•   Barbados Water Authority   Thu, Oct 12 2023

trends affecting HR

1. Recruiting in a job seeker’s market

Hiring is up again, said John Breman, a managing director at Towers Watson. But only certain skill sets in each industry are hot right now.

“Even during the recession, we saw this,” Breman said. “Every organization has certain jobs that are problematic right now. In hospitals, it’s doctors and nurses. Utility, it’s line engineers. In tech, software engineers.”

 

2. Paid time off is taking center stage

Paid time off – particularly parental leave and sick leave – has garnered significant attention in the news cycle. The White House recently drafted a paid sick leave order for federal contractors, reflecting the Democratic Party’s interest in instituting such policies nationwide. Multiple companies (including Netflix, Adobe and Nestle) have created headlines with their improved paid parental leave policies.