UK Working Lives - Practice briefing for Wales
Supplement to UK Working Lives, providing an overview of the key findings and people practice points as contextualised for Wales
Supplement to UK Working Lives, providing an overview of the key findings and people practice points as contextualised for Wales
As we face a future of greater automation, an ageing workforce, continual change and dynamism across sectors, creating good work and quality jobs is a priority. This may be affected by a range of factors, including HR practices, the quality of people management as well as the workers themselves. The CIPD's annual UK Working Lives Survey sets out to examine these factors, using seven critical dimensions of job quality. The resulting work equips policy makers, business leaders and managers as well as individuals, with evidence and recommendations by which they can raise job quality and improve working lives.
This concise briefing is a supplement to the main report and is designed to provide people practitioners with an overview of the key findings, as contextualised for Wales. By drawing out the most notable data for each aspect of job quality, together with charts and 'practice pointers', this briefing directs focus towards the most essential issues for action. We encourage organisations to use these insights alongside the more detailed analysis of the main report to drive engagement and improvement in these critical aspects of practice, which in turn will support the growth of quality jobs for all.
Work-life balance and flexible working options are key to building quality jobs. Wales’ overall performance in this area is well below the rest of the UK.
Pay and benefits are key to better job quality. Wales again trails the rest of the UK, compounded by poor performance on pension provision.
Wales' performance on autonomy is patchy.
This short, practice-focused briefing outlines the major findings from CIPD's UK Working Lives Survey, highlighting the comparisons between Wales and other UK nations and regions. Employers and people professionals can use the practice pointers to explore the dimensions of job quality within their teams and consider the recommended actions. Why not establish a 'Job Quality' group in your organisation and use the main report and these insights for Wales to benchmark your progress?