The HR Outlook series was published between Winter 2012-13 and Winter 2016-17. The surveys were conducted online by YouGov using the CIPD membership database and the YouGov panel of HR professionals. Issues of HR Outlook are available to download below. The final CIPD/Workday HR Outlook was released in January 2017.
The State of the Profession survey published in November 2018 builds on that work, but with a new focus on creating a benchmark for the profession, looking at what’s important now, as well as what is needed to be fit for the future.
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Bullying
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Discover our practice guidance and recommendations to tackle bullying and harassment in the workplace.

Understand how strategic HRM works, and its relationship with business strategy, human capital management and business performance

An overview of the purpose and benefits of HR policies and how to implement and communicate them effectively throughout an organisation

Guidance on how to prepare a user policy on generative AI for your workplace and how this technology can be used to support HR functions

How does becoming ‘tech savvy’ improve your professional standing and the HR practice in your organisation?

Insights into productivity and people management practices

A policy report providing latest insights on the scale and nature of the UK’s gig economy

This quarterly survey is one of the most authoritative employment indicators in the UK and provides forward-looking labour market data and analysis on employers’ recruitment, redundancy and pay intentions

CIPD looks at how can government intervention be more effective