The 5 HR Trends
As an organization it is important not only to follow developments within the field, but also HR-trends. These global HR-trends, after all, affect the workplace. During the Palace Symposium on ‘ The future of work’ Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice at London Business School, discussed the key shifts within the HR sector. These are: the rising average life expectancy, the impact of technology on our work, and the emergence of modern families in which both parents have careers. To keep up with the changes in the labor market in 2023 you should also take the following five trends into account:
Trend 1: Sustainable employability
Sustainable employability is a must in 2023 as well. It is not a new trend because many organizations have been paying attention to sustainable employability for years. After all: employees with the right skills who remain employable for a longer period form the most important capital of your organization. In 2023 it is important for organizations to place sustainable employability high on the agenda. You can read more about sustainable employability in this blog .
Trend 2: Employee development
To attract and retain talent it is important that employers improve and develop the skills of their employees. Invest in a learning culture and training. In the article ‘ The relationship between learning culture and participation in training within organizations ’ in the Journal for HRM it emerges that when employers invest in a positive learning culture and training, it increases participation among employees. Read our five tips to stimulate the development of your employees here .
Trend 3: Attracting and retaining talent
Finding and retaining talent is a challenge for every organization. This was in 2018 already an important point of concern for many companies, with the current shortage of suitable personnel that issue has only become more urgent. It is therefore important for an organization, for example, to work on your employer branding. Not only to attract talent, but also to keep people on board for the long term. You can read more in our whitepaper ‘ Six ways to attract and retain talent ’.
Trend 4: Attention to the well-being of employees
Almost 90 percent van de Nederlanders maakt zich zorgen over de inflatie. In addition, 7 out of 10 people are concerned that their salary is not in line with changes in purchasing power. Therefore it is important to address the well-being of your employees. By paying attention to work happiness, you prevent employees from running on fumes. Check here how you can increase work happiness within your organization.
Trend 5: Digitization within HR
Data-driven recruitment is an HR trend that is attracting attention. HR professionals and recruitment departments have for some time been using technologies to make the work easier, for example to determine which employee fits a role. For a fair, transparent and efficient process it is important that HR is responsible for the algorithms. In order to prevent certain biases from becoming part of the recruitment process. In this blog we explain more about data-driven recruitment.
