From absence management to workforce trends, search by topic for the latest resources for the people profession and the world of work.
Explore our resources for the latest trends and best practice approaches to equal opportunities, diversity and managing inclusion.
Explore the CIPD's detailed analyses of 2025/2026 gender pay gap reporting in the UK and Northern Ireland, updated in May 2026. CIPD members can also download these datasets to benchmark and compare your organisation's performance against national data.
Compare your organisation's workforce breakdown by sex against UK benchmarks, using the CIPD's expert analyses of the UK Annual Population Survey. CIPD members can also download the datasets to use in your internal presentations, discussions, and business cases.
Compare ethnicity breakdowns in your organisation against UK benchmarks, using the CIPD's expert analyses of the UK Annual Population Survey. CIPD members can also download the datasets to use in your internal presentations, discussions, and business cases.
Compare age-related trends in your workforce against UK benchmarks, using the CIPD's expert analyses of the UK Annual Population Survey. CIPD members can also download the datasets to use in your internal presentations, discussions, and business cases.
Explore our resources for the latest trends and best practice approaches to reward.
Money worries can affect performance, absence, engagement and retention. So how can people professionals make financial wellbeing a strategic workplace priority?
Explore the CIPD's detailed analyses of 2025/2026 gender pay gap reporting in the UK and Northern Ireland, updated in May 2026. CIPD members can also download these datasets to benchmark and compare your organisation's performance against national data.
Stay up to date with the latest pay intentions among employers in the UK, with data analysis from the CIPD's Labour Market Outlook report. CIPD members can also download the data for use in your internal organisational benchmarking, discussions, and business cases.
Explore the CIPD's latest analyses of employee benefits and rewards in the UK, updated in May 2026. CIPD members can access multiple datasets and charts, use the data to benchmark your organisation's rewards and benefits strategy, and evidence business cases and proposals for future approaches.
All the latest thought leadership and resources to help you improve workforce wellbeing.
Practical guidance for managers on managing flexible working
Explores the benefits of flexible working, the types of arrangements commonly used and gives practical tips on implementing flexible working practices
Compare your workforce's socio-economic breakdown against UK benchmarks, using the CIPD's expert analyses of UK Labour Force data. CIPD members can also download the datasets to use in your internal presentations, discussions, and business cases.
Compare homeworking trends and practices in your organisation against UK benchmarks, using our detailed analyses of UK Labour Force data from 2011 to the present. CIPD members can also download the datasets to use in your internal presentations, discussions, and business cases.
All the latest thought leadership and resources to help you improve workforce wellbeing.
Money worries can affect performance, absence, engagement and retention. So how can people professionals make financial wellbeing a strategic workplace priority?
The cost-of-living and cost-of-doing-business crises have re-emerged with significant force, placing renewed pressure on employees and employers.
Practical guidance to help employers support grieving employees
Watch our webinar to gain insight into how organisations can remain legally compliant while supporting their workforce with clarity, fairness, and compassion in uncertain circumstances.
Explore the latest trends and resources to help you develop effective recruitment.
Facts on the recruitment and resourcing process; from defining the role to making the appointment
Explore hard-to-fill vacancy trends by industry with data analysis from the CIPD's Labour Market Outlook report. CIPD members can also download the data for use in your internal organisational benchmarking, discussions, and business cases.
Compare your organisation's workforce breakdown by sex against UK benchmarks, using the CIPD's expert analyses of the UK Annual Population Survey. CIPD members can also download the datasets to use in your internal presentations, discussions, and business cases.
Compare ethnicity breakdowns in your organisation against UK benchmarks, using the CIPD's expert analyses of the UK Annual Population Survey. CIPD members can also download the datasets to use in your internal presentations, discussions, and business cases.
Explore our resources for the latest trends and best practice approaches to learning and development.
Emma Jordaan, Founder and CEO of Dubai-based consultancy, Infinite Consulting, explores leadership’s role in embracing diversity to achieve the cultural unity needed to sustain organisational performance
A case study on how Bupa Arabia delivered a high-impact nationalisation programme that develops local talent at scale and aligns workforce strategy with national priorities
As distractions multiply and cognitive load intensifies, even well-designed training can fail to translate into improved performance. So what really determines whether learning sticks? How can organisations create the conditions that enable learning to be applied, sustained and embedded in everyday work.
From structures to processes to people, organisations undergo frequent change, and in today’s context, often with increasing complexity. But what role can L&D play, better positioning them as operational partners of change?
All the resources and trends to develop your skills and stay informed about Organisational development and design.
How a first aid charity in Wales adapted to improve employee experience and patient care
AI is moving from experimentation to everyday infrastructure. For HR teams, that shift brings a practical question: how do we make productivity gains while protecting the conditions for good work — fairness, capability, sustainable performance and employee trust?
Discover what PESTLE means, how it influences your organisation, plus a downloadable template
Learn about the SWOT framework, the process of a SWOT analysis, and its advantages and disadvantages
