THIS PROFESSIONAL BODY aims to deliver to its members — and it makes sure it puts the same effort into developing its 358 staff. The CIPD (Chartered Institute of Professional Development) has been championing better working lives as the professional body for human resources practitioners for more than 100 years, and its efforts seem to be paying off. Employees of the London-based organisation say that their jobs are an important part of their lives (77% positive) and it ranks 18th on our mid-size list for staff health not suffering because of work (74%). People receive both performance- and profit-related pay and wellbeing initiatives including flu vaccines and an occupational health and wellness programme. A newly configured reward scheme, Stars, recognises achievements and employees receive up to a week's extra pay as a prize, depending on the significance of their accomplishment. Those with caring responsibilities are given up to five days additional paid leave annually. Employees have fun together (77%) and pride themselves on working in an open and collaborative way — they say people in their teams go out of their way to help them (76%). A suggestion scheme, “I've got an idea”, allows anyone to share their proposals, with successful ones winning a financial award. Initiatives implemented so far include releasing downloadable directories and brochures via the App Store and Google Play so saving on printing costs, and a change in the location of the summer party. www.cipd.co.uk
