Fairer workplaces for a fairer Scotland
Marek Zemanik's blog discusses CIPD Scotland's 2021 Scottish election manifesto.
12 Apr 2021
CIPD Voice - Issue 28
This issue of CIPD Voice reflects on CIPD’s latest Race Inclusion Reports, the FlexFrom1st campaign and the 2021 Scottish election manifesto, as well as the impact of the pandemic on EU workers in the UK. It also examines the issues of in work-poverty, employee engagement, worker status and the role of vaccinations and technology in the future workplace.
Issue 28
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Race Inclusion Reports: how organisations can support employees
Abdul Wahab discusses the latest CIPD Race Inclusion Reports, looking at how race is viewed by employees and employers and the recommendations organisations can put in place to prevent race related discrimination in the workplace.
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Employee financial wellbeing and preventing in-work poverty
Charles Cotton reflects on how the pandemic has increasingly affected in-work poverty.
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Vaccinations: just one piece of the return-to-workplace jigsaw
Rachel Suff discusses the COVID-19 vaccination roll out in the UK, looking at how organisations can support employees coming back into the workplace after lockdown has been eased.
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Uber ruling highlights ongoing confusion over employment status
Ben Willmott discusses why the CIPD believes abolishing worker status is key to effective reform of legal framework.
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CIPD to create new guidance on key role of HR in responsible investment in technology
In this article, Ben Willmott talks about the CIPD's new project with the Institute for the Future of Work and the Carnegie Trust, which will explore how organisations can help ensure that the adoption of new technology has positive outcomes for both job quality and businesses.
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Let's open up flexible working for all
Claire McCartney’s article reflects on CIPD’s new #FlexFrom1st campaign, specifically looking into subsections of flexible working such as home and hybrid working. She also discusses our recommendations for employers and the Government, and how beneficial the Government’s Flexible Working Taskforce will be going forward.
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Employers and the Government are sleep-walking into a labour supply crisis
Gerwyn Davies’ article looks at how EU workers in the UK have been affected by the pandemic and what organisations can be doing to help attract and retain job-seekers.
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Employee Engagement: how do we make it more than a moshpit of metrics?
Scarlett Brown’s article asks, what do we mean by employee engagement?
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