Our clients

IPA provides training, consultancy and research services to organisations of all sizes in the public, private and third sectors.

Some of our recent clients have included:

Academi Wales		Kingfisher plc
Acas		Lancashire Police
Allianz		Legal & General
Amey		LexisNexis
Amnesty International		Lincolnshire Police
Antalis		Lloyds Banking Group
ASLEF		MTR Crossrail
Association of Police Communicators		Müller Milk Group
Aviva		National Nuclear Laboratory
B&Q		National Trust
Babcock International Group		NHS Employers
BAE Systems		North Wales Police
Bakkavor		Northern Gas Networks
Balfour Beatty		Panasonic
Barclays		Pfizer UK
Bart’s Health NHS Trust		Places for People
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home		Police Service Northern Ireland
Border Force		Powys Health Board
BP plc		PwC
Capgemini		Raven Housing Trust
Catalyst Housing		Recruitment & Employment Confederation
Cheshire Police		Royal College of Anaesthetists
Cielo Talent Management		Royal College of General Practitioners
CIPD		Royal College of Midwives
Clarion Housing		Royal College of Nursing
Community		Royal College of Physicians
Connect Plus Services		Royal College of Surgeons
Cumbria Police		SAB Miller
Cushman Wakefield LLP		Salad Works
DAC Beachcroft LLP		Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
DEFRA		Sanctuary Housing
Deliveroo		Santander UK
Department for Transport		Seetec
Devon & Cornwall Housing		Sodexo
DHL		Sopra Steria
DP World London Gateway		Southeastern Railway
Dyfed Powys Police		Standard Life
Easyjet		Stonewater
FCA Group		Surrey Police
Financial Reporting Council		Sussex Police
Gambling Commission		The Electoral Commission
General Electric		ThermoFisher
General Medical Council		Three
GKN		TPICAP
Greater Manchester Police		Unison
Guardian Media Group		United Hospitals Morecombe Bay
HFT		Velocity Composites
Home Office		Victrex
Hospira		Virgin Media
HVIVO		World Skills
Irish Management Institute		Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
Jaguar Land Rover		Young & Co Brewery
JLT Group		Zoetis
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Latest

MTR Crossrail and ASLEF: Partnership in Action

The IPA was delighted to have been asked by ASLEF and MTR Crossrail to undertake a case study of the partnership working relations established by company and union to underpin the success of London’s new Elizabeth line. The working relations developed and sustained over the last few years are an inspiring example of working together to achieve mutual gains and joint wins – of meeting challenges, of building joint relationships and an architecture for problem solving.
News in Brief March 2018

A summary of this month's employment news.
Work-life balance supports can improve employee well-being

Professor Stephen Wood outlines new research on how supporting employees work-life balance can enhance their well-being, both through increasing their autonomy and also boosting their sense that managers are supportive, caring and fair.
It’s All About Inclusivity – But What Does It Really Mean?

In this article, Derek Luckhurst tackles some of the key questions around inclusivity at work. Can the language around diversity itself be a barrier to achieving an inclusive workforce? And, in the light of recent gender pay gap revelations, what are the unconscious attitudes and biases that need to be tackled in order to achieve gender pay equity?

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.
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.
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.
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.
Derek Luckhurst

Training and Development Director