Today’s economy, innovation of technology and the new generation of employees is forcing HR departments to develop new ways of working with other skills and specialism. Find our more about the HR trends – the future of Human Resource Management.
One of the biggest challenge HR professionals is set to encounter in regard to HR skills in the future is acclimatising to a hybrid working environment – and knowing the difference between a distributed, remote and flexible workforce.
The challenge is also ensuring employees stay connected to each other. HR has the important task of focusing on what’s really important. It should be all about People & Culture.
The top HR trends are:
- Strong development of the labour market
- The impact of working remotely
- Digitalisation of HR processes
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1. Strong Development of the Labour Market
Unemployment will be amongst young professionals, the freelancers, people with disabilities and migrants. In the short term, a mismatch in the labour market will emerge. The demand for workers is dropping in some industries, while demand is increasing in others. As a result, the skills of job seekers might not match up. The mismatch is also being reinforced as there will be an acceleration in the growth of automation, robotisation and digitalisation. The HR trends in general are focusing on the reshape the People & Culture aspect.
2. The Impact and Learnings of Working Remote
For employees working from home or remotely, daily life has changed considerably. Working from home requires discipline, independence and creativity.
Psychological strain and (risk of) burnout are serious problems. According to research conducted by the National Centre for the Prevention of Stress and Burn-Out (NCPSB), there are 4 (four) million ‘hidden burnouts’ in The Netherlands. Employees who are at risk of dropping out within six months if no action is taken. Due to the COVID-19 situation, this number has increased rapidly. Specific attention is also essential for creating connection and interaction with teams. How do we keep employees engaged and how can we preserve the business culture?
3. Digitisation of HR Processes
In recent years, digitisation has already taken a prominent place in the HR field. Remote working with digital meetings or online presentations are part of the new reality.
Many organisations have had to drastically intervene in their HR processes after the plandemic. In addition to working from home, job interviews and assessments are mainly conducted online. Onboarding and training programs require extra attention to ensure colleagues can settle in properly. In addition, digitalisation allows organisations to deploy employees more versatile and better develop and train them.
Future HR Trends – Digitisation Long-term Value
Digital tools support HR and the use of technology focuses in particular on achieving two objectives. First, to increase employee satisfaction. Second, to reduce the workload and ensure organisational agility. Data-driven decision making will receive a boost and can bring employers and employees closer together. All in all, the trend of digitisation of HR processes directly affects the HR agenda and HR trends.
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