The co-founder of business psychology firm Mind Gym today accused the HR profession of "mediocrity" in a speech at Harrogate. Octavius Black told delegates at the annual Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development conference that they ne  More...
18 September 2008 07:00

Jackie Orme has promised that the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) will remain relevant to today's leaders and stay ahead of business change. Speaking at the CIPD annual conference yesterday night, the new chief executive of  More...
17 September 2008 09:16

The HR community certainly has lots to talk about in the run-up to next week's Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) conference in Harrogate. While the challenges of operating in a tough economic climate remain high on the agend  More...
05 September 2008 10:00

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's (CIPD) Annual Conference and Exhibition will take place in Harrogate from 16-18 September . The usual variety of high-calibre speakers, combined with a range of new seminar formats, includin  More...
01 September 2008 12:00

Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes: Two-thirds of respondents to an online Personnel Today poll think the CIPD is no longer relevant to HR leaders We delve into the mind of one of the biggest union leaders Dave Prentis  More...
29 August 2008 15:10

Pressure has mounted on the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) after a branch secretary's attack attracted a groundswell of support from within the profession. In the biggest response to a weekly Personneltoday.com poll this year  More...
29 August 2008 12:10

New guidance from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is released today, ‘The relationship between HR and recruitment agencies – A guide to productive partnerships’.   More...
19 August 2008 09:51

A senior figure at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has launched a pre-Harrogate attack on the way the body is run. The central London branch secretary called for an overhaul of the CIPD - just weeks before its flagship a  More...
18 August 2008 00:01

Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes: employment lawyers warn firms could risk equal pay claims after a TUPE merger a CIPD figure has called for a radical overhaul of the professional HR body BBC HR director Stephen  More...
15 August 2008 15:44

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has announced its annual conference in Harrogate will focus on what HR professionals can do to survive a recession. The final CIPD conference to be held in the Yorkshire spa town will have a  More...
05 August 2008 14:00

Eager diversity experts are pressing ahead with a new body to standardise the profession, despite other practitioners warning against it. Some 20 equality figures from private and public sector firms have agreed to establish a Institute of Equality a  More...
22 July 2008 14:40

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's chief executive Jackie Orme quite rightly reminds the profession to 'stop wasting its time by justifying its worth' ('Orme: My results will speak for themselves', Personnel Today , 10 June) .   More...
22 July 2008 00:00

We are pleased to announce that Michael Moran, CEO Fairplace, has been elected as the new Chair of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) - Central London Branch, effective immediately.   Michael is honoured to acc  More...
04 July 2008 15:44

I was interested to read Orme's interview she makes a point that HR must 'stop wasting its time by trying to justify its worth'. I would say that it is not about the profession justifying its worth it's about clarifying its role and contribution.   More...
30 June 2008 11:03

Jackie Orme has boldly pledged to win over her doubters in the HR profession using actions rather than words. The new chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development also told HR practitioners to stop wasting time trying to j  More...
09 June 2008 00:00

The annual CIPD conference in Harrogate is to relocate to Manchester from 2009. The institute said its annual conference and exhibition would move from its traditional home in Yorkshire to the Manchester Central Convention Complex from November 2  More...
20 May 2008 08:36

Outgoing CIPD director-general Geoff Armstrong has been presented with the 2008 Public Sector People Manager's Association (PPMA) award for outstanding contribution to people management. Armstrong steps down from his post at the Chartered Institute o  More...
01 May 2008 10:31

It may be a minnow in comparison to the CIPD, but can the British Institute of Learning & Development put L&D first? Having just celebrated its first anniversary, the British Institute for Learning & Development (Bild) , is forging ahead  More...
29 April 2008 15:00

Jackie Orme has spoken for the first time about her new role as chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Orme, whose appointment caused surprise across the HR profession, said her first three weeks at the hel  More...
17 April 2008 12:06

Jackie Orme has today taken up her post as chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Succeeding Geoff Armstrong, who retires in June, Orme is the first woman to land the £300,000-a-year top job at the professio  More...
25 March 2008 14:39