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The past year has been a huge test of HR’s capabilities.
When the pandemic first took hold and workers were forced to work from home, it was largely HR that was forced to find the solutions that would bridge the digital gap for collaboration, communication and wellbeing – as well as workers’ abilities to even fulfill the basis of their roles from home. However, after the initial shock of the pandemic subsided, many other key issues under HR’s remit were brought to light.
From working conditions to social isolation and addressing the blurring of working and home life, HR’s mission over this period went from working out a future roadmap, to addressing issues if and when they occurred, and forgoing the stability of normal working life for the agility required to overcome the pandemic.
This is something Ilona Popczyk, HR Director at Green Man Gaming recently discussed in conversation with HR Grapevine: “It’s been a massive period of trial and error. HR hasn’t always gotten it right, but no one is to blame for this – we’ve had to work in previously unforeseen circumstances and the lessons that we’ve learned in this time will now always be central to how we view our job.”
