Hello, everyone!

So, I’m a fan of kicking every year off with some optimism. However, the HR industry, as always, is facing some headwinds that need to be addressed. One example is the amount of burnout-driven resignations that are about to happen in 2025. 

Here at Personio, my colleagues have been doing some research on the HR profession in the UK. What they’ve found is sobering, including 41% of those surveyed saying they spend the majority of their time on unnecessary admin. This has led to over half of surveyed professionals reporting burnout and over a third planning on leaving the industry altogether this year.

With this in mind, I’m curious what our community thinks might be the way forward. Here are some questions to consider:

• How would you address this problematic trend? 
• Is the focus on unnecessary admin a tech issue or an organisational culture issue? Or something else entirely?
• Have you faced these issues of overwhelm in the past? How have you dealt with them?