Human Resources is a constantly improving field. This is excellent as it means companies and hiring practices are improving right along with their HR teams. It also means there are hundreds of new HR trends to keep up with every year. 

Most HR trends exist to make the lives of HR workers easier. This constant improvement of the field allows for people who work in HR to suggest changes and implement them quickly. There is usually already proof that a new practice will work and benefit the company.

The great thing about HR trends is they allow many different companies to improve all at once. Employee benefits should always be considered first.This makes a more seamless hiring experience for potential new employees and lets current employees know what to expect from HR. Here are five of the great new HR trends you should implement in 2020.

1. Human Approach

This one makes a lot of sense as human is in the actual name of the job. Paying attention to the people who work around you and who you are taking care of is so important. Being in HR might mean protecting the company but it also means taking care of those who work in the company.

Taking a more human approach to HR means focusing on what the people working in your company need. What would make their jobs and lives easier? Knowing what the employees you work for need is the best way to know what needs to change in your HR practices.

Ask people what they want from their HR department. That is the best way to figure out what needs to change and what changes you can make to improve your HR. Asking the people who benefit from HR what they need is the best way to make sure your HR team is improving the things that people actually need improved.

2. Communication

There are hundreds of different avenues of communication in the modern world. Technology has made it possible to communicate with any person at any time as long as you use the right application. That also means that people have picked their favorite way to communicate and tend to stick with it.

This is why it is so important that all the information sent out by HR is sent through as many different avenues as possible. Knowing the best way to get information out to every member of your company is very important if you want to spread important information quickly. A great way to do this is to ask the best way to communicate with every employee you have.

The same message can be sent through text, phone calls, email, and even sent through apps if they prefer a certain messaging system. Sending information through their favorite means of communication is the best way to ensure HR is communicating with everyone. Information is so important in a company and making sure you are communicating that information efficiently is the best way to keep a company informed.

3. Impactful Diversity

The last few years have shown an alarming gap between men and women as well as for people of color. This is the year to truly start to attack that gap. It is time to start taking those gender quotas seriously.

It has been found that a more diverse HR team runs better and improves the way a company runs. More people of color and women are hired which also improves business and company morale. Because there is talk of hitting companies that do not comply with gender quotas with sanctions, it is going to become very important every HR team is focusing on hiring a diverse staff.

A more diverse staff means higher company engagement, more money, and representation for underrepresented fields. This rise in diversity throughout companies is going to shine a spotlight on companies that are not keeping up. It is time to start tackling the gap earnestly and closing it for real. 

4. Increase Productivity

Increasing productivity is going to be one of the biggest things HR teams are going to attempt this year. Hiring new people all the time and trying to catch them up on what the company goal is might be lowering productivity. It is not realistic to stop hiring, so a different way of increasing productivity will have to be found.

Using human analytics, it might be possible to raise company productivity. Human analytics will help HR find the most productive members of the company and find out what makes their numbers so good. This will begin the process of inserting better work practices and rewarding the most productive employees of the company.

By finding the characteristics that your most productive people possess and hiring based on those characteristics you are going to find better employees. This will keep productivity up even as you hire more people. Increasing productivity in 2020 is going to require new hiring practices and the use of human analytics. 

5. Focus Outward

Companies, and especially HR, tend to focus more on what is happening internally. That is good as it means they are helping to grow the company and improve the work that is happening. It also means that companies tend to get stuck in a cycle of fixing themselves instead of spreading out and helping others to increase the number of people they impact.

The more a company spends doing outreach in the community, the more they are going to be known. This will increase the number of people wanting to work in your company and the amount of good press you receive. Focusing outward is one of the best ways to see what is going on beyond your company and find techniques to improve your business and the community.

There has been research done that shows many people believe companies need to play a more active role in world issues. This is proof that the more a company is seen helping the world, the more the company itself will be able to grow and improve. 2020 is the year to focus outward and see what your company and HR can do for the community as well as the company. 

Conclusion

2020 is a year that is going to change HR as we know it. All the current HR trends seem to be focusing on taking a more human approach to Human Resources. This is a change that is going to affect business as we know it and the way companies function in our world.