Tuesday, September 8, 2009

What are the key HR issues for businesses in Ithe Ireland of today

The economy has drastically changed over the past year, so what are now the key HR issues that businesses need to address. In the growth times I spent most of my time supporting clients looking to grow their business through their people through the following area's:

  • Recruitment
  • Staff Retention
  • Performance Related Pay
  • Performance Management
  • Staff Attitude Surveys

Now that the landscape has changed so much I now I find myself working on the following:

  • Cost Reduction (Salary cuts, redundancies, overtime bans, reduced benefits etc)
  • Absenteeism Management
  • Employment Law Compliance
  • Employee Relations Issues
  • Helping business to just survive
So what are the key people management issues today and how can we focus on creating effective business models that will survive and prosper into the future?