The CIPD Branch in Lancashire welcomes Ben Willmott, Head of Public Policy and Public Affairs, CIPD to our postponed annual meeting.

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The CIPD Branch in Lancashire welcomes Ben Willmott, Head of Public Policy and Public Affairs, CIPD to our postponed annual meeting.

The CIPD Branch in Lancashire welcomes Ben Willmott, Head of Public Policy and Public Affairs, CIPD to our postponed annual meeting.


Our annual meeting will be the first part of the session as we share the insights and future plans for the Lancashire branch, led by our Co-Chairs’ Victoria McLean and Emma Plachciak.


Thereafter we will welcome Ben Willmott, Head of Public Policy and Public Affairs, CIPD.

Ben leads the CIPD public policy team, which works to inform and shape public debate, government policy and legislation to champion better work and working lives. The team do this by engaging with and representing the views of members to government and conducting research to understand the changes to public policy that can help support improvements to people management and development.

Ben's personal areas of interest include industrial strategy, skills policy, labour market regulation and enforcement and employee relations and wellbeing.

Ben led the design and development of the CIPD regional People Skills pilots, which explored the value of HR support for small firms and how it can be delivered effectively within a local skills system. His published research includes reports on the Apprenticeship Levy, line management capability, zero hours contracts and the gig economy. He is also a member of the Government-sponsored Flexible Working Taskforce and has given evidence to a range of select committee inquiries on our behalf. Before joining the CIPD, Ben was news editor and employment law editor at Personnel Today magazine. He has an LLM in employment law from Kingston University.


Join us to understand how our voice as people professionals, can shape the world of work with governments and other policy makers, as well as locally in Lancashire and regionally across the North of England.


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