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As redundancies continue, human resources are stretched and immediate support is needed, HR functions are being relied on above all to deliver tactically. This return to HR’s core expertise is helping to fuel demand for HR administrators, analysts and advisers. For every strategic HR role available, there are currently around seven transactional vacancies on offer.
This return to HR’s core expertise is helping to fuel demand for HR administrators, analysts and advisers
Talking to Badenoch & Clark’s Connections magazine, Andrew Pullman of HR Consultancy People Risk Solutions suggests that it’s natural for tactical activities to come to the fore in a recession. “The bread and butter work is HR’s fallback, and at least we have valuable work to do in the organisation when it’s difficult for other areas to function.”
The cautious new financial year has brought more difficult times for senior HR professionals, who have since swelled the job market. A lack of confidence about the future and where their next role might come from, continues to prompt many to lower their remuneration expectations.
Organisations are expected to redress the current balance between transactional work and strategic focus, as the market begins to recover. This will undoubtedly change the recruitment landscape again. But as HR Director Mike Sterling adds, “They’ll only be able to justify this if they can offer truly business-focused benefits to the organisation.”
