HRM-Changes to Work Place

The traditional work place is changing moving out of the Brick and Mortar Model to virtual model’s excellent examples are Amazon.Com, Ebay.Com back in Sri Lanka Ikman.Com. (Megatrends, 2013). 

Therefore, these company’s strategies are based on their core competencies all other services are outsourced. Another example is the Taxi Company Uber they don’t own a single taxi in Sri Lanka PickMe give a run to the money and challenges Uber. HR managers as business partners now play a pivotal role in looking at the goals and objectives of these corporates. Everything is about technology and perhaps about Start Up which are also becoming unethical and dangerous.

Although companies encourage flexi hours, tele-commuting, contingent workforce, virtual teams, outsource and use contingent work for the modern company is also calling back their workers to work from office participate at meeting (Jaldeen, 2017).The modern office environment is changing they are creating ambiences similar to five-star hotels for instance Googles staff restaurant is equivalent to a five star hotel kitchen catering international cuisine and variety that will be the envy of any world class hotel. Built in recreational facilities, GYM’s and private rooms are not uncommon in Google. In addition to all of these google boast of food for snacking in every floor in the campus, walking track, bicycle tracks and you name it (Jaldeen, 2016).

Furthermore, with heavy emphasis on information technology, smart buildings and lobby’s for men and women to sit and work are the new changes and trends along with automation and comforts that was not seen a few years ago are the changing trends of the new brick and mortar model in workplace. However, the trend may be for more convenient, personalized online models and competitiveness of corporates will depend on its ability to adopt to technology and its employee being more technology savvy (Manyika, et el, 2017).

Reference:

1. Jaldeen, R.M, (2016) Megatrends; Human Resources Management 2020, Published by The

Training Partnership. Series 1, Volume 1, 2016.

2. Megatrends (2013) the trends shaping work and work lives, CIPD Megatrends. CIPD UK.

Quarterly, May 2016. McKinsey & Company. All rights reserved.

3. Manyika, J., Chui, M., Miremadi, M., Bughin,  J., George, K., Willmott, P., and Dewhurst, M., A (2017)  Future That Works: Automation, Employment, And Productivity McKinsey, Global Institute, Copyright © McKinsey & Company 2017