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News and analysis Leader Our mission statement HR magazine is for people-focused, forwardthinking, business leaders who want insight into and examples of businesscontextualised HR in order to develop highperforming organisations. As the leading individually requested magazine for senior HR professionals, we are aspirational, accessible and opinionated. Whether in print, online or face-to- face, we are the hub through which the senior HR community can connect with each other. We promise to always view HR from a business perspective, give access to leaders and leading thinking, and always tell you what you need to know, not what you expect to hear. Editor’s letter Do you believe in magic? I’m sorry in advance to anyone I bump into during the next few months as I will bore you to tears with just how fantastic and amazing the HR Excellence Awards 2021 were. n ry e I e s ng o It felt incredible to welcome so many talented members of the people profession into a room and celebrate the magic they create within their organisations. So one final congratulations from everyone at HR magazine to our award-winners and finalists. their ongratulations Particularly special about our awards bash was its offering of escapism from the turbulent jobs market we find ourselves in. Talent shortages are nothing new for certain sectors, but the extent of which this issue now plagues our organisations is unparalleled. This could create a potentially greater and longer-term challenge to organisations than COVID-19 did. Staff shortages have closed restaurants, halted supply chains and now risk leaving some families facing a Turkey-less Christmas. Lockdown was hard, but under-resourced and burnt-out teams with unfillable vacancies may be a little bit harder, for different reasons. o e g r so pr th It’s a problem tackled head on in our cover story, which explores the many ways HR is getting creative with recruitment and retention solutions and how the profession can help stabilise the jobs market in 2022. As usual there will be a lot of responsibility falli responsibility falling into the lap of the HR department, but as demonstrated at our annual HR Excellence Awards, it’s nothing that the talented HR community cannot handle. It’s our final issue of the year, so it falls on me to wish you all a peaceful and relaxing Christmas and a very happy new year to all HR magazine readers. It’s been a pleasure to have you on board. HR Jo Gallacher Editor HR magazine More than just a magazine As well as HR magazine in print, you can interact with our various brands online 4 HR November/December 2021 hrmagazine.co.uk
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News and analysis Leader

Our mission statement

HR magazine is for people-focused, forwardthinking, business leaders who want insight into and examples of businesscontextualised HR in order to develop highperforming organisations. As the leading individually requested magazine for senior HR professionals,

we are aspirational,

accessible and opinionated. Whether in print, online or face-to-

face, we are the hub through which the senior

HR community can connect with each other. We promise to always view HR from a business perspective, give access to leaders and leading thinking, and always tell you what you need to know, not what you expect to hear.

Editor’s letter

Do you believe in magic? I’m sorry in advance to anyone I bump into during the next few months as I will bore you to tears with just how fantastic and amazing the HR Excellence Awards 2021 were.

n ry e I e s ng o

It felt incredible to welcome so many talented members of the people profession into a room and celebrate the magic they create within their organisations. So one final congratulations from everyone at HR magazine to our award-winners and finalists.

their ongratulations

Particularly special about our awards bash was its offering of escapism from the turbulent jobs market we find ourselves in. Talent shortages are nothing new for certain sectors, but the extent of which this issue now plagues our organisations is unparalleled. This could create a potentially greater and longer-term challenge to organisations than COVID-19 did.

Staff shortages have closed restaurants, halted supply chains and now risk leaving some families facing a Turkey-less Christmas. Lockdown was hard, but under-resourced and burnt-out teams with unfillable vacancies may be a little bit harder, for different reasons.

o e g r so pr th

It’s a problem tackled head on in our cover story, which explores the many ways HR is getting creative with recruitment and retention solutions and how the profession can help stabilise the jobs market in 2022.

As usual there will be a lot of responsibility falli responsibility falling into the lap of the HR department, but as demonstrated at our annual HR Excellence Awards, it’s nothing that the talented HR community cannot handle.

It’s our final issue of the year, so it falls on me to wish you all a peaceful and relaxing Christmas and a very happy new year to all HR magazine readers. It’s been a pleasure to have you on board. HR

Jo Gallacher Editor HR magazine

More than just a magazine As well as HR magazine in print, you can interact with our various brands online

4 HR November/December 2021

hrmagazine.co.uk

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