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AI can now screen CVs, draft job adverts and answer policy questions, so it's fair to ask whether a CIPD qualification is still worth the time and money. For most people building an HR career, the answer is yes. A CIPD qualification won't teach you specif

55% of employees say they use AI for work or education, but only 35% of businesses with 10 or more staff say they use it at all, according to the Office for National Statistics. The two figures come from different surveys, so the gap is a signal, not a pr

On 1 January 2027, around 6.3 million employees gain protection against ordinary unfair dismissal in a single day. That is the government's own count of people with between six months' and two years' service, 22% of everyone employed aged 16 and over, acc

Platinum is CIPD's highest level of study centre recognition. Here is what it covers, what it means for you, and what it cannot tell you about price, support and marking. What is a CIPD Platinum Study Centre? A CIPD Platinum Study Centre is a study centre

17% of UK employers expect the Employment Rights Act 2025 to raise their costs "to a large extent". In social care that rises to 31%, and in hospitality to 28%, according to CIPD's Winter 2025/26 Labour Market Outlook. The Act touches every employer, but

"More engaged employees perform better." It's the line that turns up in almost everything written about employee engagement, and organisations have taken the message to heart. They invest in programmes, platforms and apps designed to keep their people fee

Welcome to Avado Tutor Spotlight, where we introduce you to the people behind your CIPD qualification. This edition: Emily Allen, our Head of Learning and Delivery. I started my career in HR, which I loved. I really enjoyed being able to work in exciting

In 2022, P&O Ferries dismissed around 800 staff without notice and replaced them with cheaper agency labour on the same day. The public and political backlash that followed is a big part of why fire and rehire reform exists at all. But the government's ow

59% of variable hours workers get less than a week's notice of their shifts. 13% get less than 24 hours. That's not an estimate, it's the government's own cited figure, from Living Wage Foundation research, sitting in the same factsheet that introduces th

Nobody has defined "all reasonable steps." Not the government, not a lawyer, not your policy document. From 30 October 2026, an employment tribunal will start defining it for you, one case at a time. That's not a scare line. It's the actual state of the l