Why HR Is Crucial For Great Teams
Thea Watson from BrightHR talks about HR. Her focus is on how it's changing. She believes a good people operations team is important for a successful work environment.
In the past ten years, work has changed a lot. New technologies have emerged, making some jobs obsolete while creating new ones. The rise of remote work means that not all work is done in an office anymore. The gig economy has also grown significantly, with more people working on short-term projects or for multiple clients. These changes have challenged traditional ways of working and forced companies to adapt. As we move forward, it’s crucial to be flexible and open to change to succeed in the modern working world.
HR has changed due to different issues like Covid-19, worker strikes, higher business costs, and lack of talented workers. Flexibility in work has also been affected.
HR is not just a basic function anymore. It's a long-term consideration for leaders. They use it for retention, hiring, growth, and business development strategies. McKinsey says HR is important for success, just like R&D, sales, or production.
HR: The Key To Success!
HR is still vital to businesses. It's the basic foundation. HR's role is now more strategic.
Boosting performance helps in numerous areas like central operations, culture, leadership, staff wellbeing, and training.
To enjoy the advantages, you must first improve staff planning. Without managing holidays, absences, and shift schedules, you can't give sufficient attention to business growth and performance.
If you have a good HR and employment law team and set up your HR properly, it can improve your workplace culture. According to a recent study, workplaces that prioritize their employees and fix problems quickly are almost four times as likely to perform well.
Happy and productive staff are more likely when their well-being, training, and working needs are taken care of. Having HR-compliant procedures and processes in place allows staff to express their concerns and build mutual trust for a good working relationship.
Industry experts, including the European Association for People Management, believe that a culture of high trust can lead to successful business outcomes.
When you're busy or focused on other business areas, HR can be neglected.
Maximize Team Success With HR Attention
Many think businesses don't need HR. Don't believe it. Without HR, your business reputation suffers. It also hurts your ability to hire.
During interviews, candidates often ask about benefits, career growth, and company culture. These are important responsibilities of HR.
Your business may lose good employees, waste time, and face legal problems without HR and proper employment law advice. This can lead to costly claims at the employment tribunal.
Employers and managers don't use HR because they think it only uses old technology. This idea is old and wrong and could harm your performance.
HR has gotten better by being strategic and performance-driven. One way they’ve done this is by using automation.
Fast businesses need to stay competitive, so they don't want slow admin or people management. They use automated HR to save time.
Cloud-based software calculates staff hours and overtime fast. It informs employees immediately, avoiding delays with email or limited phone lines. This saves you time, and you could lose less business hours.
If your HR work is irregular or only deals with recruitment and onboarding, you may not be covering the whole employee lifecycle. As a result, you might not be getting the full benefits of HR.
Future Business Success: HR's Vital Role
HR is essential for high-performing teams during disruptions. Workforces worldwide are navigating ongoing disruptions. HR is the backbone of these teams.
Workplaces that prioritize humans and have a culture of trust will always be successful.
HR is an old industry but it changes with the world of work. It disrupts tech and automation.
The chief international growth and marketing officer at BrightHR is Thea Watson. She wrote an article on the BrightHR blog.
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