New Leathwaite survey reveals 1 in 5 HR leaders are planning to leave their role in the next 6 months without a job to go to

LONDON, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Talent retention and acquisition, cultural change, vaccine mandates and hybrid work plans are top of HR leaders' minds heading into 2022, according to new research from Executive Search firm Leathwaite.

The Annual Global HR survey from Leathwaite gathered input from 350 global HR leaders, the majority being CHRO's. The report found that hybrid working is here to stay with 47% of respondents back in the office 2-3 days on average.

"People got a taste of remote work during the pandemic, and while it has changed expectations more broadly, we are seeing a fairly consistent hybrid work schedule emerge overall with an even split between office and home working," said Chris Rowe, head of the global HR practice and partner at Leathwaite. "77% of HR leaders said they felt their organizations listened to their employees' preferences around working arrangements, suggesting they've demanded some aspects of flexible working remain in play."

The issue of an equitable culture in a hybrid workforce is not a new one but HR leaders are feeling less valued than they did in 2020, leading to 20% admitting they're likely to resign without another job lined up. On the vaccine front, perhaps unsurprisingly the US leads the way with nearly 60% of HR leaders stating that new starters must be vaccinated, while the rest of the world sits at just 8%. In Alternative Investments, 66% said their sector mandates vaccination as a condition of joining, the highest of any industry sector.

HR leaders continue to battle an intensifying talent market, ranking retention and acquisition as their top challenges for 2022, followed by cultural change as a result of the ongoing hybrid workplace.

The report also covers data around budgets and headcounts, mental health, the great resignation. Download the full report: https://www.leathwaite.com/news-insights/leathwaite-insights/the-2022-global-hr-survey/

About Leathwaite

Leathwaite is a leading executive search and human capital specialist firm, delivering an interconnected range of executive search, executive interim and data & insight services.

Since establishing the business in 1999, Leathwaite has developed key international client partnerships across a range of industry sectors.

SOURCE Leathwaite