Your July at-a-glance summary of insights, tools and resources to keep your people practices impactful and up to date in a changing world of work
As your professional body, we’re here to help you understand upcoming changes and trends in the world of work. With the latest employment law updates, valuable new insight on flexible and hybrid working, and guidance on supporting employees with fertility-related issues, this month's run-down has everything you need. Here’s a recap of the insights, guidance and other resources we’ve shared this month to help keep your finger on the pulse.
Throughout July and August, our ‘Focus on’ series will explore the key themes of leadership and engagement.
Good senior leadership is vital in providing organisations with strategic direction and oversight. But what are the skills, capabilities and knowledge that senior leaders should be equipped with? And how can people professionals tasked with selecting, developing or advising on senior leadership positions carry this out effectively?
We published a new report this month to explore what good leadership looks like and how people professionals can support the selection and development of senior leaders as part of workforce planning.
You can also listen to a recent podcast on the impact of leaders on organisational culture.
This month, we published our second Asia employee benefits report in partnership with AIA. It’s a transformative time in the region as the economic landscape and expectations and needs of employees continue to evolve rapidly.
The report presents findings from our survey on employee benefits and explores current trends, priorities and challenges in designing benefits programmes. It also explores the current state of practices and offers practical recommendations for organisations and people professionals.
Organisational re-design or changes to align teams and structures with business strategy can be extremely powerful. We shared a case study this month highlighting the work of ADNOC, a diversified energy group owned by the Abu Dhabi Government, to design and embed a shared services model.
The case study explores the transformative impact of the programme and shares valuable lessons for organisations considering a similar approach.
We’re keeping a constant watchful eye on the evolving employment law landscape, and making sure our knowledge hub is updated to provide you with the most current information. Here’s the latest this month:
Over a year since the implementation of the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023, we’ve explored the current state of flexible and hybrid working practices in the UK. In a new report, we examine how current trends in flexible and hybrid working are shaping and impacting performance, employee engagement and wellbeing, among other important organisational outcomes.
Relatively few organisations have policies or guidance in place to support employees having fertility treatment. We’re working to encourage organisations to view fertility as an important workplace wellbeing issue. This includes practical guidance about the support employers can put in place.
Building on our research findings, we’ve published an updated guide to help people professionals develop effective support for employees experiencing fertility challenges, investigations or treatment.
Our discussion forums provide a safe, open space for our global community of people professionals. Members share their thoughts and insights and seek advice on the issues they may be facing in their day-to-day roles. Topics of discussion this month included:
We have around 100 regularly-updated factsheets providing overviews and information on key topics
Our guides provide recommendations and advice on how to apply good practices in the workplace
Listen to episodes from our podcast series on a range of topical workplace, HR and L&D issues
Practical resources to support you in the workplace
