In making major changes to its business model and employees' roles, a human capital company is taking a "go slow to go fast" approach, its HR leader says.
After managing everything from "crisis mode" to "exploding" business demand, CouriersPlease's HR leader is now focused on giving employees time to reflect and take stock of their wellbeing.
Offering flexibility is now a "make or break" factor for recruiting and retaining employees, as hybrid working becomes not just preferred, but expected. Also in this article, an employer steps up its "work anywhere" policy; and more.
Beyond agile working, some employers are now setting themselves apart as "gymnastic", working smarter in three key ways. Meanwhile, as hiring demand escalates, salaries and rates are starting to inflate.
An employer that handed off administrative HR tasks to 'digital workers' now has a more engaged and strategic HR team, with thousands of hours freed up to work on projects they never had time for previously.
A 71-year-old prospective employee whose job offer was rescinded shortly after he disclosed his age to HR has failed to prove the employer took unlawful adverse action against him.
With international hiring on hold, internal recruiters are having to work harder to fill open roles, especially where remote locations are involved, a talent acquisition specialist says.
Employers' focus on internal mobility and other cost-saving recruitment strategies runs the risk of undermining an organisation's diversity and inclusion goals, a specialist says.
HR professionals who can analyse data to provide real insights on engagement, productivity, wellbeing and diversity will be highly sought after in 2021, according to Robert Walters' annual salary survey.
