Embracing Multi-skilling in Human Resource Management
Introduction HR practitioners must now embrace the idea of multiskilling in order to successfully traverse the intricacies of the contemporary workplace and promote corporate success. The days of HR specialists handling employee benefits administration, onboarding, and recruitment exclusively are long gone. They are now expected to be multi-talented and have a wide variety of skills to manage several facets of human resource management. Figure 1: The Solution is Multiskilling ( Ryann K. Ellis June 1, 2022) Types of multi-skilling According to Oksana Szłapowska (2023) There are two main types of multi skilling can be distinguished · vertical multi skilling - an employee learns the tasks and responsibilities of coworkers who work at lower-level or a higher-level position · horizontal (lateral) multi skilling - an employee learns tasks and responsibilities of coworkers from another di...