04/12/2024

HR's Increasing Role in Strategy

The departments are being tasked with improving professional development, RTW policies

Human resources (HR) departments will play a stronger role in hybrid and remote workplace policies, leadership training, and overall organizational strategy in 2024, according to a new report.

HR Trends Report 2024, published last week by HR consultancy McLean & Company, is based on a survey of more than 1,700 business professionals in September. The report highlights the increased role the HR function has in organizations: For instance, 50 percent of respondents say HR is "a partner in planning and executing organizational strategy," an increase from 36 percent in 2021.

Much of that increase is due to an increased need to retain key employees, said Will Howard, director of HR research and advisory services at McLean & Company.

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