HR professionals play an important part in caring for their organisation's people, but they could be more intentional about looking after themselves, according to an expert who warns a "perfect storm" is brewing.
At leading-edge employers, all former HR playbooks are "out the window" and they're focused on six key areas to move from "flux" to "flow", according to KPMG research.
Mental health pressures on workers are mounting, with many "crawling" towards the "psychological finish line" at the end of the year, a psychologist says.
Today's leaders have been facing two pandemics: COVID and a "cultural virus" characterised by "our individual and collective willingness" to ignore and distort facts, authors say.
When a large employer launched a new complaints process for its workforce it worried about "opening floodgates", but instead it has facilitated better dialogue with employees and clients, its people leader says.
The benefits that matter most to employees might change from one year to the next, but employers could be getting more return on their investment in one category in particular, an expert says.
Secondary psychological injuries represent a growing portion of workers' compensation claims and costs, but they're not well understood or addressed, a mental health specialist says.
People functions have never been more central to the success of businesses, yet many HR leaders remain on the periphery of senior leadership, inhabiting a "mezzanine mindset", where they are called in for updates but never quite gain a permanent seat at the table. Watch this webcast to understand how to stake your claim.
After reviewing its policies to embed inclusiveness, an employer's workforce has more visibility and voice, and much higher engagement with workplace initiatives, its people leader says.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
