HR and corporate responsibility

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Today, people are shaping ways of working - flexible times, flexible locations, work/life integration, personal devices - and technologies are evolving to enable these. In the next few years, Generation Y will form the majority of the UK workforce. HR leaders have a key role to play as technology becomes a key enabler in recruiting and retaining the best people.

As HR leaders we want to attract and retain the best people. We want to support their preferred ways of working and give them the resources to help them be their best and deliver outstanding levels of customer service. We want to make sure the things people do on work time or with work resources don't place them or the organisation at risk.

For our own departments specifically, we face challenges around privacy and information sensitivity. Today, technology can help HR teams work in a secure and collaborative unified communications environment.

The ICT services underpinning new ways of working and personal choice are complex, and solution does not begin and end with technology - governance of the use of technology through employment policies is also at the top of the agenda.

A close relationship between HR and IT is vital so that risk, responsibility and support are clearly defined and managed both at a technology level and through the terms and conditions of employment managed by HR. Read about how Azzurri is approaching this.

• How are you supporting flexible working in your organisation?
• Do you have a secure solution for document sharing and printing?
• Have you updated your employee agreements with terms outlining the use of personal devices on the organisation's network?
• How are you supporting flexible working in your organisation?

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