Training for representatives

The IPA has developed a range of participative training programmes for employee representatives, and for trade union representatives, designed to enhance the contribution collective employee voice can make to organisational success.

"... thank you for the training you did for us yesterday – I am getting great feedback from the reps who really enjoyed it and got a huge amount out of it. They are all fired up to get started now and look like they will be a great group of reps. I am sure this will help us get the best result for the business" HR Manager, Three

Stage 1 training

The Stage 1 training is the foundational course for employee representatives, designed to move employee forums and works councils away from a focus on basic "tea and toilets" issues towards a meaningful system of strategic consultation in which both employees and managers are fully invested. It will equip representatives to understand a strategic agenda and ask the questions necessary to make organisational decision-making more transparent.Read more

Stage 2 training

The Stage 2 training for representatives builds on the learning from Stage 1 and is designed to increase the skills and awareness to enable those representatives to contribute more effectively to the decision-making process. It includes a refresher of the key tools and techniques and detailed discussions how these are being or can be used to solve problems that the representatives have encountered.Read more

How to negotiate effectively

Where employee representatives are required to negotiate with management, this training from IPA provides guidance on how to approach negotiations based on mutual trust and where honest disagreements can be aired and resolved with confidence.Read more

Workshops for Managers and Trade Union Representatives

Personal relationships between the managers and the trade unions are often good but this does not always translate into effective working when discussions relate to pay, policy and re-structures. This joint approach is designed to improve working between managers and trade union representatives, create efficiency and develop shared commitment, understanding and trust at a strategic level.Read more

Coaching for senior representatives

The focus of this one-to-one or group coaching programme is to develop the skills of the individual trade union representatives and how they, in turn, can support the less experienced representatives they are responsible for.Read more

Advanced training for senior representatives

This training programme is designed for senior trade union representatives. It recognises the challenges facing UK organisations today, and the important role representatives have in supporting employers to meet these challenges whilst mitigating any detrimental impact on employees.Read more

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Gareth Southgate – A Leader Who Fulfils the Four Pillars of Employee Engagement

Reflecting on England's performance at the recent World Cup, Derek Luckhurst examines claims of Gareth Southgate's leadership qualities. By considering to what extent Southgate embodies the four pillars of employee engagement, Derek sets out how his career can offer useful lessons for managers and leaders in other organisations.

News in Brief July 2018

A summary of this month's employment news.

How pay ratio reporting could reduce pay disparities

Luke Hildyard of the High Pay Centre writes about new pay ratio reporting requirements passed into law last month and due to come into force early next year. He assesses the current problems with high pay inequality in the UK and how these new requirements might help curb excessive executive pay and a lead towards a fairer pay culture.

Gender pay reporting regulations – How transparency can help tackle inequality

In this article, Joe Dromey of IPPR looks at the impact that the gender pay reporting regulations have had and how they might help in closing the gender pay gap going forwards. He also discusses how the regulations could be used as a model for increasing transparency in other areas to drive change and reduce inequalities.

Who are IPA?

The IPA is the UK's leading organisation delivering new ways of working based on employee participation, collaboration and trust.

Employee voice

Employee voice exists, whether you recognise it or not. The only question is – "are you listening?" The benefits of employee voice for organisations are explained and alternative forms of voice structures explored in this article, which also includes a look at what makes a system of employee voice effective.

Nita Clarke OBE

IPA Director

Working Well: Perspectives on Good Work and why it matters

To coincide with the government's response to the Taylor Review, the IPA have produced a report which draws together 16 expert perspectives on what Good Work means in modern Britain, why it is important and how to bring it about.

Employee engagement

This training programme focuses around how to use the four key enablers of employee engagement - a strong strategic narrative, engaging managers, employee voice and integrity - to move from a purely transactional approach to engagement to a genuinely transformational one.

Overview of services

Every workplace is different, so every project we undertake is individually developed by our professional and experienced team, and delivered based on the needs and circumstances of the client.

Engagement

Employee engagement is seen by a growing number of organisations as a key issue in measuring employee attitudes, managing the behaviours of management, developing operational and human resource policies, and establishing a strong employer brand. Find out more about what engagement is, the four enablers of engagement, the work of Engage for Success and what the IPA can do to help your organisation boost the engagement of its employees.

Mind over Machines: New technology and employment relations

This report examines the relationship between the introduction of new technology into the workplace and employee wellbeing, autonomy, voice and engagement. IPA for Acas, 2017.

Working Well: preview of IPA publication on good work

On 8th February, IPA will be launching our report on Good Work, to coincide with the government's response to the Taylor Review. This publication draws together 16 expert perspectives on what good work means, why it matters and how to bring it about.

Employee Experience Vs. Engagement, Are These Really the 3 Things You Should Start Thinking About Now?

In this article, IPA Training and Development Director Derek Luckhurst responds to the popular article by Sturt & Nordstrom about the debate over the difference between employee engagement vs employee experience. In contrast to Sturt & Norstrom's contention that employee engagement is a completely top-down phenomenon, Derek draws on his years of experience supporting employee engagement to argue how it can be a broader and more effective concept than others might think.