• HRO Today April 2019
• HRO Today EMEA March/April 2019
• Relocation Provider Directory 2019
• HRO Today March 2019

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• HR Innovation

  – This year’s CHRO of the Year Award finalists are being recognized for redefining human capital management.

  By Marta Chmielowicz

  In today’s competitive business world, talent has the potential to be the greatest strength of an organization and one of its most powerful sources of competitive advantage. But developing a top talent pool requires more than just a good recruitment strategy: culture, technology, data insights, benefits, learning, engagement, and more are emerging as top considerations. Chief HR officers are responsible for managing all of these elements of the talent strategy while delivering business results.

• Tapping into Talent

  – The pressure on TA leaders to drive success is greater than ever before. See how this year’s award finalists are getting ahead with innovative initiatives.

  By Taylor Thompson

  With SHRM reporting that 83 percent of HR professionals have faced challenges recruiting the right job candidates in the past year, it comes as no surprise that organizations are restructuring their talent acquisition departments with the hopes of seeing positive change. Gone are the days of job applicants working to gain the attention of potential employers. Instead, that focus has shifted onto the organizations themselves as HR and talent acquisition leaders drive initiatives to help them stand out among the crowd in a competitive job market.

• Next Generation of Leaders

  – Empower millennials with development programs that are suited to their strengths.

  By Cheryl Allen

  There is great value in using generational research to effectively inform people practices. The current workforce makeup of baby boomers, Generation X, millennials, and Generation Z is likely one of the most diversified in history. Each generation is equipped with skills and knowledge based upon the environment they grew up in, and organizations are searching for them in the current competitive business environment.

• The Future is Bright

  – Recent research finds that millennial and Generation Z leaders are changing the world of work—for the better.

  By Zoe Harte

  Millennials and their younger Generation Z counterparts frequently face criticism over their commitment to the workforce and are often labeled as lazy and entitled and described as “snowflakes.” Yet these younger generations are poised to change the future of work. As these digital natives become the dominant generation in the workforce, they are quickly squashing these misconceptions and bringing their positive influences to build their vision of a new work paradigm.

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• Seeking Soft Skills

  – With the ability to train hard skills, some organisations are looking for hires that align to values and culture instead.

  By Simon Kent

  Skill shortages abound across many sectors of EMEA business. Problem areas are no longer confined to specialist roles or niche industries. Employers everywhere are facing a candidate-driven market where competition for talent is already high and increasing. In the face of this, employers are now looking to secure employees with good soft skills with the intention of bringing their technical skills up to speed once in place. In fact, LinkedIn’s 2019 Global Talent Trends report found that 92 per cent of U.K. businesses report that soft skills are now as important or more important than hard skills.

• Overcoming Uncertainty

  – Strategies to remain compliant as Brexit becomes a reality.

  By Simon Kent

  To say European businesses having been operating in a time of uncertainty could qualify as the understatement of the year. From the moment the U.K. voted to leave the EU to just before Brexit is meant to take place, there have been huge questions raised concerning the right of employees to work across countries within the EU and beyond. Frustratingly for everyone, answers have been few and far between, leaving organisations to speculate on what they might need to do to secure and manage their international workforces. Some are even faced with the prospect of having to prepare for every eventuality.

• HRO Today 2019 Global Resource Guide

  – A roundup of the top providers and product vendors across 13 sectors of HR services.

  By The Editors

  The HR industry is experiencing a transformation. Faced with new technologies and shifting employee expectations, organisations are looking beyond the functional role of HR and developing strategies to increase its impact on business performance and growth.

• Eye on Diversity

  – Four organisations share their journeys to a more inclusive workforce.

  By Simon Kent

  Make no mistake, creating and maintaining a diverse workforce is both a business imperative and a huge challenge for today’s employers. Researching the subject back in 2012, McKinsey found companies ranking in the top quartile of executive-board diversity experienced 53 per cent higher returns on equity, on average, than those in the bottom quartile. Forbes has also identified diversity as a key to innovation, claiming “diversity is no longer simply a matter of creating a heterogeneous workforce, but using that workforce to innovate and give it a competitive advantage in the marketplace.”

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