The COVID-19 crisis has brought with it unprecedented challenges for HR professionals the length of breadth of the UK. It has created unheralded changes to how organisations operate and how employees interact and work. The shift to remote working, the dynamic reallocation of resources, and the acceleration of digitisation and automation to meet changing individual and organisational needs has created a new world of work and in turn created a challenging landscape in which HR now has to operate.

Organisations have often risen to the challenges posed in an exceptional manner. However, as we move towards addressing a post pandemic era, a HR environment underpinned by old, often outdated rules will not suffice. A hierarchy based on uniformity, bureaucracy, and control—will simply no longer be effective. Taking its place should be a model that is more flexible and responsive, based on interrelated themes including; more connection, unprecedented automation, lower transaction costs, and a demographic shift alongside greater acknowledgements and reward.

The COVID-19 pandemic and a sudden, nationwide adoption of remote working kick-started huge change in many aspects of all of our daily lives. The UK Government has responded to this with its recently published consultation paper on making flexible working the default. Possible changes to the current framework include removing the service requirement for making a request, allowing more than one request a year, reducing the time for an employer to deal with a request and requiring an employer to suggest an alternative arrangement if it does not agree to an employee’s request.

This event will provide all those present with the opportunity to learn about how organisations are adapting to attracting talent and rewarding staff in the wake of Covid-19. Those present will hear from a range of best practice case studies covering key topics including diversity and inclusion, retaining key workers, supporting wellbeing and innovative recruitment and retention strategies. The event will discuss HR productivity and the shared services model, looking at how businesses can reduce costs and improve HR productivity. 

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