HR Intelligence Report 2023

Latest Trends and Challenges in Human Resources

Australian organisations are dealing with seismic shifts in workforce expectations amid complex operating environments and a continued skills crisis. Unemployment remains at fifty year lows in Australia, with inflation and the rising cost of living only making talent more expensive.

Increasing compliance requirements, industrial reforms, evolving employee expectations and technological advances all represent challenges as well as opportunities.

These conditions make innovative and strategic HR practices all the more important.

Many HR practices are shifting from reactive to strategic HR. Instead of firefighting and responding to problems as they arise, the focus is on proactively anticipating and addressing potential issues, while also focusing on long-term goals and strategies to create a positive impact on the organisation.

Advanced technologies are continuing to transform the HR landscape, making HR processes more efficient and data-driven and helping with compliance. But while the pandemic has accelerated digital maturity in HR by seven years, it’s critical that organisations maintain momentum.

For this report, we spoke with a range of HR experts and people leaders who shared their views on the leading HR trends for 2023, as well as how their own organisations are grappling with them.