ACE-ing the future of work
Soft Skills in Hard Times
News around the region
Our first hybrid Annual Conference and Exhibition (ACE) proved a huge success. It brought thousands of people professionals together, in Manchester and online, to look beyond the pandemic at how we reset and build a better future for people at work.
We were delighted to host our first in-person
event of the year - known as ‘Soft Skills in Hard Times’ - in collaboration with the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter and Acas. Over 100 delegates joined us in Manchester to hear our panel of experts discuss the vital skills and behaviours people managers must develop to better support staff in the fast changing world of work. Read more here.
High profile speakers included Labour MP and Shadow Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary David Lammy, who delivered a passionate speech about the importance of racial equality at work.
2021 Northern CIPD Companions
Four northern members were awarded the highest CIPD accolade and level of membership – Chartered Companion – this year, for their exceptional impact on the profession and industry.
Congratulations to CIPD Chartered Companions:
Responsible business through crisis report
Developing Fair Work for West Yorkshire
• Hayley Tatum , Executive Director and Senior Vice President for People at Asda.
We are proud to be working with Mayor Tracy Brabin on her work to develop a Fair Work Charter for West Yorkshire - due to launch in March 2022 - to help improve employment standards across the region.
A must-read for any HR leader, this report reveals the candid reflections of more than 60 CEOs and HR directors - from organisations such as Bank of England, Capita and the NHS - on how they have responded to unprecedented challenges to build a fairer, more people-centric world of work. In the Responsible business through crisis report Sir Peter Hendy, Chairman of Network Rail talks about how the organisation was previously a ‘centralised, risk averse, bureaucratic organisation.’ But it is decentralising its management structure to ensure the right people have oversight on decision making.
• Paul Boustead , Director of People and Organisational Effectiveness at Lancaster University. • Peter McLinn (sadly passed away in September 2021), former Co-Chair of the CIPD Northern Branch Network and
This work complements the support and resources we have provided to Mayor Andy Burnham of Greater Manchester and Mayor Steve Rotherham of Liverpool, to create localised employment charters and standards for their respective city regions.
an active member of his local CIPD branch, Tees Valley for over 30 years.
• Olive Strachan MBE , Founder of Olive Strachan Resources.
Olive Strachan MBE
REGIONAL INSIGHTS
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