In this "era of unprecedented volatility" for employers: increasing workforce skills gaps, sexual harassment claims and other types of "people risk," organizations must re-examine how they manage their employees, according to Aon's report, "People Trends 2018."

"Organizations have a stark choice: They can continue to wade through this volatility, as they have in the past, or start mitigating their people risk," the authors write.

The workforce skills deficit is now being exacerbated by recent changes to immigration policies around the world that are impacting the flow of talent from country to country, according to the report. Many organizations have yet to adopt strategic workforce planning measures to set up contingencies for the future.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.

Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.

Voluntary Benefits
Cost-Containment
Employee Participation
C-Suite