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The Ever Growing
Influence of
Human
Resources
M
ore than 1,100 HR
professionals from around
the world contributed to the
2015 Harvey Nash HR Survey. While the
majority of respondents were senior
HR decision makers, one in ten were
C-level executives and 6 percent of the
overall respondent group were Chief
HR officers.
What do the results tell us about the
changes in the HR market?
The results from this year’s survey
suggests HR professionals are growing
in influence, but that their increasingly
strategic role requires them to respond
to a range of HR priorities. Senior
executives are demanding more
transparency in the HR function and
expect HR professionals to report on
a wider range of HR metrics than ever
before.
The perception of HR has shifted with fewer respondents saying they
are happy with how HR is perceived
(a decrease of 3 percent from last year
to 58 percent). HR priorities have
also changed. With talent scarcity
becoming a greater challenge for
HR professionals, the importance of
employee engagement and culture /
values in keeping key talent engaged
remains clear; both have grown by 3
percent this year.
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February 2015
ANDREW SIMMONDS, Associate Director
of the Consumer Practice - Asia at Harvey
Nash shares key findings from the survey.
What can we expect to be the main
focuses for HR in 2015?
Ageing workforce - With significant
shifts in labour market trends
during the past 12 months, the level
of concern HR professionals have
regarding the ageing workforce has
leapt 11 percent, placing it second
in labour market challenges, above
skills shortages (which has dropped
8 percent in the last 12 months).
In response to these concerns, the
majority of HR professionals (54
percent) are willing to source talent
from overseas. HR professionals
from APAC are the most open to
sourcing talent from overseas (88
percent would consider doing so). The
world is shrinking, and the growth of
technology and the flexibility it offers
make acquiring talent from overseas
significantly easier. Talent is also
increasingly mobile.
HR professionals from
APAC are the most open
to sourcing talent from
overseas (88 percent would
consider doing so).