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A DAY INTHE LIFE

SECRET DIARY OF AN HR-PRENEUR—NOVEMBER 2020

Socially Distanced Christmas

Worldwide deaths from Corona - 1.4million+, UK deaths from Corona - 58K+,
Average units alcohol consumed per week - 9, Number of redundancies - 11,
Family lives I ruined this month - 4, Number of new clients this month - 3

WHAT A YEAR. While I am glad to see the back HR professionals. HR professionals have been
end of 2020, I’m also left wondering what else has shown, in no uncertain terms, just what UK
disappeared along with it. My sanity? businesses think of our industry.The general
My patience? Thousands upon perception of HR is that we are without value,
thousands of businesses disposable and easily removed. I see it from
(including some of my the number of
clients) and even the way HR is friends and
managed, respected or valued? colleagues who are
Most of these changes are looking for work.
not for the better— Interestingly, a
(although I never recent report from
actually had much HRCI confirms
patience, to begin there have been
with). I believe that over one hundred
many of the changes and sixty thousand
which have taken job adverts for HR
place this year, generalist roles in
affecting businesses the past twelve
and HR, are not months. A quick
temporary. It seems the look around at those
things we have lost so who are out of jobs,
far are now greatly and knowing there are
diminished or entirely over six hundred
gone forever. candidates for nearly
Business attitudes every publicly
towards HR, the ability of workforces to be flexible advertised HR role, is strong evidence to support the
and the ways in which we communicate are just notion that the industry is in trouble.This is where
three genies which can’t be put back in their bottles. HR professionals have to prepare themselves and
Generally, employees have become more accountable accept that they need to change and start providing
and independent than ever before; this can only be a value. Long gone will be the days where we can just
good thing for a business. Employees are being given follow the process and fill in templated letters.The
the opportunity to reach their own potential and administration has been banished to the cloud, and
create their own successes. Yet, this is bad news for

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