FEATURE
Business leaders face many challenges , even more so in light of the pandemic and all of the changes it has prompted . One particular challenge which leaders face is making HR more efficient by revamping it through digitalisation . The conditions created by the pandemic have forced action . Between employees clamouring for digital solutions , new mobile requirements for remote workers and the need to leverage people and payroll data for board level strategy , HR is being rewritten from the ground up . Cathy Geerts , Chief Human Resources Officer , SD Worx , explains how businesses need to adapt to the digitised , remote working world with customised HR solutions .
The pandemic has placed HR at the forefront of business strategy for companies across the world . While many found that their hands were forced into doing so by major health concerns last year , we now have an opportunity to think beyond reactive responses to external risks .
By thinking proactively about new HR standards , processes and tools , forwardthinking companies can empower their workforces and deliver long-lasting benefits to their employees and business . The biggest rewards will go to those who act earliest . But before we can make the most of these new opportunities , it ’ s first necessary to understand where things stand at present .
Bringing together HR and IT
Over the last year , businesses all over the world have had to innovate to deliver what were once simple processes . In the past , organisations barely had to think about how they would on-board new employees , distribute hardware or software or communicate and collaborate with each other – it almost exclusively took place face to face in the office . Now , these simple tasks call for greater and more complex collaboration between HR and IT functions .
To solve these challenges in a more effective and scalable way – and to get ready for the future of work – a strong programme of digitalisation will be necessary , with
REINVENTING HR CAN HELP EMPLOYERS MEET THE CHANGING DEMANDS OF THE MODERN WORKFORCE
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