Join the Conversation: Shaping CIPD's Public Policy Priorities in Wales

The CIPD Policy Forum in Wales unites HR leaders, policymakers, and experts to tackle workforce challenges and develop policy solutions tailored to the Welsh economy.

It has been a turbulent and eventful year in Welsh and UK politics. A new First Minister, a new Prime Minister and several new party leaders reflect a changed and changing political landscape. And there are upcoming changes in public policy too.

Perhaps most importantly, the new UK Government is pursuing significant updates to employment law, which will have a considerable impact on our profession. However, these changes need to be complemented by policy solutions in devolved areas of competence – be it skills, fair work or employability. This is why our attention starts shifting to the next Senedd election in 2026.

But we need your help. Join our Senior Public Policy Adviser (UK Nations) Marek Zemanik at our first face to face Policy Forum event and help shape CIPD’s public policy priorities in Wales. This is your opportunity to share your experience and expertise and help identify policy solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in the Welsh labour market.

Speaker:

Marek Zemanik, Senior Public Policy Advisor, CIPD UK Nations

Marek leads the CIPD's public policy work in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, focusing primarily on fair work, skills and productivity. He writes the CIPD's annual job quality report, Working Lives Scotland, and has written several policy and research reports around skills and the labour market in the devolved UK nations. He provides evidence to Parliamentary and Assembly committees, responds to government and executive consultations and inquiries and engages with ministers and civil servants.Before joining the CIPD, Marek spent nearly a decade working at the Scottish Parliament as a political adviser responsible for policymaking across devolved areas of public policy. He has written several election manifestos, dozens of policy papers and coordinated a series of independent policy commissions.

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