Better times ahead? John Philpott, CIPD West London Branch 24 January 2012.

Better times ahead?

John Philpott, CIPD

West London Branch

24 January 2012

Recession and ‘recovery’

Change in private and public sector employment

Employees and self-employed

Vacancies

Redundancies

Unemployment

Average earnings growth

Economic outlook – OBR forecast

Unemployment outlook- OBR again

The looming risk

HR concerns ‘New normal’/More with

less’/culture change/

‘ Survivor’ stress/engagement challenge

Increased talent retention and recruitment pressures

Employment relations turmoil

CIPD employee engagement index

Employee engagement scores

Talent shortages data

Talent shortage caveat

Retention problem?

Labour unrest – shape of things to come?