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The employee engagement challenge: How are HR teams using cloud-first technologies to boost employee engagement and retention in the era of hybrid working?

Sponsored by OpenText
Wednesday 18th May 2022
City Social, Tower 42, 25 Old Broad St, London EC2N 1HQ

The last two years have turned the workplace as we knew it upside down. But with employees now returning to the office and embracing hybrid working long-term, HR teams need to be able to digitise their processes and offer staff access to key data such as payroll, training, contracts and career development wherever they are in the world.

But as the borders of the digital workplace expand, staff now expect their interactions with HR, from onboarding to booking annual leave, to be as seamless and personalised as the apps they use to order a takeaway, while keeping their personal data safe and compliant. As a result, companies are under pressure to shift their HR operations to the cloud and build smooth digital journeys, or risk losing top talent to more high-tech, flexible workplaces as the ‘Great Resignation’ continues to bite.

To turn the tide, many companies are deploying automated, cloud-first platforms, which digitise datasets and enable self-service for employees, while freeing up valuable HR time to focus on crucial employee engagement strategies.

This roundtable event with industry peers will focus on the key challenges and opportunities for HR teams and IT leaders as they attempt to take control of their data, digitise HR and build the digital workplace of the future. 

Topics for discussion:

• What are the main challenges for HR teams in facilitating the hybrid model as staff work flexibly at home and return to the office?
  
  
• Which stages of the HR pipeline are best suited to automation, and how can cloud-first technologies help to simplify and improve workflows?
  
  
• What percentage of HR data workloads have been moved to the cloud, and how is the cloud changing operations for HR and IT teams?
  
  
• What are the main roadblocks to offering personalised HR communications and what impact can this have on employee engagement?
  
  
• How are HR teams using new technologies to improve staff retention and fight off competition for talent from BigTech companies?
  
  
  

Timings for the evening:

18:00 – 18:30        Welcome and refreshments 
18:30 – 20:00        Introduction to fellow guests and roundtable discussion 
20:00 onwards     Complimentary three-course dinner

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