Sophie Kay HR Support
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WHY DO I THINK HR IS IMPORTANT?
My background is in hospitality management. So, why do I think HR is important? Hospitality is a hard sector to work in, as are a lot of general public facing sectors. Back when I used to work in hospitality, ridiculously long shifts, without breaks, were the ‘norm’. Even though laws were in place to safeguard these practices, the hospitality sector is notoriously understaffed, and long shifts were ‘expected’. Other sectors also have these norms, and even though, as managers, we sometimes need to ask team members to work longer hours, or work on their days off, to cover the business needs, it doesn’t mean we should. So HR is important. Maybe not in the formal sense, but definitely in the casual sense!​
FLEXIBLE WORKING
The work week isn’t what it once was. Or it shouldn’t be. We have the capability to use the most skilled individuals on their terms. Some might say ‘if they want to work for my company, they should work how I want them to work’. Why? Why would a business want to exclude someone with experience or knowledge, just because they are unable to work from the office, 9-5?