Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Autumn is upon us, and the times they are a-changing

Well, there is lots of change underway in the UK. Anyone who has read a newspaper or turned on a news channel can't have failed to notice the sweeping government spending cuts.

Our clients who provide public services or services to the public sector are tentatively waiting to hear how this will affect them. And no doubt, you are tentatively waiting to find out exactly what the impact on you will be.

In HR terms, this means planning what organisations will look like in the future, which roles are critical and how the organisation will survive through careful people management and business planning. Too many businesses are making financial decisions without fully considering the risks, resulting in a rise in tribunal claims.

You see, being in HR doesn't mean that when the proverbial hits the fan, you have time to get out of the way. Rather, you have to be there to explain why it's happening and then clean up the mess afterwards. Not that I'm moaning, I'm quite happy to do it. It pays my bills after all.

It's starting to happen already and I'm busy making sure that the fan is still working in the aftermath. Personnel Today are reporting that HR professionals still aren't being consulted early enough. Otherwise, we in HR are not so much saying, 'I told you so' but rather, 'I could have told you so, if only you'd asked.'

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