Talent Canada: HR leaders agree: Managing their workforce is getting more challenging

Amidst ongoing labour shortages, COVID outbreaks and added safety requirements, more than half of Canadian HR leaders agree managing their workforce is more challenging than it was two years ago.

According to a new survey by workforce management company Ento, which polled mainly HR decision-makers who oversee shift-based teams, workforce management continues to be a high priority, but implementation is hard as they face challenges like low employee engagement, staffing shortages and employee turnover.

Manager expectations

Nearly nine in 10 HR leaders said their expectations of managers have not changed (86 per cent) over the past two years. These results come despite the past two years involving evolving COVID regulations, volatile labour supply and rising inflation.

This article originally appeared in Talent Canada. Read the full version here.