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    Practical advice on using disability workforce reporting to create a more inclusive and supportive culture, benefitting both the organisation and the workforce

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    Workplace pensions

    Learn about the UK law surrounding workplace pensions and how to choose new schemes or review existing pension arrangements

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    Labour Market Outlook

    Read our latest Labour Market Outlook report for analysis on employers’ recruitment, redundancy and pay intentions

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    Pay structures and pay progression

    Outlines the purpose of pay structures and progression, including the common ways of structuring pay and determining, reviewing and controlling pay progression

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    All the latest thought leadership and resources to help you improve workforce wellbeing.

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    Stress and wellbeing: UK employment law

    CIPD's resource on employers' legal obligations to reduce work-related stress and increase employee wellbeing. This resource includes legislation and case law, demonstrating how this issue is seen in the courts.

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    Explore the latest trends and resources to help you develop effective recruitment.

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    Employer brand

    Introduces employer brand, why it’s important, and how organisations can develop a strong brand aligned with their values

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    Induction

    A look at the induction process, and the purpose of induction for employer and employee

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    Recruitment: An introduction

    Looks at the main stages of the recruitment and resourcing process, from defining the role to making the appointment

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    Labour Market Outlook

    Read our latest Labour Market Outlook report for analysis on employers’ recruitment, redundancy and pay intentions

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    Guide

    Learning and development for people professionals

    This guide provides a practical introduction to the role of an L&D function in an organisation. It offers support on the key steps to offering effective L&D, including creating a learning strategy, undertaking a learning needs analysis, designing learning interventions and measuring the impact of learning.

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    Job design

    Explores the purpose and evolution of job design, its role in creating good work, and assessing job quality.

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    Practical resources to help you address employment law issues at work, and keep up with recent and pending legislation.

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    People manager guide: Family leave

    Advice for managers on how they can help to manage maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental, parental leave and parental bereavement leave

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    Future-focused HR: How can HR practitioners stay ahead and prepare for 2026?

    Rebecca Peters, Senior Policy and Practice Adviser, outlines some of the biggest changes impacting people practices in 2026 and what actions people teams can take now. Offering a legal perspective, Shoosmiths' Paul Stokey, Partner and Head of People and Reward, and Emma Morgan, Partner and immigration specialist, highlight some of the key legal considerations under these reforms

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