CIPD in Northern England Regional Insights Summer 2023

News around the region

Supporting black and ethnic minority women at work A unique session – hosted by our Senior People Professionals Network (SPPN) in collaboration with She Leads for Legacy - addressed the crucial role the people profession has to play in helping to support more black minority ethnic women to progress at work. This comes after research by the TUC body found that almost one third (31 per cent) of black minority ethnic women have been unfairly denied a promotion at work, rising to nearly half of those same women should they also have a disability (45 per cent). Sharon Amesu, Co-Founder of She Leads for Legacy said: “The people profession must be able to recognise workplace bias and discrimination in order to help stamp it out so that all individuals, and particularly black women, can reach their potential at work.”

Championing good work with Northern Metro Mayors We held an inspiring Good Employment Summit with senior political leaders to explore how employers can improve their working practices to make Northern England the ‘go-to’ place to live and work in. In collaboration with Acas, the virtual summit addressed how businesses can be more productive, reduce costs, and tackle social and economic issues, with support from ‘good work’ charters that we helped create. The Metro Mayors from Greater Manchester (Andy Burnham), Liverpool City Region (Steve Rotheram), and West Yorkshire (Tracy Brabin) were joined by the Deputy Leader of Newcastle City Council (Karen Kilgour) to highlight how their respective local charters are supporting employers to improve their employment standards.

Pilot to recruit ex-prisoners Over 100 people professionals have signed up to find out more and lend their support to a new six-month pilot that will see the CIPD Trust help ex- prisoners re-enter the workplace and sustain roles. Delegates found out more about the pilot during an online session - hosted by our Northern Policy Forum - which explored how the CIPD Trust is working with the people profession to create a more diverse and fairer world of work, where under-represented groups have equal opportunities.