SHL Ireland completed a survey with organisations in Ireland and there were some interesting findings. I have outlined the key points below. As expected there is an air of consolidation and getting more out of existing staff resources through up-skilling and redeployment initiatives.
59pc of companies surveyed indicated that redefining how staff will need to operate was ‘critical’ to 2009 HR strategy.
47.6pc indicated that redeployment of staff as an important strategy to implement in the current economic climate.
67.9pc of companies surveyed indicated that succession planning would be key in identifying who within their organisation would be retrained in 2009.
57.9pc reported cut back of 25pc or less in recruitment, training and development budgets.
16.2pc identified an immediate requirement to cut staff through voluntary or forced redundancy. Is this your organisation? Outplacement Services can support.
44.7pc of organisations surveyed revealing they have no immediate plans to reduce the intake on their graduate/management development programmes.
