Your January at-a-glance summary of insights, tools and resources to support and guide your continuing professional development
As your professional body, we’re here to help you stay ahead of emerging trends so you can make your greatest impact at work. This month, we’ve shared more guidance to help you prepare for the Employment Rights Act 2025, insight from those tackling the profession’s biggest challenges and support to understand your role in responsible use of AI in the workplace.
We carefully design these resources to keep you up to date and support your continuing professional development (CPD), helping you grow and maintain your professional impact.
Here’s what you might have missed:
The Employment Rights Bill was passed at the end of 2025, and the people profession now needs to get to grips with the changes it will bring. From new unfair dismissal rules to changes to zero-hours contracts, you can keep up to date on all the latest developments and timelines with our Employment Rights Act tracker.
Here’s a rundown of all our latest employment law resources:
The 2026 CIPD HR30 is open for entries. This prestigious list celebrates the brilliant work of 30 influential and inspiring HR leaders who’ve driven transformational change in their organisations over the last 12 months. Whether you've recently led a workplace transformation or significantly improved your organisation’s culture and retention, celebrate your achievements and successes with us.
Leaders can submit evidence of the impact their work has had, or you can nominate a leader who you believe has made a real difference to their organisation.
Over the coming months, we’ve got lots of fantastic events planned where you can join other people professionals in exploring local and national challenges, trends and opportunities. They’re also a chance for you to build skills, invest in your development and strengthen the networks that help good people practice drive performance and productivity.
Find out more about all these upcoming events:
CIPD Northern Ireland Annual Conference 2026
CIPD Scotland Annual Conference 2026
CIPD Ireland Annual Conference
This month, we launched our new Leading Voices series, where senior people professionals will reflect on how they’ve tackled some of the profession's most pressing challenges. Exploring the challenge faced, the approach taken and the business outcomes, each of these short audio essays promises to be packed with rich learnings and tips for making maximum impact in your organisation.
Hear from Clair Staines, Chief People Officer at POWWR, on building employee engagement
Hear from Matt Davies, Chief Executive Officer at Hapus People, on navigating the use of AI
In our latest HR People Pod episode, we consider how people professionals can build pathways that nurture talent from within a tight labour market.
Listen to explore why effective internal mobility has become such a critical issue for organisations today, what it looks like in practice and what barriers most often prevent it from working well.
We published a new case study this month highlighting how Citizens Advice Leicestershire navigated complex challenges to drive effective organisational transformation – and earn a place on this year’s CIPD People Management Awards shortlist.
As AI becomes more embedded in organisations, questions about fairness, accountability and oversight are moving up the agenda. While AI governance is often led by technology or innovation teams, its impact on skills, ways of working and employment relationships means the people profession has an important role to play.
In a new blog, Hayfa Mohdzaini, Senior Policy and Practice Advisor for technology, explores why AI governance is a natural extension of the people function’s existing responsibilities and how you can help ensure AI is used responsibly across your organisation.
Our discussion forums provide a safe, open space for our global community of people professionals like you. Members share their insights and seek advice on the issues they’re facing in their day-to-day roles. Topics of discussion this month included:
HR Team of One - how do you balance operational and strategic priorities - HR Team of One - General - Our Profession - CIPD Community
Leadership Training ideas - small organisation with a small budget - Leadership training - General - Learning and Development - CIPD Community
AI and emerging technologies - understanding future workforce trends and organisational needs - AI & emerging technologies - understanding future workforce trends and organisational needs…
Keeping up to date is an important part of your continuing professional development – and a requirement of CIPD membership. Explore our resources and don’t forget to log your learning reflections in the ‘My CPD records’ area of the CIPD Learning Hub.
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
