Working Lives Scotland
Dedicated analysis of job quality and its impact on organisations and working lives in Scotland
From absence management to workforce trends, search by topic for the latest resources for the people profession and the world of work.
Explore evidence and practical resources such as checklists and flowharts to help you improve performance management.
Dedicated analysis of job quality and its impact on organisations and working lives in Scotland
An annual benchmark of job quality in the UK, providing data and evidence-based insight on how to improve work and working lives
Compare your health and wellbeing practices with the latest trends, drawn from CIPD 2026 research data.
Benchmark your employees' perceptions of work life balance against 2026 CIPD research data
Explore our resources for the latest trends and practical tools to help plan your approach to using Artifical Intelligence (AI) in the workplace.
Find CIPD resources to support people professionals to lead AI tool implementation, strategy and governance
AI governance doesn’t slow innovation. It creates the conditions for AI to succeed sustainably. But how can people professionals help close the gap between AI implementation and governance, and position it as an enabler rather than a blocker?
How to develop, communicate and implement a generative AI policy in your workplace. Including downloadable policy design checklist.
Findings from CIPD’s work as part of the UK Government-funded Innovate UK BridgeAI programme
Explore our resources for the latest trends and best practice approaches to learning and development.
As organisations become more skills-focussed, what’s stopping capability from moving to where it creates the most value? And what’s the role of L&D in enabling that shift and helping organisations assess and deploy the skills they already have, while building new capability at pace.
Emma Jordaan, Founder and CEO of Dubai-based consultancy, Infinite Consulting, explores leadership’s role in embracing diversity to achieve the cultural unity needed to sustain organisational performance
As distractions multiply and cognitive load intensifies, even well-designed training can fail to translate into improved performance. So what really determines whether learning sticks? How can organisations create the conditions that enable learning to be applied, sustained and embedded in everyday work.
From structures to processes to people, organisations undergo frequent change, and in today’s context, often with increasing complexity. But what role can L&D play, better positioning them as operational partners of change?
All the resources and trends to develop your skills and stay informed about Organisational development and design.
How the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) developed a diverse talent pipeline to leadership
How National Highways, working with Omni RMS, redesigned their early careers assessment and selection approach to transform their recruitment process
How a Welsh-language broadcaster rebuilt its culture from the ground up following a difficult year
How a national support body for voluntary organisations based in Wales successfully delivered a new competency framework and redesigned its pay and grading structure
Explore the latest trends and resources to help you develop effective recruitment.
How the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) developed a diverse talent pipeline to leadership
How National Highways, working with Omni RMS, redesigned their early careers assessment and selection approach to transform their recruitment process
Factsheet outlining the basics of pre-employment checks (including right to work checks) required when hiring in the UK
This guide provides practical advice on carrying out key checks during recruitment to ensure an employee has the right to work, what visa considerations to make and practical aspects to consider when offering employment
Explore our resources for the latest trends and best practice approaches to reward.
Introduces the basics of reward, which includes pay and benefits, and outlines the UK legal position
Guidance on navigating voluntary ethnicity pay reporting
Guidance for HR practitioners and employers to support their employees’ financial wellbeing
Stay up to date with the latest pay intentions among employers in the UK, with data analysis from the CIPD's Labour Market Outlook report. CIPD members can also download the data for use in your internal organisational benchmarking, discussions, and business cases.
All the latest thought leadership and resources to help you improve workforce wellbeing.
Explore our collection of resources around legal issues relating to flexible and hybrid working, including the changes to the right to request flexible working
Trend analysis and benchmarking data on recruitment, retention and talent management to inform HR and employers on practice considerations and decision-making
Dedicated analysis of job quality and its impact on organisations and working lives in Scotland
Compare your health and wellbeing practices with the latest trends, drawn from CIPD 2026 research data.
All the latest thought leadership and resources to help you improve workforce wellbeing.
How prioritising women’s and reproductive health policy can improve productivity and boost career progression for women
Advice and tips on how HR professionals can support organisational and individual resilience
Advice on supporting and managing employees with a terminal diagnosis
Dedicated analysis of job quality and its impact on organisations and working lives in Scotland
Explore our resources for the latest trends and best practice approaches to equal opportunities, diversity and managing inclusion.
How prioritising women’s and reproductive health policy can improve productivity and boost career progression for women
How the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) developed a diverse talent pipeline to leadership
Guidance on navigating voluntary ethnicity pay reporting
Learn about the gender pay gap, find out which employers need to report and understand why it's important
Practical resources to help you address employment law issues at work, and keep up with recent and pending legislation.
Understand and take action to respond to the impact of the changes to sexual harassment and harassment protection measures
Keep up to date with what is changing under the Employment Rights Act 2025, the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill and the plan to Make Work Pay
Legality of sanctioning workers who strike
Explore the resources you need to comply with changes to right of access, balloting and protections for trade union reps under the Employment Rights Act 2025