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TJ Newsflash 20 May – Certainty culture, burnout spikes, costs bite, belonging rises
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Employee experience lags despite HR optimism; a learning design mastery day; AI skills boosting pay and promotion; fears automation shrinks roles; employers expand overseas; spotting research misconduct; plus Donald Taylor on L&D priorities. Two thirds of leaders would rather look certain and be wrong than admit doubt and get it right Britain is paying a £20 billion annual price for leaders pretending to…
TJ Newsflash 13 May – ASA ruling against CPD Standards Office, compliance gaps and leadership development under scrutiny
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Burnout behaviours shift workplace wellbeing; employees highly rate flexible working and upskilling. CIPD research invites L&D voices. AI values the company more than employees, hiring misfires rise, and public sector AI claims questioned. The Advertising Standards Authority upholds complaint against CPD Standards Office A recent ASA ruling against The Professional Development Consortium Ltd t/a CPD Standards Office demonstrates the critical importance of substantiated…
Research: CIPD Skills and Learning at Work Survey 2026
L&D professionals have a valuable and important opportunity to share the reality of workplace learning today. Honest responses will help benchmark current practice, shape future tools and resources, and inform national policy, making it vital that voices from across the profession are heard. Find out more about the CIPD research. The CIPD Skills and Learning at Work Survey 2026 is open, and it matters that L&D voices are part of it. Since 2020 the CIPD have worked with Laura Overton,…




