Our trustees

Our trustees, known as our Executive Committee, come from a broad range of backgrounds, representing the business world, the public and third sectors, academia, policy-makers and the trades unions.

The Committee meets quarterly, including a one-day strategy planning day in October each year.

Current members are:

Katharine Barton, Director, Change at Work

David Coats, Director, Work Matters Consulting

Stephen Elliott, Chief Executive, Chemical Industries Association

Linda Gregory

Stuart Inness, Principal Officer, VIVO Central Operations

Christina McAnea, National Secretary, Healthcare, UNISON

Ged Nichols, General Secretary, ACCORD

Tim Page, Senior Policy Officer, TUC

Baroness Margaret Prosser

Professor John Purcell

Dr Emma Soane, Assistant Professor, London School of Economics & Political Science

Graham Steel (Chair)

Dr Alix Thom, Employment & Skills Manager, Oil & Gas UK

Steven Weeks, Policy Manager, NHS Employers

David Yeandle OBE

Latest

What does good work mean for the self-employed?

Imogen Farhan of IPSE writes about the rise of self-employment and a need to focus on what good work looks like for the self-employed as well as for employees. Previewing the IPA report for IPSE on the subject due out in July, she points out that the self-employed care about far more than money, and other areas, such as developing skills and good client relationships are key to self-employed workers' satisfaction. She also highlights some of the poor client behaviours that need tackling.
News in Brief June 2018

A summary of this month's employment news.
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.
Why unions help with big change

Sir Brendan Barber, Acas Chair, sets out the compelling case for employers to work together in partnership with trade unions, to help support and guide the workforce through major change programmes and achieve successful outcomes for both management and workforce, to help adapt workplaces to a fast changing world.

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.
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.
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.
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.