8 burning HRM issues in 2021

1. Contemporary HRM issues
8 HR burning HR issues that are impacting the workplace

2. Selected
Contemporary
Issues
Flexible Labor
Multi-generational workforce
Diverse workforce
 Technology
 Workforce Efficiency/ROI of Labor
 Evidence-Based HR
 Increasing Complexity of Jobs
 Impact of COVID-19

3. Flexible Labor
Alternatives to full-time, permanent
jobs are becoming more prevalent (e.g.
(e.g. contract work, gig economy, etc.)
Selected HR Implications
- Compensation/Benefits
- Training, Development
- Workforce Planning
- Performance Management
- Labor Relations

4. Multi-
Generational
Workforce
Greater age-range of workers; people
retiring later or semi-retiring.
Selected HR Implications
- Compensation/Benefits
- Training
- Job Design

5. Diverse
Workforce
The Canadian workforce is becoming
less male, white, able-bodied, etc.
Selected HR Implications
- Recruitment/Selection
- Training, Development
- Performance Management
- Legal Compliance

6. Technology
Technology is changing the way we
all work … including HR people
Selected HR Implications
- HR Information Systems
- Job Design
- Training
- Legal Compliance

7. Workforce
Efficiency/ROI
of Labor
Increasing pressures to get the best
return on an organization’s investment
in labor.
Selected HR Implications
- Job Design
- Training
- Labor Relations
- Compensation and Benefits
- Performance Management

8. Evidence-
Based HR
People-decisions should be based on
facts, not “gut feel.”
Selected HR Implications
- All areas of HR

9. Increasing
Complexity of
Jobs
Today’s jobs require more skills and
knowledge
Selected HR Implications
- Job Design
- Training and Development
- Recruitment/Selection

10. COVID 19
COVID 19 has radically changed the
way we work. Some of these changes
will persist beyond of the end of the
pandemic.
Selected HR Implications
- All HR Functions

11. The HR
function is
changing
An organization’s HR practices need to
adapt to meet the challenges of a
changing environment