‘No cases doesn’t mean it’s not happening’ – how HomeServe has responded to the Worker Protection Act
The home repairs company’s CPO Matt Hill and head of EDI Lyndon Campbell share the steps they have taken to prevent sexual harassment
Case studies
How Severn Trent is helping marginalised groups into work
The water company plans to support 400 care leavers over the next four years against a backdrop of sector-wide scrutiny
How Lloyds is ensuring its workplaces are accessible for all
From training programmes to office design, the bank’s inclusion leaders explain why it’s committed to boosting disability equality
How Severn Trent is helping marginalised groups into work
The water company plans to support 400 care leavers over the next four years against a backdrop of sector-wide scrutiny
How Perfetti Van Melle is bolstering its family-friendly benefits
The Chupa Chups maker believes policies focusing on work-life balance are not just common sense, they’re also good for business
Why Aria Care’s learning culture was key to ensuring its inaugural merger was a success
The care home provider overcame communication hurdles to ensure everyone felt part of the group
How Birmingham City Council is tackling inclusion against a backdrop of bankruptcy and bin strikes
The local authority is on a mission to ensure it meets the needs of the ‘super diverse’ city
How embedding a learning culture helped Everybody Health & Leisure survive the pandemic
By overhauling its approach to career development, the charitable trust equipped its employees with much-needed resilience
NHS Property Services’ Rina Pandya: ‘We hire for attitude – then invest in skills’
The chief people officer shares the organisation’s inclusive approach to apprenticeships and attracting young talent
Why Coca-Cola Europacific Partners made disability inclusion its top priority
The bottler has improved employee satisfaction and innovation by working hard on accessibility – and is now helping others do the same
How the Scottish Prison Service overhauled its leadership strategy
Bringing leaders together has strengthened middle management in the organisation
Interviews
Aviva’s Danny Harmer: ‘It’s a total no-brainer that HR has a seat at every table’
The group CPO at one of the UK’s largest insurers explains why the people profession needs to put its business head on, and the importance of not being drawn to just the ‘bright and shiny’
UNICEF UK’s Martyn Dicker: ‘We’re reporting on six pay gaps and counting – it’s a blunt tool, but it’s still a tool’
Despite the limitations of a not-for-profit sector budget, Dicker is ensuring one of the UK’s largest charities is streets ahead of the competition when it comes to equality
Lewis Silkin's Julia Paulding: 'In my entire HR career, there’s never been a day when I was bored'
After finding her calling in the people profession by accident, Paulding now leads the function at one of the UK’s top law firms – and has AI, social mobility and gender equality firmly on her radar
Samaritans' Tiger de Souza: ‘I’m in HR because of a chance conversation with my manager’
Having carved out a career in volunteering, a supportive boss steered de Souza towards the people profession – and he now looks after a workforce of thousands at one of the UK’s most prolific charities
Ogilvy's Elaine Grell: ‘Diversity is a big problem to solve, but if we don’t try we won’t make a difference’
Heading up HR at one of the world’s most highly regarded ad agencies doesn’t come without its challenges – top of Grell’s list is making sure representation befits the 21st century
Lieutenant General Sharon Nesmith: 'The obstacles I’ve faced mean I want to make the Army an industry leader across the whole public sector’
As the British Army’s highest-ranking female officer, and its HR lead, Nesmith is feeling the weight of responsibility. Is she ready to help reinvent the armed forces?
Kingfisher’s Kate Seljeflot: ‘Today’s cohort expects their employer to invest significantly more in their development’
The retail giant's CPO wants to future proof the sector by nurturing young people as they enter the world of work
Five minutes with: Florence Robinson, people, process and culture coordinator at Webmart
How the B Corp SME prioritises learning and development for its workforce, with limits on cost and resources
Shine Offline’s Laura Willis: ‘There’s no point giving people smoothies for wellbeing if you’re not looking at the causes of stress’
Ahead of her session at the CIPD Northern Ireland Conference, Laura Willis explains the importance of digital wellbeing in an ‘always-on’, flexible working world
CIPD’s Rachel Suff: ‘HR should role model self care for the benefit of the workforce’
Ahead of her session at the CIPD Scotland Conference, senior employee relations adviser Suff explains why it’s important for people professionals to recognise signs of burnout and to look after themselves
AllBright’s Viviane Paxinos: ‘There is no silver bullet to solving gender inequality at work… it’s a leadership problem’
The CEO of the women’s working collective shares the actions it is taking to help businesses of all sizes break down gender-based career barriers
L&D and me: Rosa’s Thai’s learning chief on the ‘endless’ possibilities of agentic AI
Tom Swanson predicts the technology could become the ‘be all and end all’ for the profession in less than two years – and shares his key learning takeaway from Star Wars
How to make L&D more sustainable
Natalie Ainsworth explains why she’s helping businesses adopt a sustainability mindset
How Pip & Nut’s people and culture manager keeps purpose at the core of its HR strategy
Kim Deverall-Lunn outlines the progressive initiatives she’s introduced during her first year at the nut butter business, and the challenges of working for an SME
Charlotte Eaton: ‘The chance to shape the future, people’s lives and work is a real thing at Arm’
Being chief people officer at such a fast-moving, high-tech firm is not for the faint hearted. But it’s also an opportunity for HR to be involved in the most critical debates, demonstrate cutting-edge innovation and keep humans at the heart of everything
What If? Podcast
CIPD HR People Pod #30: Enabling high performance working with Matthew Syed
In the first of two episodes, the CIPD's director of profession David D'Souza and broadcaster Matthew Syed investigate the enablers and barriers to high performance working and the factors for individuals and teams to consider to achieve better performance outcomes
CIPD HR People Pod #29: unfair dismissal, hybrid working and graduate jobs
The CIPD's Amy Crutchfield is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the latest HR headlines – from whether or not the qualifying period for unfair dismissal protections should be capped, to how AI is impacting the latest wave of graduates entering the job market
HR People Pod #28: Hilary Scarlett special – neuroscience for organisational change
CIPD director of profession David D’Souza is joined by author, international speaker and consultant in the field of neuroscience and change management Hilary Scarlett to discuss the right time to communicate organisational change, and whether a better understanding of neuroscience could help to manage the change process more effectively
CIPD's HR People Pod #21: juggling core priorities, AI and progression and body doubling
CIPD director of profession David D’Souza is joined by a panel of experts to discuss what other priorities the C-suite should address as organisations navigate global tariffs imposed by the US president, as well as how an overreliance on AI might affect career progression and whether we should consider adopting body doubling to boost productivity
What if… bad bosses went to prison?
The latest series of the podcast brought to you by the CIPD's Work. magazine asks whether it’s time company leaders were held more personally accountable for misbehaviour
What if… everyone refused to come back to the office?
The latest series of the podcast brought to you by the CIPD's Work. magazine ponders how things will shake out given the entrenched opposing views of some staff and bosses
What if… your manager’s 20 years younger?
The latest series of the podcast brought to you by the CIPD's Work. magazine contemplates this nightmare scenario for many and asks if the Gen Z stereotypes are true
What if… AI wrote this episode?
The latest series of the podcast brought to you by the CIPD's Work. magazine explores whether Gen AI is advanced enough yet to replicate skills like journalism
What if… the NHS collapsed?
The latest series of the podcast brought to you by the CIPD's Work. magazine investigates alternative healthcare models and employers’ role in staff wellbeing
What if… we stopped listening to Silicon Valley?
The latest series of the podcast brought to you by the CIPD's Work. magazine asks whether it’s time we were more sceptical about big tech’s innovations and employment practices
What if… we paid nurses more?
The latest series of the podcast brought to you by the CIPD's Work. magazine explores what the impact would be of remunerating low-paid frontline workers better
What if… everyone was racist?
The latest series of the podcast brought to you by the CIPD's Work. magazine unpacks the theory of unconscious bias, asking what interventions actually work