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HR ON EXTINCTION MODE 1

 There are certain things being done or not being done by modern HR Practitioners that tend to indicate that the HR Profession is on a high speed to extinction. 


Firstly, Some HR Professionals are leaving more strategic roles for transactional roles. For example, how would an HR Professional give up Salary Administration for Pay Roll? There may be only two possible reasons, which are: 

- Ignorance or 

- Instinct of collection - being interested in uncollected wages. 


Secondly, HR Professionals giving up the preparation of offers of employment letters. Of recent, offer letters are being prepared by Lawyers and given to HR Professionals to sign without understanding the legal constructions by these lawyers for incomes in the future through litigations. The unfortunate situation is that some HR Professionals are defending the unwholesome practice. 

The point being made is that some HR Practitioners are already surrendering some of their core functions to Accountants and Lawyers. 


From next week, we shall start sharing some character traits of modern HR Professionals that are working towards the extinction of the Profession. 


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  1. Anthony Babatunde3 May 2023 at 12:44

    You might not be far from the truth. My candid opinion is this: the influx of job seekers to the financial benefits and accruals for the position of HR rather than who the job description entails, is gradually tilting the profession towards extinction. Recently, a cousin Applied for a job on Indeed, only for the HR to send an email for her to call a particular number based on their interest in her services after going through her documents. Has it come to this, I asked? 🤔

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