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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Workforce Engagement Webinar

Workforce Engagement lies at the heart of good corporate governance. FRC commissioned research by Royal Holloway, University London and the Involvement and Participation Association has found that FTSE350 companies took many different approaches to both engaging with their workforce and using the outcomes of that engagement to influence decision making.
Caring about work in the ‘new normal’: leading with meaning and purpose

As the UK continues its gradual emergence from the pandemic, Professor Katie Bailey poses five key questions for us to consider about the future of work after the pandemic and what the 'new normal' will look like.
Engaging for Success: ten years on

10 years after the publication of Engaging for Success, John Oliver OBE, former CEO of Leyland Trucks, reflects on the progress that has been made and key lessons learned over the last decade, as well as what more firms need to do in order to embrace the positive lessons of engagement.
Workforce Engagement and the UK Corporate Governance Code: A Review of Company Reporting and Practice

This report by the IPA and RHUL, on behalf of the Financial Reporting Council, takes an in-depth look at company responses to the 2018 Corporate Governance Code's requirements for employee voice in the boardroom. Including a comprehensive review of FTSE 350 annual reports, a survey of Company Secretaries and 17 deep-dive case studies, this report explores the different ways boars are engaging with their workforce.

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.
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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.
Statutory Employee Consultation and the Role of the Employee Representative

Employment law requires organisations to collectively inform and consult with its employees in relation to certain proposed changes which may result in redundancies; changes to terms and conditions of employment; or transfer to another employer.
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.
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.