIPD, outlines how the labour market is evolving as a result of the pandemic. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) labour market statistics highlight a dramatic fall in the number of EU-born cit...
By Katie 17 Nov, 2020 10:54
The last nine months have been tough on everyone, with our experiences of the pandemic and lockdowns being highly personal. Those on the frontline, whether in healthcare or other essential roles, have been putting themselves at risk, day in, day out,...
By Rachel Suff 16 Nov, 2020 10:26
By Rachel Suff, Senior Policy Advisor at the CIPDHow organisations can prevent bullying and negative conflict occurring at work, and how to resolve it when it does.The theme of this year’s Anti-...
By Scotland 13 Nov, 2020 16:19
Marek Zemanik, Senior Policy Advisor for CIPD Scotland Marek Zemanik discusses how the next Scottish Budget will be very different compared to any other because of the impacts of COVID-19 The last budget before an election is usually a big deal. You ...
By Reward 9 Nov, 2020 14:24
By Charles Cotton, Senior Reward Advisor at the CIPD. This week is Talk Money Week , an annual awareness-raising campaign, organised by the Money and Pension Services (MaPS), to get people talking about money.&n...
By Public Policy 9 Nov, 2020 09:00
By Donna Catley, Chief People Officer, Compass Group UK and Ireland The COVID-19 crisis has seen essential frontline workers move from being an invisible workforce to being identified as the nation’s “key workers”. A light has righ...
By Research 5 Nov, 2020 15:02
To mark Stress Awareness Week we asked Kate Bicknell, Head of People and Culture at Fideres Partners , how they have approached managing stress during the pandemic.We explore the initiatives they put in place, the advice they’ve given managers a...
By Public Policy 3 Nov, 2020 16:21
By Rob Vondy, Head of Stress Policy at The Health and Safety Executive As we recognise National Stress Awareness day, this anniversary is like no other given the impact of the global pandemic.Work-related Stress is a priority health t...
By Rachel Suff 2 Nov, 2020 10:45
Stress Awareness Week marks an opportunity to take stock of the added pressures many are facing due to COVID-19, and what we can do to manage them. CIPD Policy Adviser, Rachel Suff explores this topic.The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the wh...