HR and line managers – getting the relationship right

How can HR best support line managers to effectively implement HR practices? This paper identifies several ways in which HR can enhance line managers’ ability, motivation and opportunity to implement HR practices effectively, including recognising good people management and providing training.

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Jill Miller, Senior Policy Adviser, Diversity and Inclusion, CIPD

Jill is Senior Policy Adviser for Diversity and Inclusion at the CIPD. Her work focuses on the areas of gender, age and neurodiversity and she has recently led work on race inclusion, managing drug and alcohol misuse at work, and supporting employees through fertility treatment, pregnancy loss and still birth. Earlier in her career, Jill specialised in small business growth through good people management and employee wellbeing.

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