HR's Critical Role in Leveraging a Blended Workforce

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Abstract: This paper examines the critical role human resources (HR) must play in ensuring the successful onboarding, integration and ongoing engagement of a blended workforce comprised of both traditional employees and alternative arrangements like contractors and gig workers. As many organizations adopt this model to increase flexibility and access specialized skills, unique challenges arise that require adept management. The research discusses HR's responsibilities in laying the necessary groundwork through clarifying definitions, expectations and goals upfront, as well as providing inclusive onboarding and interactive programming to nurture unity across worker types over time. The brief also considers HR's role in thoughtfully managing change to maintain continuity of the blended approach.