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Claire McCartney

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Policy & Practice Manager at CIPD
📍 Greater Brighton and Hove Area, United Kingdom

Claire McCartney is a Policy & Practice Manager at CIPD, bringing over 20 years of experience in HR advisory and research. She is a published author of numerous reports and articles, specializing in diversity, inclusion, flexible working, and talent management. She holds an MSc in Social Research Methods.

Claire is passionate about creating equitable and supportive workplaces. This is evident through her policy work focusing on working parents and carers, as well as her advocacy for compassionate support for bereavement, menopause, and domestic abuse. She frequently presents at seminars and conferences to advance these causes.

She has given evidence at UK parliamentary groups and committees to help shape national employment policy.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Policy & Practice Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Greater Brighton and Hove Area, United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Flexible & Hybrid Work
Leads CIPD's policy work on new ways of working and has recently launched a major report on flexible and hybrid working practices.
Diversity & Inclusion
A core specialty throughout her career, underpinning her policy work on gender equality, age diversity, and support for working parents and carers.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Policy & Practice Manager
CIPD
7-2018
Senior Policy Adviser, Resourcing and Inclusion
CIPD
8-2016 - 6-2019
Co-Director of Inclusive Talent and Associate at the CIPD
Inclusive Talent
6-2008 - 8-2016
Adviser, Resourcing and Talent Planning
CIPD
4-2001 - 5-2008
Principal Researcher
Roffey Park Institute
In the press

Media appearances

Chair: Claire McCartney - CIPD Events. Featured in CIPD Events
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CHAIR: Claire McCartney - CIPD Festival of Work. Featured in Festival of Work
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Education
2007 - 2014
MSc Social Research Methods
The Open University
1999 - 2000
MA Information Studies
University of Brighton
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