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Embedding diversity into talent management strategy will give organisations the edge when building for recovery, says new CIPD research
Diversity should be threaded through all talent management activities and strategies so organisations can reap the benefits of accessing and developing talent from the widest possible pool. This is the main finding of a new Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) research report, Opening Up Talent for Business Success: Integrating Talent Management and Diversity, launched to coincide with International Women’s Day.

Employment outlook in US and UK set to drift in polar opposite directions, with public sector cuts weighing UK recovery down, according to a comparison of two leading surveys by CIPD
On the day when the latest US jobless statistics are released, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) compares its own recent quarterly Labour Market Outlook (LMO) survey of over 700 employers with a similar US survey by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). The findings show that while US employment levels are set to gather pace, UK levels will continue to decrease for the first quarter of 2010.

CIPD’s Law on Tour programme responds to increasing litigious behaviour brought about by the recession
The CIPD’s Law on Tour this spring will focus on employee conduct, performance and attendance issues and the robust and fair procedures needed to deal with them. The programme has been developed as a direct response to the sharp increase in unfair dismissal cases brought in the recession.

CIPD unveils new Associate level of professional membership, as part of changes to fully recognise HR professionalism at all levels
The CIPD today announces the creation of a new Associate level of professional membership. The new level sits below the existing professional grades of Chartered Member and Chartered Fellow, enabling the CIPD to fully recognise professionalism at all levels.

CIPD Annual Reward survey paints a brighter picture for 2010 overall, but employers will be spending more time sorting the wheat from the chaff
The findings from this year’s annual Reward Survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), launched today at the annual Reward Conference, reveal an optimistic outlook for the economy and expectations of growth in 2010. Results from the survey of almost 800 reward professionals show that the majority of respondents anticipate spending less time cutting costs than they did in 2009. Instead, this year’s top reward priorities will be ensuring reward is aligned with the business strategy (52%) and that reward packages are market competitive (51%). While cost minimisation is still one of the key priorities, it has slipped to being as equal a priority as ensuring reward is internally fair (44%).

Firms continue to hire migrant workers to help plug skills gap, while a significant number of jobs are being outsourced, says quarterly jobs survey
The CIPD and KPMG today release the migrant worker findings from their quarterly Labour Market Outlook survey, a week ahead of the ONS Migration Statistics Quarterly Report. The findings from the Labour Market Outlook survey show that the recession has not dampened employers’ enthusiasm for hiring migrant workers. Around one in five (19%) employers recruited migrant workers in the past three months, with public sector employers more likely to hire migrant workers than private sector employers (24% compared to 15%).

Jobless figures confirm ‘extreme fragility’ of labour market
Dr John Philpott, Chief Economic Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) comments as follows on official labour market statistics published earlier today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS):

Surge in key cost of living inflation measure comes at ‘worst possible time for pay bargaining’, says CIPD
Figures published earlier today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the annual rate of inflation as measured by the headline Retail Prices Index (RPI) rose sharply to 3.7% in January, up from 2.4% in December. John Philpott, Chief Economic Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), says that while most attention will be on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) – which is now running at 3.5%, well above the 2% rate the Bank of England is required to target – workplaces will be more affected by the surge in RPI, which at least 8 in 10 employers use as the key cost of living benchmark when determining pay settlements.

Jobs outlook worse this quarter as pain spreads to public sector quicker than private sector recovery, says CIPD/KPMG quarterly Labour Market Outlook survey
More redundancies and a substantial fall in employment intentions in the public sector marks a difficult quarter for the jobs market, despite the UK’s emergence from recession. These are the main findings from the latest CIPD/KPMG quarterly Labour Market Outlook survey of over 700 employers.

CIPD Next Generation HR research finds potential of a bright future, but challenges profession to raise its sights to deliver on true potential
There’s both an opportunity and a threat for HR in the wake of the global financial crisis, according to a major new study published today by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. The first report of the CIPD’s Next Generation HR project recognises a far greater focus amongst senior business leaders on genuinely sustainable performance, and identifies examples of the best HR functions seizing the opportunities this focus offers the profession. However, the CIPD is warning that more needs to be done to ensure “the rest of HR catches up with the best of HR”.

People management crisis threatens public service delivery, says CIPD report
It is not the impending fiscal crunch that poses the greatest threat to public service delivery, but a related people management crisis on the front line, according to a new report series from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

CIPD’s Performance Management Conference sets out to plug the ‘knowing-doing’ gap in performance management behaviour
CIPD Performance Management Conference 9 March, Hallam Conference Centre, LondonA recent survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has found that while HR practitioners recognise the need for a wide application of performance management, in practice its potential is not being realised. The survey, Performance Management in Action, found that the limitations around performance management are not a result of how it is carried out, but that it is not implemented or positioned according to wider organisational goals.

HRD, the CIPD’s annual conference and exhibition, to demonstrate how to build employee skills that impact on organisational performance through economic recovery
HRD Conference and Exhibition, 21- 22 April 2010, Olympia London IFTDO World Conference 20 - 22 April 2010, Olympia, LondonThis year’s HRD Conference and Exhibition from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has been designed to help organisations build the skills that they need to deliver sustainable organisational performance.

New CIPD research programme – Shaping the Future – to reveal the secret to long-term business success as the economy recovers
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) today publishes the first year findings of one of its flagship research programmes, Shaping the Future, which offers practical insights into achieving sustainable, long term business prosperity. The report follows six organisations* undertaking change programmes, tracking their progress, examining the challenges and opportunities they encounter, and helping to stimulate debate among the 5,500 practitioners signed up to the dedicated Shaping the Future network.

Workers will suffer a prolonged New Year hangover – especially the young – despite the UK’s anticipated return to growth, says CIPD quarterly employee survey
UK workers report plummeting job satisfaction and falling standards of living, despite the likelihood of today’s GDP figures marking an end to the recession. These are among the headline findings from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) quarterly Employee Outlook survey of over 2,000 employees.

Deep Impact of Recession on UK Workforce greater than headline jobs figures convey, says CIPD
With official figures due to be released this week likely to show that the UK economy is growing again, the latest Work Audit - The jobs recession in 3D – from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) finds that the overall impact of the recession on the UK workforce has been much deeper than the headline employment and unemployment figures indicate.

‘Don’t take risks with jobs recovery’, CIPD and British Chambers of Commerce tell Mandelson
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) today call on the government to avoid any further statutory increases in the cost of employing staff during what looks like being a ‘jobs-light’ economic recovery.

Jobs figures show more young people turning to study to avoid the dole
Dr John Philpott, Chief Economic Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), comments on official labour market statistics published earlier today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

CIPD’s Annual Reward Conference to revisit pay policies and practices in the wake of recession and the brink of recovery
This year’s Reward Conference from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is to address the difficulty of producing competitive and engaging reward packages on a tight budget - and for many against the backdrop of media scrutiny and regulatory intervention. The two day event will bring together leading reward specialists from a record number of organisations to not only discuss the recession’s impact on reward policies, but to look ahead to the next 12 months and how to take advantage of any economic recovery.

Arctic conditions don’t have to leave UK workplaces snowed under
The severe weather already affecting much of Britain and school closures affecting parts of the country do not necessarily have to mean major problems for employers, suggests the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. A combination of technology and common sense on the part of employers and employees can minimise the impact for many argues the Institute.

CIPD launches ‘manifesto’ for a recovery that lasts, with call for National Minimum Wage freeze for younger workers to strengthen efforts to tackle youth unemployment
The National Minimum Wage for younger workers should be frozen in absolute terms in 2010 to ensure welcome government efforts to combat soaring youth unemployment are not fatally undermined just as the economy is beginning to recover, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The call is contained in Platform 2010 - A Recovery That Works, the CIPD’s pre-election ‘manifesto for work’.

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