CIPD North: Regional Insights Autumn 2021

CIPD North: Regional Insights Autumn 2021

CIPD NORTH: REGIONAL INSIGHTS

Autumn 2021

Welcome

Welcome to the Autumn issue of Regional Insights. I’m delighted to announce that over 30 of the North’s most inspirational organisations, people teams and projects have made it on to the shortlist for this year’s CIPD People Management magazine Awards , which place on 28 September. This is wonderful news; especially given the challenges of the pandemic for employers and the people profession. Congratulations to all of you - I wish you all the very best of luck. In this issue of Regional Insights, we’ll explore how leading businesses such as ARLA Foods, Deloitte and the University of Sunderland have adapted to such challenges and are now benefitting from more remote, flexible and inclusive ways of working. It’s fantastic to hear about organisations in our region that are putting into practice the opportunities or lessons they’ve learned from the pandemic. But more employers must prioritise the wellbeing of their workers as the unprecedented rise in remote and digital working has led to rising cases of social isolation, large workloads, long working hours and an ‘always-on’ culture. The impact of this was seen in our annual Health & Wellbeing Survey which found that more than three quarters (77%) of employers have observed ‘presenteeism’ – people working when unwell – in employees who are working from home. Our recent Mental wellbeing and digital work: an evidence review explores how work-related factors – such as digital work - can affect our mental wellbeing in more depth and what organisations can do to help safeguard their workers wellbeing.

Daphne Doody-Green, Head of CIPD Northern England

CONTENTS 1 Welcome 2 News

4 Volunteer Hotseat 6 Holistic wellbeing: Creating ‘Stronger People’ at ARLA

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Deloitte: Trusting its people to choose when, where and how they want to work

10 S potlight on End. Best North East HR&D team 12 Flex Select 14 E vents and Networks

New Co-Chair announced for Northern Branch Network

We are delighted to announce Lynn Delaney FCIPD, HR Lecturer at Liverpool John Moors University has been appointed as the new Co-Chair of the Northern CIPD Branch Network, alongside Ema Perks MCIPD, Acting Head of HR at BAE Systems. The Northern CIPD Branch Network is made-up of ten Branch Chairs who each represent one of the ten Northern CIPD Branches, responsible for working collaboratively with CIPD North to shape regional events and member engagement activities for local members. Lynn was previously the chair of CIPD Merseyside & Cheshire Branch, and she succeeds Peter McLinn of the Tees Valley Branch, as Co-Chair of the Northern Branch Network. Peter has been an invaluable member of the CIPD, both at Branch and regional level for over 30 years and we would like to thank him for all he has contributed.

NEWS around

Kellogg’s to launch cereal boxes for the visually impaired Newworld-first technology is being added to Kellogg’s cereal boxes - from January 2022 - to help those who are blind and partially sighted find important information on the back of the boxes. Kellogg’s were inspired to make the change after speaking with children at a sensory impairment school in Liverpool. Chris Jones, HR Director at Kellogg’s in Manchester said: “The pupils at St. Vincent’s School told us that our packaging and the information on the box wasn’t accessible to them, and we listened. The new technology will allow smartphone users to scan a unique code on the box – from up to 3 meters distance – which will playback labelling and allergen information to the user.”

the REGION

NHS workers given flexible working rights NHS staff have been given the right to request flexible working arrangements from the first day of their employment, following an agreement by health unions and NHS employers.

This move echoes the CIPD’s #Flexfrom1st campaign which calls for all organisations to explore flexible work options for workers. This is particularly important for the northern region, as official >Page 1 Page 2-3 Page 4-5 Page 6-7 Page 8-9 Page 10-11 Page 12-13 Page 14

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