| | 9HOSPITALITY BUSINESS REVIEWOCTOBER 2024concerns that people will have about the state of vaccinations, the form of response when there is a known issue on-site, and how you make sure that the experience is as safe and as comfortable and as risk mitigated as possible. We're preparing for an eventual return, whether through improving the physical facilities with air quality, sanitation procedures, on-site available medical care, nurse practitioners, or nurses stations. The Road Ahead for HRThe pandemic created a remote workforce overnight for employers and employees. It will be challenging to bring back the same normalcy at work, and the employees will hesitate to return to the office due to the new challenges posed by COVID. I envision the HR space probably extending beyond just the employee experience and being concerned with the employee experience away from work. And I think employees in the future are going to expect much more from not only corporations but also from HR departments. One of the things that we are actively working on deploying is mental health support in light of COVID-19. We recognize that this has been a very frightening time for our people. There have been deaths, disabilities, disruptions, personal life, hobbies, and personal life goals. And we anticipate coming out of this, a pretty significant portion of our employee base needs mental health and counseling support. And I don't think we're unique there. I believe we've been through a crisis as a country and as a species. We have to recognize that and put things in place at work to help people deal with it. Still, I think you're going to see more and more systems from a corporate perspective. From an HR perspective, it is concerned with the employee's experience at work and the employee's life experience.Quick Tips for Aspiring HR ProfessionalsI think this is an opportunity for the HR enterprise as a whole to reveal its flexibility, demonstrate its creativity, and display its innovation. Significantly few people will anticipate returning to business as ordinary, while their companies both were or will deem it safe for their personnel to go back. This is a perfect time for the HR organization, as an HR enterprise, to reimagine the work experience that people have and the employee experience that people can have as not only just a method of retaining their populations but also a method of attracting and I think that's the most significant piece of advice. This is a great time when many things have changed to make a change for the better.HR leaders around the world have to plan a considerate method for their team of workers as one length doesn't suit others. Further, some would prefer to work in a hybrid model, and a few would prefer to work from office space. It's up to the HR space to determine and make a sustainable and effective workforce that matches the needs of the groups and the employees. I think this is an opportunity for the HR industry as a whole to show its flexibility, creativity, and innovation
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