This report looks at the role of immigration in the context of the post-Brexit skills challenges
It reviews the state of play after the end of the free movement of labour from the EU and the introduction of the points-based immigration system in January 2021.
The report sets the current context using official immigration data from the Home Office and Office for National Statistics (ONS) and focuses on employer responses to a series of questions on immigration.
The report is largely policy-focused and provides policy recommendations for the UK Government. These policy recommendations centre on immigration policy and skills policy.
The report’s key focus areas include:
Compare your health and wellbeing practices with the latest trends, drawn from CIPD 2026 research data.
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The latest data on job satisfaction, employee perceptions of their organisations, and employee contributions to their organisation's productivity
Find out how your employee turnover compares against UK benchmarks, using the CIPD's expert analyses of the UK Annual Population Survey. CIPD members can also download the datasets to use in your internal presentations, discussions, and business cases.
Read our latest Labour Market Outlook report for analysis on employers’ recruitment, redundancy and pay intentions
Insights, benchmarking data and recommendations from the CIPD's latest survey on employee benefits
Based on an assessment of FTSE 100 annual reports and focus groups with investors and HR leaders, this report gives benchmarking data, insights and practical recommendations for improving workforce reporting practices
The CIPD’s biennial report exploring health, wellbeing and absence management provides invaluable trend analysis and practice insight to help employers and people professionals develop and maintain supportive, productive workplaces
