It has been another interesting year for the HR profession. The last two years have seen seismic changes in the world of work that would normally take years to evolve, such as the move to hybrid working, the great resignation, labour shortages in key sectors and the enormous impact technology is having.
Additionally there have been potential open doors! HR has apparently acquired its place at the board table and associations are maybe finally seeing the effect the calling can have on hierarchical execution.
So what might HR experts at any point anticipate from 2022 and what could we at any point detract from 2021? Loot Moss, proofreader of Personnel Today, converses with Oven-Ready HR about the open doors the beyond two years have made. He accepts that the HR calling is in an exceptional situation to make the universe of work more pleasant, more fair and generally really trusting.
PT much of the time draws in excess of 500,000 individuals each month, predominantly from the UK however with a huge worldwide crowd too, making Rob particularly positioned to provide us with his survey of the year.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- Why Covid-19 has largely been positive for the HR profession
- Rob’s HR highlights of the year
- The employment law cases that continue to impact upon the UK’s HR scene
- Rob’s opinion of the ‘Fire and Rehire’ private members’ bill
- His frustration with the trend to appoint non HR professionals into senior HR positions
- The UK’s continued pay inequality in terms of frontline and key workers
- Why flexible working is now right up there as a key benefit for employees
- His fears for how learning and development for new joiners is going to be affected by the adoption of hybrid working.