New tool to boost the return on your health and wellbeing investments
With support from Simplyhealth, we’ve launched a new quiz-based tool to help people professionals assess and enhance their organisation's health and wellbeing offerings. The tool prompts users to answer a series of questions to reflect on their health and wellbeing strategies. And receive tailored recommendations to help optimise their approach and achieve a better return on investment.
As your professional body, we’re also here to help support your own wellbeing in what can be a very demanding career. Our new guide will help you look after your mental health and protect yourself from the risk of burnout.
When are NDAs legal and appropriate?
The misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) or confidentiality clauses has come under scrutiny in recent years, following revelations about their use to silence victims of sexual harassment. NDAs can be useful for both employers and employees, and people professionals play a key role in ensuring that they are used legally and appropriately. Our new online guide for CIPD members based in the UK gives clear and practical advice on when NDAs can and cannot be used, as well as the role of the HR profession in balancing the interests of employees and the organisation.
Labour Market Outlook highlights need for more inclusive recruitment and selection
Our latest quarterly survey of more than 2,000 employers in the UK found that employers are struggling with hard to fill vacancies, particularly in the public sector. Our media outreach surrounding this highly regarded barometer of employment trends called on employers to broaden their talent pool by adopting more inclusive approaches to recruitment and selection, and to look at opportunities to develop and upskill their existing workforces.
Fostering fair and inclusive workplaces free from discrimination
Our new employment law pages and factsheet on discrimination provide a comprehensive overview of the legal issues relating to discrimination in the workplace, and the nine protected characteristics. They also offer valuable insights into best practices for employers to foster an inclusive and fair workplace. All of these resources are available exclusively to CIPD members.
Boost your organisation’s performance with a robust L&D strategy
Our recently updated learning factsheets – available exclusively to CIPD members – cover various learning and development topics, including insights on applying coaching and mentoring principles, and how to craft and implement a robust learning and development strategy to boost your organisation’s performance.
Empowering people teams to deliver greater value
The latest article in our series on changing HR operating models explores how organisations like Tesco and Natwest have set their restructured people functions up for success by investing in digital technologies, HR skills and culture.
How one of the world’s largest energy companies boosted employee experience
Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, has a strong commitment to employee engagement and wellbeing. In this new case study, we explore how it acted on detailed analysis from an employee survey to introduce a new initiative to boost employee experience.
Taking a collaborative approach to making work pay
The CIPD was among the professional and business bodies that met with government ministers in the UK this month, to kickstart engagement on the changes to employment law under the ‘Plan to Make Work Pay’.
We had previously urged the Government to adopt a consultative and collaborative approach with businesses when reforming employment rights, so were pleased to have been at the table for this important discussion. We reiterated our call for meaningful consultation on the reforms and outlined the importance of engaging with employers and the HR profession.
Catch up on the CIPD’s topical HR news podcast
Our fortnightly podcast series showcases the expertise and knowledge of senior leaders from across the people profession as they unpack the latest topical and trending news, and its implications for the workplace. Catch up on the latest episodes below and remember to follow or subscribe on your favourite podcast platform:
- HR People Pod – Episode 5: Pay transparency | ‘Workation’ | Bullying and incivility | Social mobility
- HR People Pod – Episode 6: Conflict | AI and CVs | Gender imbalance in HR | ‘Quiet vacationing’
And don’t forget our longstanding monthly CIPD podcast – this month, Nigel Cassidy and guests explore how you can better use people data to drive organisational performance.
Also this month, our team in Ireland was joined by Dr Declan Bogan, Goodbody Clearstream, and Sara Mullally, network manager at Sustainable HRM Skillnet, to discuss how organisations are getting more focused on achieving positive social and human outcomes.
