Fair, skilled and innovative work for Wales: CIPD 2026 manifesto
A manifesto for fair, skilled and innovative work, setting out CIPD’s recommendations for policy-makers to strengthen the Welsh labour market
We summarise research examining how the way workers are matched to jobs can have important implications for current and future productivity for their organisations
Most employers, regardless of their size, must grapple with allocating outstanding tasks to employees in a way that maximises the current and future success of the organisation. The researchers in this paper contrast two models to demonstrate how employers try to solve this problem.
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Mark's respected labour market analysis and commentary strengthens the CIPD’s ability to lead thinking and influence policy making across the whole spectrum of people management and workplace issues.
Prior to joining the CIPD, Mark was an economic consultant and for over 20 years worked as an economist in the Civil Service, latterly at Chief Economist/Director level, in a range of Government departments including the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and HM Treasury.
A manifesto for fair, skilled and innovative work, setting out CIPD’s recommendations for policy-makers to strengthen the Welsh labour market
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