The next government must make good work the norm, says CIPD and Prospect

Ahead of the UK’s general election, we’ve joined forces with trade union Prospect to give the next government a blueprint for transforming the economy and driving prosperity.  

Our joint report makes the case for underpinning any new strategy to boost growth with a focus on improving job quality, working cultures and people management practices.  It sets out key recommendations and policies at a national, sectoral and regional level that would help to improve labour market participation, innovation and productivity across the economy.  

Key recommendations include: 

• Establishing a Workplace Commission to bring together labour market institutions, including employer bodies and trade unions, to support policy making across government and consensus on key workplace issues such as new regulation. 

• Developing a more progressive labour market enforcement system to support and improve employer compliance and help drive up overall employment standards. 

• Strengthening sector-based social partnership and collective employer representation to improve how skills are developed and used in workplaces at an industry sector level. 

• Improving business support services within the UK’s nations and regions, to boost the people management and development capability of small and medium enterprises at a local level.