According to “HR and the Age of Workplace Uncertainty,” a joint national survey by educational technology firm MindEdge Learning and the HR Certification Institute (HRCI), 84 percent of HR professionals have been working remotely in some capacity since the onset of COVID-19. The survey of 757 HR professionals also found that most businesses have maintained pay and benefits levels during the pandemic: 81 percent of respondents say their companies have not reduced employees’ base pay, and 89 percent say their firms have not reduced or eliminated employee benefits.
Despite keeping salaries and benefits mostly stable, HR professionals are still up against many challenges in managing a remote workforce. Some of the top HR obstacles during the pandemic include: