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Digital HR Trends

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Shifting towards extreme digitization and automation in organizations Until recently, we talked about the digital world and automation broadly in the abstract, as these were changes that we were familiar with, but whose impact had not yet become an integral part of our day to day lives. Today, it’s different. This year, more than ever, we have begun to see the real application of all our conjectures we’ve made to date. Here are some of the trends that many organizations are beginning to put into practice: Virtual assistants : Increasingly popular, as the employee service can be automated through such assistants. Bots are the most popular form of chat or voice assistance, but they are also beginning to look like virtual robotic. Virtual assistants offer a two-fold benefit: HR saves on workforce costs and can respond faster in a more personalized manner to their employees’ needs anytime and anywhere. Applications for mobile employee services : These respond to multiple needs o...
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Traditional Vs Digital HR

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Many companies are challenged with the  tasks of processing all HR activities. From sourcing the right candidate to onboarding, managing payroll, and benefits to offboarding an employee.  Source: Google Images But, HR in today's world has evolved enormously. It is now at crossroads, as technology can now accomplish many of those traditional responsibilities faster, cheaper, and better than before. HR technology has cleared the decks of the traditional work to make way for a more streamlined HR department. Human resources professionals are now better able to focus on front end and face-to-face tasks. Instead of shuffling through stacks of paperwork to find a single piece of critical information. Many have started calling this recent period of technological shifts within the business ecosystem as the fourth industrial revolution.  Today, technologies like AI, automation, robotics, and digitization have redefined the existing parameters of o...
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Transformation of HR

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Source: Google Images A fast changing environment has caused a change in the role of HR from an Administrative function to a Strategic Business Partner where technology has changed the way the organisations used to store employees data, analyse employees performance, etc. According to Dave Ulrich, the digital HR journey of any company involves four  phases: HR efficiency -   In this phase, companies invest in and build technology platforms that efficiently manage HR processes. HR effectiveness -  In this phase, technology is used to upgrade practices in people, performance management, etc. Information -  In this phase, data is accessible, and people analytics is leveraged to create business insights. Connection/experience -  In the final phase, digital HR is leveraged to create connections between people. Social networks are leveraged, experiences between people are created, and technology enables a stronger feeling of belonging. S...
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