Cutting-edge HR leaders exhibit a new ethos, pursue new skills and develop new collaborations, according to a report that says their approach leaves employees "net better off" in six ways.
An organisation that identified burnout as a major threat to its business, even before the pandemic hit, says a combination of biodata, surveys and trend analysis is helping HR to understand the risk and tailor its response.
A fast-growing organisation that established its values early says "doubling down" on them has moved workplace culture from HR's domain into a key element of the business strategy.
A proposed charter for working from home would be a setback for flexibility, an employer group says. Also in this article, how remote productivity measures are failing, and leaders' role in reducing 'overwork'.
Employers have stepped up their wellbeing programs significantly during COVID but it's probably not enough to address the mental health damage that this year is set to wreak, a Gartner vice president says.
The employers coming closest to zero-tolerance for poor workplace behaviour are doing so through their culture, with policies taking a backseat, an academic says.
When the dust has settled, HR practitioners will look back on this pandemic as a unique and privileged experience in change management, an HR director says.
The way employers handle redundancies and restructures now will have a lasting impact on whether their "survivors" continue to be engaged and productive, a specialist says.
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