What is the most important challenge for Human Resources Managers today?

Question

I need a topic for my research paper... let's make it count.

Answer 1

How about "Instilling a Work Ethic in Today's Employee's" ?

Answer 2

The lack of prepared employment candidates is the greatest challenge for human resources managers today. It is not merely an educational issue for local school boards to address, which tend to focus on less socially mature issues, such as the racist debate related to bilingualism, or, school prayer and evolution/creationism. A global job market is roaring into existence. World trade and foreign ownership of businesses are a reality, a reality that does not care about local, provincial issues such as the racist suppression of bilingualism, not in a global job market that REQUIRES bi- and multi-lingualism. Our local school boards have horribly failed to prepare the average U.S. citizen for the global job market, and, all for socially immature religious and cultural local beliefs. Education has become a global concern with global connotations. Globally-oriented employers are struggling for a standard employment "test" of some kind that will apply to any job applicant from anywhere in the world. Many have turned to the Miller's Analogy Test (my favorite). But, the problem remains as to how to better, more effectively educate people of all ages for the mature rationality and comprehension required to function in a global economy. (Good luck on your paper.)

Answer 3

I'm not sure what the MOST important one is (it will vary by person or by company), but here are some ideas:

- Labor Mobility. globalization is encouraging greater global labor mobility, including the migration of elite global knowledge workers (aka "Brain Drain").

- Employment Equity.

- Larger companies starting to build "Employment Brands" (Employee staffing and retention issues)

- Threat of rising health care costs

- Aging population (by 2011 -- if I remember the stat correctly -- there will be two people LEAVING the workforce for every new person entering).

- Skills shortages

- Corporate governance and ethics

- Work/life balance

Food for thought.... Good luck!

Answer 4

Discrimination is the toughest challenge today whether it be sexual or racial. These issues still plague the average HR and it tough even though there are laws to go by its all about keeping everyone happy Of course you have the other issues of turnover absenteeism and productivity but when the first rears its ugly head the HR is scrambling to dot i's and cross t's

Answer 5

making sure the letter of the law is followed. there are so many guidelines regarding behavior in the work place. also the hiring and terminating of employee gets tricky. for example in california if an employee is fired theire final paycheck needs to be given to them at the time of termination. if an employee quits ther final paycheck must be available for pick up or mailed within 72 hours. then there is the problem of finding suitable candidates for positions that needs to be filled.

Answer 6

Getting up, and going to work. It's a boring job.
But I like Felix's answer best.

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Answer 7

It might be the longterm retention of good employees. Or, it could be people using up their sick days.

Answer 8

Proving their own worth

Answer 9

To justify their existence in any organiztion.