Advisory council

IPA are pleased to be supported by a wide-ranging Advisory Council, whose membership includes:

Neil Carberry, REC

Stephen Cavalier, Thompsons Solicitors

Andrew Foster CBE, Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

Alison Gould, John Lewis Partnership

Russell Grossman, the Office of the Road and Rail Regulator

Professor David E Guest

Mark Higson

Barbara Hobday, Santander UK

Lee Hopley

Alex Lewis, Unleash & Engage

Graeme Long, Royal College of Physicians

David MacLeod OBE

Dr John McMullen, Wrigleys Solicitors LLP

Gloria Mills CBE, UNISON

Wynne Parry, Keystone

Linda Rolph, Advance

Dr Diane Sinclair, Coca Cola Hellenic

Rachel Suff, CIPD

Wilf Sullivan, TUC

Jo Swinson

Jill Tombs

Andrew Wareing

Interested in joining our Advisory Council? Contact [email protected]

Latest

A Guide to Establishing Staff Networks

This CIPD guidebook, written by IPA, provides managers and staff representatives with advice on setting up staff networks for women, BAME, LGBT+ or employees from other protected characteristics. It discusses the purpose such networks can serve and key advice for ensuring they fulfil that purpose effectively, including case studies from four organisations.
A Just Transition?

David Coats discusses in this article the prospects of a just transition to net zero in the UK. Comparing our achievements so far with the more rapid progress being made in some other European countries, he questions whether the UK currently has the right institutions, leadership and mechanisms for workforce voice to really achieve a just transition.
IPA Employee Voice Hub: Diverse Voices - establishing effective staff networks

Based on IPA’s guide produced for CIPD, Establishing Staff Networks this discussion will focus on the importance of making sure diverse voices are heard within organisations and how to achieve this, drawing on case study examples.
IPA Employee Voice Hub: Towards a New Normal: What legacy might COVID-19 leave for UK Working Patterns

Produced on behalf of FES (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung), IPA’s report Towards a New Normal examines the potential longer term impacts on the work of work of the COVID-19 pandemic. This event will explore how organisations are approaching the end of lockdown involving employee representatives in the design of “the new normal”.

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.
Who are IPA?

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

The UK is set to have a referendum on 23 June on whether or not to remain a member of the European Union. In this article, Rachel Suff, Public Policy Advisor at CIPD discusses how ‘the world of work might be affected’ if the UK voted not to remain in the EU. She highlights that a large part of the UK employment law is derived from the EU and that a vote to leave the EU could allow the review or repeal of legislation that came out of EU directives.