Gartner HR insight | The trends set to shape the workplace in 2023

The 2023 working year is now well underway.

After a well-earned Christmas break, many will have spent the first week of January catching up on emails and getting back up to speed. And with the wheels now fully in motion, many HR leaders will be turning their attention to the challenges that lie ahead in 2023. The past few years have brought unprecedented and unforeseeable headaches for many in the People Function, and 2023 could well be just the same. As such, it’s important for CPOs and HRDs to consider what might be some of the most pressing issues they could face this year.

Below, Gartner HR provides HR Grapevine with an in-depth look at the trends they expect will shape the workplace in 2023:

“Quiet hiring" creates new avenues to snag in-demand talent

Despite worries about a forthcoming recession and a wave of companies announcing layoffs in late 2022, the labor market remains hot. Gartner benchmarking shows that while more HR leaders are becoming optimistic about the market cooling off in the next six months, a majority still expect it to get more competitive, not less. Organizations find themselves having to keep the in-demand talent they have — and find the critical talent they need — in a resource-constrained environment.