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Thefutureofhumanresources Ithinktheproblemisthatinthelastfifteenyears,employershaventshown theiremployeesmuchvehiredandfiredprettymuchatwill,accordingtowhether themarketdictatedthattheyneedtoincreaseorreducetheflipsideofthis isthatemployeesnow,particularlythoseinthe25to35agegroup,dontfeel muchloyaltytotheiremployerstrategiestoholdontohighlyskilledand highlyqualifiedpeoplehasbecomethenumberonepriorityinhumanresources -inallbigcompanies,infact. Theresnodoubtthatinthenexttenyearstherewillbeamoveawayfromtheninetofiveoffice-basedmodelofwork.Infact,itsalreadyhappeningwithwomen,whooftenfinditchallengingtobalanceworkanddomesticschedules.Thiscouldmeanmoreteleworking,inotherwordsworkingathomeandbeing linkedtotheofficebycomputer;oritcouldmeanshorterworkingweeksorjust moreflexiblehours,Unlesscompaniesofferthesepossibilities,alotofpeople willlookforalternativetypesofwork. Companiesarefindingthatgraduatesandschoolleaversarentwellenough preparedforworkinglife.Thisisgoingtodrivetwochanges,Ithink.Oneis agreater co-operating betweencompanies anduniversities or colleges to ensure thatatentryleveltothecompany,peoplehavetherightskills.Wellalso seemoreinvestmentincorporatetraining-corporateuniversitiesandsoon -sothatemployeesskillscanbemouldedtotheneedsofthecompany. 4) Asthe birth rate decreased and life expectancy increases, there will be shortagesinthejobmarket.Consequently,alotofex-employeeswhothought theyhadfinishedtheir careersat60orwhatever,willbe calledbacktowork. This will suit the companies, butit will suit theemployees too, because their pensionswillprobablybeinadequatetofundtheirlongerretirement. 5) Atthe momentpeople in their 50sand60sare , onthe whole, very poorly valued incompanies. Firmswantto recruit younger employees whoare cheaper to employ andmoreadaptable to achangingbusiness environment. Butasthesupply of these younger workersdries up,well havetoconsider older staff differently. I hope that in future the wisdomandexperience of this group will becomemorevalued. Anenv