Impact of Technology on HR Well-being

Burnout and well-being at work rarely centre on HR experts. This is due to the fact that HR is tasked with overseeing employee engagement and wellbeing for the entire organisation, which is what they concentrate on rather than their own issues

FREMONT, CA: 98 per cent of HR professionals suffer job-related burnout in the preceding six months due to the impact of COVID-19, ongoing workplace reforms, and the Great Resignation. Additionally, 78 per cent of HR professionals are open to leaving their current positions for new ones, and 71 per cent believe that the HR operations are not valued sufficiently inside the company. For many HR businesses, these numbers are sobering and suggest possible short- and long-term issues.

The focus of conversations on engagement, well-being, and burnout at work rarely includes HR professionals. Perhaps because HR is tasked with overseeing employee engagement and welfare across the board, they put that priority ahead of their own issues. However, HR employees are also actual employees and deal with the same range of work difficulties that affect all workers. Additionally, even if they are more knowledgeable and equipped to identify and address issues like burnout, they frequently lack the time and motivation to do so. They are responsible for addressing these workplace problems, after all. It is a tacit acknowledgment of failure as an HR function to acknowledge feelings of stress and burnout.

However, having contemporary, more effective, and easier-to-use workplace IT solutions in place can be extremely beneficial to the HR company and the employees. Nearly 40 per cent of HR leaders say that HR technology is assisting them in achieving their goals, such as raising employee productivity, improving payroll and benefits administration, and fostering greater employee engagement. Additionally, nearly half of HR leaders think that having access to cutting-edge HR technology tools enables them to achieve corporate objectives, including improved customer satisfaction, enhanced profitability, and increased business efficiency.

This improved capacity for assisting workers and achieving corporate goals may contribute to HR's ability to battle stress and burnout among its own team members. The best technology solutions are no longer just nice to have; they are now essential for HR success due to the increased workloads faced by HR organisations due to managing new working arrangements, such as remote and hybrid, combating the effects of the Great Resignation, and creating a compliant and safe workplace in a complex, ever-changing regulatory environment. And the majority of HR leaders concur that having the proper technology solutions may improve everyone's well-being, including HR.