While many are finding corners to cut in their roles with the
help of AI and other tech – HR leaders are facing more
pressure, scrutiny and increased personal exposure. It's become
quite rare for me to go a week, without one of my clients,
expressing frustration, becoming emotional or otherwise talking
about pursuing the ever-elusive work life balance through other
roles.
The reality is – they're not wrong. We live in a time
when employees have more rights, are more aware of their rights and
more willing to exercise them. (This being an observation, not a
criticism.)
This in turn has a direct impact on HR professionals whose work
is intrinsically linked to these matters, and who are being held
personally accountable for breaches such as wage theft, adverse
action and what we're likely to see an increase in, the failure
to properly address by elimination or minimisation, psychosocial
risks in the workplace.
