A lot is on our minds at the moment, from energy to inflation, but in the medium and long term demographic change is the most important issue. The specialists decide on the competitiveness of the location,” says Werner Pamminger, Managing Director of the location agency Business Upper Austria (Biz-up) at the opening of “HR Connect(s)”, the conference for Biz-up HR managers. It took place this week at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz.
The focus of the numerous lectures, courses and field reports, in which 220 HR managers took part, was the question of how we will live and work in 2030: “HR employees play an important role in making companies fit for the future,” said David Borst, start-up founder and speaker. The future has something to do with change and change with people: “And HR employees work with people.”
Whether daily work on the quantum computer, real-time data or the visual representation of thoughts: much of this could become reality in a few years. In order to be able to prepare for what the future will bring, Borst advised talking to the innovation and technology heads of large companies and not being afraid of digitization: “It doesn’t make our lives more complex, but simpler.”
An emotional highlight on Thursday evening was the “HRbert” award for sustainable and innovative work in human resources (details on the winning projects can be found below).
“HRbert” for excellent HR work: These are the award winners
- “Innovative – Small and medium-sized enterprises: The winner is the Wels marketing company Premedia, which introduced an innovative feedback tool. It collects feedback from all employees and quickly derives measures. This has already given rise to initiatives such as the “Newcomer Days” for new employees.
- “Innovative – Large Company”: Together with apprentices, Greiner Packaging has taken up the topic of recycling management. Under the guidance of a photographer, the young people captured their personal view of environmental protection in pictures and presented them in the Posthof in Linz.
- “Sustainable human resources management – small and medium-sized companies”: To civil servants of the Upper Austria. The OÖ. State fire brigade association developed a quality management system. Civil servants help shape the service and develop improvements for future generations.
- “Sustainable HR Management – Large Companies”: The Linz-based construction group Habau has developed a sustainable training concept. The focus is on interdisciplinary courses and personal development. The young people learn special handicraft techniques on their own apprentice construction sites.
- Jury prize for extraordinary achievements: In cooperation with the Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce, the jury prize goes to the tourism, hotel and catering trades. According to the reasoning, the industry did extraordinary things for companies and employees during the corona crisis.
- With the lifetime achievement award was awarded to Manfred Huemer, who has been with Greiner Packaging for 45 years. He has been Human Resources Manager for 20 years. In addition, the trained technician volunteers in various HR management committees.
Source: Nachrichten
