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25 Apr 2022
CIPD Voice - Issue 34
In this issue of CIPD voice, our advisors investigate how organisations can improve workforce reporting, the right to disconnect, the launch of the 2022 Health and Wellbeing Survey and our recent UK and Scottish reports Understanding Older Workers. They also examined the recent Spring Statement, the benefits of having a financial wellbeing policy, our new CIPD In Work Poverty hub, and the possible shelving of the Employment Bill. Finally, they examine the Menopause Workplace Pledge and the CIPD’s recent Westminster event on bereavement leave.
Issue 34
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Improved workforce reporting is at the heart of building responsible business
Katie Jacobs explains how reporting on people metrics is critical to helping boards and investors better understand company culture and working practices.
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Westminster event with MPs and Lords: backing the Bill for Bereavement Leave and Pay
CIPD’s Claire McCartney discusses our recent Parliamentary event, supported by Lucy Herd, Patricia Gibson MP and Lord Knight of Weymouth, looking at the issue of extending bereavement leave and pay.
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Ensuring health and wellbeing remains a business imperative post-pandemic
Rachel Suff’s CIPD Voice article discusses our new 2022 Health and Wellbeing Survey report and analyses the emerging themes.
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Should we be worried about the drop in older workers?
Should we be worried about the drop in older workers? Jon Boys poses this question in his latest CIPD Voice article, by analysing our latest report, Understanding Older Workers.
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Why a workplace financial wellbeing policy makes sense
Employers and employees reap the benefits of a workplace financial wellbeing policy. Charles Cotton’s CIPD Voice article discusses this subject by analysing our recent Reward management survey.
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The Menopause Workplace Pledge: the growing movement to support women through the menopause at work
In their joint CIPD Voice article, CIPD’s Claire McCartney and CEO of Wellbeing of Women, Janet Lindsay, discuss and analyse the success of the Menopause Workplace Pledge.
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New statutory code not enough to prevent future P&O Ferries-type sackings
Ben Willmott talks about why Government plans for a new code of practice to ensure employers consult with workers when changing employment conditions will fail to stop unfair treatment, as press reports suggest the long-awaited Employment Bill is to be further delayed.
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Planning tax for training
Mark Beatson’s article discusses the Chancellor’s latest Spring Statement and the impact it has on employers and employees.
Understanding Older Workers in Scotland
In her blog, Head of the CIPD in Scotland and Northern Ireland, Lee Ann Panglea, discusses our new report Understanding Older Workers in Scotland.
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