New survey reveals corporate Americas top frustrations in 2024

Salary dissatisfaction, lack of appreciation and poor work-life balance are corporate America’s top frustrations — according to the nation’s HR pros.A new survey of 1,000 human resource professionals revealed the biggest challenges facing the workforce today, along with the pain points HR problem solvers are feeling in their departments.Twenty-nine percent of respondents said feeling underpaid is the most common source of discontent for workers at their company, along with being unappreciated (26%), poor work-life balance (25%) and dissatisfaction with benefits (23%).And according to the survey, the most common types of issues that get brought to the HR department are rooted in poor communication (44%), rule violations (40%), toxic negativity (38%), and gossip (37%).Training and upskilling talent (39%) and finding the right talent (36%) top the list of HR challenges.Meanwhile, 31% of HR professionals often deal with workplace etiquette issues, and 20% frequently mediate romance-related conflicts.Conducted by Talker Research and commissioned by isolved for Human Resource Professional Day on Sept.

26, the report also found that only 9% of HR professionals complete their to-do list daily.Almost half (42%) of respondents work off-hours, while 28% feel overwhelmed by their workload, estimating they’d need to outsource 31% of their tasks to manage effectively.To alleviate this, more than three-fourths of HR professionals surveyed (77%) said it’s important that they are trained to use AI (artificial intelligence) in their job roles.Of those whose companies have already adopted AI, 81% said it’s being used within their HR department’s workflow.And 34% of HR tasks are handled by AI, on average.Seeing how this frees up space for other pressing matters, more than eight in 10 (81%) of those using AI to streamline and automate everyday tasks reported increased capacity for interpersonal connections.“In the ever-evolving landscape of HR, efficiency is key,” sa...