Events Archive

The ESRC-funded PrOPEL Hub launched in early 2020 and brings together experts across ten UK Universities and the CIPD. We all share a common interest in understanding the role of workplace practice in tackling the UK’s productivity puzzle. Over the past three years, we have worked together to broaden and deepen our understanding of working […]

Join PrOPEL Hub experts from across the UK for an interactive, solution-focused event on workplace wellbeing, conflict resolution, improving job quality, employee engagement, and performance management. There are a limited number of places available for businesses to engage with this People Management Hackathon – so sign up today! Register now on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/771484650357?aff=oddtdtcreator Where and

Join PrOPEL Hub experts from across the UK for an interactive, solution-focused event on workplace wellbeing, conflict resolution, improving job quality, employee engagement, and performance management. There are a limited number of places available for businesses to engage with this People Management Hackathon – so sign up today! Register on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/760554849027?aff=oddtdtcreator Where and when?

Line managers play a central role in shaping working experiences and building more effective and productive workplaces. In particular, they are ideally placed to prevent, contain and resolve conflict at work, which currently costs UK organisations more than £28billion per year. But research has consistently shown that most managers are not provided with the skills

Join us for a free Knowledge into Practice event co-hosted by the PrOPEL Hub and Flexibility Works for a morning of insights, discussion and activities followed by a networking lunch! Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) has become an important consideration for all organisations regardless of size or sector, however it can be a tricky area

As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences, researchers at the ESRC PrOPEL Hub invite colleagues to attend a day of free, interactive, evidence-based workshops that will share cutting-edge research on ‘what might work’ in promoting workplace wellbeing and engagement, and help you to explore new wellbeing practices that can be embedded in your

Learn how provide effective feedback to encourage performance, commitment and engagement at this interactive event. Feedback is an essential part of successful performance management; however, it is often an underdeveloped part of a manager’s skillset. This interactive event is designed for anyone who manages people in the workplace and is interested in finding out more

Explore how we might (re)conceive and (re) balance rights, regulatory and resolution processes for healthier and more productive workplaces Conflict at work is costly: Acas research reveals the annual cost of conflict to employers at £28.5 billion, with costs highest when employees are dismissed or resign. Almost fifteen years ago, the Gibbons Review highlighted the

An ESRC-funded, two day conference, with opportunity to hear from experienced Engaged Scholars and join a community of Engaged Scholars. Join us for a two-day Festival of Engaged Scholarship at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Our Festival is an exciting opportunity to hear from experienced Engaged Scholars

This event will discuss what working practices have permanently changed as a result of the pandemic and offer advice to practitioners. Prior to the Covid 19 pandemic, the opportunity to work in a more flexible way was something that many employees craved. However with the onset of lockdowns and other restrictions, many of us were