Your November 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 released our latest Labour Market Outlook report, alongside analysis of how the UK’s biggest companies approach workplace reporting. We also published guidance to help you prepare for the Employment Rights Bill, new tools to support flexible working practices and updated factsheets across a range of topics. We carefully design these resources to help 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:
This month, we published our quarterly Labour Market Outlook, based on a survey of over 2,000 UK employers. The report showed that employer hiring confidence in the UK remains at a record low.
Expectations surrounding the impact of AI on jobs are playing a role, with one in six employers surveyed anticipating that AI will lead them to reduce their workforce over the next year. But 6% of employers also say AI will lead them to increase headcount over the same period.
Our practical tools – exclusively for CIPD members – help you plan, implement and manage flexible, hybrid and remote working.
The resources include practical checklists, flowcharts and a quiz covering everything from building the business case to managing requests and measuring impact. Used in conjunction with our expert guidance, they’re a great way to strengthen your professional practice. And don’t forget, whenever you learn something new from any of our resources, it counts towards your CPD – just remember to log your reflections in the ‘My CPD records’ area of the CIPD Learning Hub.
We also shared regional insight for Wales from our Good Work Index this month, which covers the impact of flexible work on quality of life.
Working with pension fund managers Railpen, we’ve published valuable new data and insight on the current state of workforce reporting at the UK’s largest companies. The report shows the improvements made since our last report in 2022 and highlights gaps across areas such as workforce cost and composition, employee relations and wellbeing, employee voice and skills and capabilities.
Based on an assessment of FTSE 100 annual reports and focus groups with investors and HR leaders, the report gives you data to benchmark your organisation and practical recommendations to help strengthen your expertise in workforce analytics and reporting.
The Employment Rights Bill is set to bring a whole host of changes to employment law in the UK. While we wait for the bill to get final approval, we’re supporting people professionals to get ahead of the ever-changing employment law landscape. This includes a new video from our experts and regular updates to our knowledge hub, where you can find everything you need to know.
Here’s the latest on the Employment Rights Bill and other important shifts in legislation:
Nearly six thousand people professionals joined us for two days of insight, debate and inspiration at the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition this month. Together, we tackled the big questions shaping the future of our profession.
From policy discussions on employment rights to sessions on technology, leadership and skills, the conference reflected a profession that’s ambitious, forward-looking and ready to make a tangible impact on people, productivity and performance.
Our team joined government ministers, experts and employers at a roundtable on renewing the Women’s Health Strategy. The discussion focused on practical ways to improve support for women’s health at work so that they can perform at their best throughout all stages of their lives and careers. Building on our recent parliamentary reception and joint letter with the Society of Occupational Medicine, we highlighted the cost of inadequate support on productivity and the need for a strong women’s health employment strategy.
We’re continually reviewing and updating our resources to ensure you have the most relevant content at your fingertips to guide your ongoing development. Check out some of this month’s refreshed factsheets and guides covering a range of topics:
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 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
