Dive Brief:
- An article at JDSupra.com discusses some challenges HR leaders face as 2016 approaches.
- HR professionals participated in survey as part of the annual South Carolina Society for Human Resource Management conference presented by Nexsen Pruet, an employment law firm with offices in North and South Carolina.
- Questions on the survey included “What are the top HR challenges for 2016?”; “How do you recruit and retain qualified employees?”; and “What is the most common reason for employment termination and an employee’s most memorable excuse?”
Dive Insight:
According to the survey results, many HR pros expect that compliance with changes in employment laws will be a major concern, including significant revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime rules; pro-union changes by the National Labor Relations Board; ongoing compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; and dealing with the Affordable Care Act.
Apart from legal issues, the survey also reported that many expect organizational development to be a serious challenge in 2016 -- with "leadership development, diversity inclusion and effectively communicating within an organization" as the major concerns. The survey results highlighted other opportunities, but by far the top HR challenge expected for 2016 relates to recruiting and retaining qualified employees, which is in line with most other surveys of HR professionals in recent months.
