People & Change: HR Leaders’ Survey Results Webinar
On this webinar we:
- Explore key HR trends for 2019
- Share specific sector challenges and best practice insight
- Discover what the HR function of the future will look like
For more information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch:
Victoria Beadle
Director, Seymour John People & Change
Victoria@seymourjohn.com
07988 276402
Kate Hardcastle
Director, Seymour John People & Change
Kate@seymourjohn.com
07720 826414
What will the HR function of the future look like?
We’ve been looking at how the HR function is doing in our world, among SMEs and public-sector organisations here in the UK. Theory is all well and good, but it’s how you’re working it out in practice that interests us. In trying to spot the key trends, we’ve been asking HR leaders what will be shaping their agendas over the next year or so.
So, what will the HR function of the future look like and what challenges will you face in making the transition? Well, in an environment of uncertainty, complexity and inevitable change, it will need to be flexible, agile and networked to play an important role in the development of your organisation.
Below is a snapshot of what our HR leaders said. For a downloadable, one-page infographic, click on the first document on the right-hand side. To read the full report, click on the second document.
The Context
Size of organisation
They represent a diverse range of private (70%), public (20%) and third-sector (10%) organisations.
- Less than 66
- 66 to 749
- 750+
Other sectors include housing, education, energy, distribution and technology.
Top 3 organisation-wide challenges
By 2020, over half the workforce will be Millennials.
Understanding what makes them tick is going to be important for the HR function of the future and, we’re guessing, the reason why 45% of our respondents selected workforce profiling as a major organisational factor, this year.
Top 3 People Challenges
33% cite employee engagement as a wider challenge (not just a people challenge), suggesting that HR is becoming a driver across the whole of some organisations
So what have our HR leaders actually been doing?
Top 5 tasks for their HR teams in 2019 are:
