Researchers investigate whether improving job quality could lead organisations to achieve better business outcomes
There is an increasing body of evidence examining the link between job quality and its impact on various business outcomes. This review summarises a 2024 paper that explored the impact of seven dimensions of good jobs on productivity, innovation and employee wellbeing.
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Marek leads the CIPD's public policy work in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, focusing primarily on fair work, skills and productivity. He writes the CIPD's annual job quality report, Working Lives Scotland, and has written several policy and research reports around skills and the labour market in the devolved UK nations. He provides evidence to Parliamentary and Assembly committees, responds to government and executive consultations and inquiries and engages with ministers and civil servants.
Rachel Suff, Senior Policy Adviser at the CIPD, uses recent data from the CIPD’s Health and wellbeing at work survey report, supported by Simplyhealth to offer recommendations for organisations and UK Government policy-makers to help reduce record-high employee absence
The CIPD’s biennial report exploring health, wellbeing and absence management provides invaluable trend analysis and practice insight to help employers and people professionals develop and maintain supportive, productive workplaces
Jake Young, CIPD Senior Policy and Practice Adviser for Employee Experience, OD & L&D, examines the impact of employee engagement on key business outcomes and what employers can do to drive more positive engagement
Katie Stickland, CIPD Knowledge Exchange Manager, reviews research examining how strategies around agile working were utilised within the NHS and distils the lessons for HR professionals, line managers and organisations
We summarise research examining how the way workers are matched to jobs can have important implications for current and future productivity for their organisations
Research examines how organisations can use redeployments to properly manage and grow knowledge sharing across their business and wider networks
Evaluating the pros and cons of working in shared office spaces, and how they impact on productivity