Curated content to support the sixth trend of the CIPD’s People Profession 2030 virtual Hackathon
Employees want to be recognised for their own interests and skills. There is a growing desire for businesses to take an employee-centric approach and provide a positive work experience for their workforce. There is a growing expectation for better work-life balance and flexible work that meets the needs of individual employees, and high-skilled workers are increasingly expressing their personal desires as opposed to operating as a collective. Our People Profession survey 2020 shows that improving the employee experience is a key focus for the vast majority of businesses. To engage staff and maintain an efficient and competitive organisation, people professionals must balance personalisation of the working relationship with financial priorities.
How is individualism driving change in your organisation?
Factsheet
This factsheet looks at employee voice, its purposes and use, and the benefits it can bring to an organisation and its workforce. It also covers whistleblowing and creating a speak-up culture
Factsheet
Understand the concept of employee engagement and learn how to build an engaged and motivated workforce
Thought leadership
This thought piece explores why a four-day working week won’t create better work-life balance
Bitesize research
This article explores the effect of flexible work on employee attitudes
Curated content to support the seventh trend of the CIPD’s People Profession 2030 virtual Hackathon
Marek Zemanik, Senior Public Policy Adviser, UK Nations at CIPD, analyses data from the Good Work Index 2025 that demonstrate key trends for workers in Northern Ireland
Stay up to date with the latest recruitment and redundancy trends in the UK.
Survey findings on employer and employee perspectives on trade union representation and relations, giving expert insight. The report makes recommendations on how to prepare for the key Employment Rights Bill reforms around trade union rights and strengthen employer and trade union partnership for mutual gain
Research in this report suggests that improving leadership and people management can help raise the motivation and productivity of the public sector workforce
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
Read our latest Labour Market Outlook report for analysis on employers’ recruitment, redundancy and pay intentions