HR challenges to watch in 2022

The onset of COVID-19 saw a world of changes in the way corporates work. Chief among these were near-complete curtailment of travel for business, end to physical meetings, and work-from-home in place of regular attendance in office. Organisations saw all departmental functions being turned upside down. One of these departments is Human Resources or HR, where most of its conventional practices and processes were swept aside, and replaced by new out-of-the-box and tech-driven ideas. Adversely affecting the lives around the globe, COVID-19 continues to be a danger even as we are nearing the end of 2021. Despite governments in many countries, including India, easing the lockdown norms, companies are wary of telling their employees to resume offices. Companies like Google and Microsoft globally, and TCS in India, among a host of others, have said their employees will continue to work from homes at least till the end of 2021. Year 2022 will be the third year of COVID-19. So, what will 2022 look like from an HR perspective? What would be some of the top trends in the coming calendar...