In today’s digital world, change is happening faster than anyone could ever predict. The tools available to human resources personnel are changing quickly as well. Indeed, staff recruitment and engagement are expanding toward new horizons in view of the popularity of social media for both external and internal use, while information security risks have also become heightened. At the epicentre of today’s digital era are ‘Gen Y’ employees who expect a fast track for everything, including their career advancement. At the same time, the importance of employees’ physical and psychological well-being is affecting different generations of staff from fresh grads to seasoned veterans. Given these circumstances, human resources professionals nowadays have to adopt new insights, mindsets and skills to tackle all the new challenges in HR management.

While social networking has become an essential part of our lives, some multi-national corporations have successfully built internal social portals to facilitate employee communication. However, the trend is far from ubiquitous in many local companies. Industry professionals point out the need to look at the emergence of new media from a new perspective.

The risk of IT security breaches cannot be neglected either. It is worth noting that 30% of all businesses surveyed take no measures to safeguard their trade secrets. Security experts, therefore, suggest that HR should take the initiative to create and enforce effective protocols like data access rights to prevent corporate information theft.

Generally less stable in their professional careers and outlook, Gen Y staff tend to move from one company to another frequently. For this reason, HR consultants often talk about the need for clear and transparent career path planning for younger workers. This should be supplemented by encouraging lateral movement within an organisation as well as participation in stretch assignments to help encourage employee commitment and reduce turnover.

No one can deny that a happy and healthy workforce enhances productivity. While popular in a host of different countries, wellness coaching programme is still at the nascent stage in Hong Kong. The programme provides a 3-step approach to wellness, along with a personalised plan and information pack; it’s become the successful new multi-faceted tool for staff engagement.

The Employees Retraining Board - Employers’ Strategic Partner
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Those who need to recruit local domestic helpers or post-natal care workers should be familiar with the quality services offered by the "Smart Living Scheme" and "Smart Baby Care Scheme" of the Employees Retraining Board (ERB). However, don't ever think that the ERB only concerns about training of domestic services. Its work portfolio is simply much wider!....

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