What the Latest Data Tells us About HR and the Future of Work
The big picture of SHRM's 2021-2022 report: remote workplaces are succeeding.
Every year, the Society for Human Resource Managers (SHRM) releases its findings from a survey it conducts about the current state of the workforce and some trend predictions about the year to come. A couple weeks ago, the organization for HR professionals released its State of the Workplace Report 2021-2022. SHRM, which surveyed HR professionals and U.S. workers, focused on two primary questions—how did U.S. organizations perform on key workplace issues during the past year, and what are the key priorities and challenges in the workplace for 2022—to gain a better understanding of what workers, managers and workplaces need and how they're evolving.
Among other findings, the report found remote organizations are succeeding, with remote recruiters reporting higher effectiveness than those from in-person companies. Only 18 percent of respondents from in-person organizations said that they were effective in finding and recruiting talent with necessary skills, compared to 46% of remote organizations.
Also, just 32 percent of in-person organizations were rated as effective in retaining top talent, but 47 percent of remote organizations were effective in doing so. It’s possible these are short-term trends, but they also point to the efficacy of remote organizations, even during a tumultuous period.
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HR professionals at remote and in-person organizations shared some ongoing concerns, according to the survey. Just 25% of respondents felt their organizations are effective at finding and recruiting talent, and nearly three-fourths of respondents (72%) felt their HR departments have been working beyond typical capacity.
Many organizations, according to their HR talent, have takeaways from last year’s Great Resignation, and are focused on prioritizing efforts to improve the talent challenges and attrition from 2021. This includes addressing employee morale issues, as well as retaining and recruiting talent — 80% of HR professionals reported that maintaining employee morale and engagement is a top priority this year, and 78% said that retaining talent is an organizational priority.
The study also addresses issues related to management at organizations According to the responses from SHRM’s study, only 26% of U.S. workers felt that their organization did a good job at developing more effective leaders, and this finding is reflected in responses from HR professionals: 61% reported developing more effective leaders and people managers is a priority in 2022, 81% intend to train people managers on their roles in supporting their organization's talent management strategy, and 77% intend to improve the soft skills (such as communication) of their people managers.
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