Editor’s Note

Year 2017 saw many changes in the business space, which directly or indirectly affected the HR industry. From Trump's workplace policies to overtime rule, from cyber security threats to the #me too campaign, there were too many tasks for the HR department to handle.In brief, 2017 was a hectic and transformative year for the entire HR industry. What’s in store for HR in 2018?

HR Trends In 2018: Good business means putting employees, culture first

The good news, however, is that many companies – often led by their HR functions - have demonstrated that they are deeply committed to building a strong culture that emphasizes diversity and inclusion and supports the needs of employees throughout the entire employment lifecycle. Whether it is through innovative new benefits, an increase in opportunities for diverse candidates, or the addition of programs to help employees where they need it most, there is much to be proud of in 2017.

HR Strategy and Planning January 2018 Advertisers

Featured Research - Enabling Employees as Experts With Pandexio’s New Insight Curation Platform

If you spend any time scrolling through your Quora digest, scanning news feeds, reading Tweets, posting on LinkedIn or Facebook, or catching up on “what’s trending” on Pinterest, then you know that artificial intelligence and automation are already having enormous impact on your business processes, products, services, and workforce. Smart systems are automating the transactional, mundane parts of work leaving the challenging aspects to humans. Thus, higher levels of cognition are required among tomorrow’s workers than what may have been the norm in the past.

Featured Research - Workforce 2020: Building Today’s Talent to Meet Tomorrow’s Needs

The way we work has changed profoundly in the last few decades. It's tough for businesses to keep up with the speed of today's ever changing digital world. Workforces have had a hard time keeping pace with the digital disruptions. It is with this threat in mind that HR.com partnered with Pandexio to create a survey intended to investigate how prepared today’s workforce is to meet the challenges of the near future.

HR Leadership Trends 2018: More voluntary benefits. More technology. More mobile.

As we embark on a new year, we tend to look ahead to predict what might be in store for us, both personally and professionally. On the personal side,we may foresee events that are truly life changing, or to borrow from current parlance, disruptive – a new home, a new baby, a new job. When we think about what changes expect from the professional landscape,what’s new is seldom startlingly, disruptively new, but rather a continuation of trends that have been emerging over time. With this in mind, here’s what I see on the horizon that will have an impact on HR leadership during 2018.

Don’t Fall Behind In The Evolving Workplace: Five ways the gig economy will change in 2018

The Academic Community Is Getting On Board More and more colleges and universities are getting involved with the Gig Economy. This is a great development, since many individuals are not prepared to handle the business end of becoming an independent worker.Various segments of the academic community have taken note of the need to educate this up and coming workforce.

Handle With Care: How to mindfully address a sexual harassment claim

The ABC News poll that sparked the #MeToo movement found that 33 million US women have endured some form of sexual harassment at work. With 95% of poll respondents finding that perpetrators usually go unpunished, HR managers play a vital role in helping eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace.

Get Ready For The Workplace Of 2018: Top 10 predictions

Digital workplaces will continue to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI), further promoting “the intelligent workplace.”For 2018, AI will likely have a profound effect on both workplace and culture, continuing to change how everyone works (i.e. the practical flow of how work is accomplished). Specifically, AI will no doubt replace certain workers, as explored in “Meet Your New Coworkers: Robots.”

How Far Have We Come?: The state of strategic HR

Strategic HR means managing HR in a way that supports the company’s long-term business goals and outcomes. In essence, it goes far beyond the administrative duties HR has been known for and applies HR principles and practices to overall business strategy—both now and in the future. However, while HR professionals recognize the importance of strategic HR, a recent study shows that not nearly as many HR professionals actually practice it.