Manufacturing Insights: 2025 HR Industry Benchmark Report

Implications for manufacturing organisations

The findings of the 2025 ELMO HRIB Report offer valuable guidance for manufacturing organisations. Understanding trends and challenges and how to solve them will set your organisation up for a better 2025 and beyond. Here are some practical strategies and steps to face them and ensure your workplace is future-ready. 

• Understand the implications of AI tools and how they drive productivity and performance within your business, without creating unnecessary fear of job losses. 
• Identify key HR processes that could benefit from AI automation, such as recruitment screening, onboarding and learning processes for new staff, or employee query resolution.
• Develop work-from-home policies that align with employee preferences to attract and retain top manufacturing talent. Or develop alternate benefits for those in manufacturing who are required to be on-site.
• To stay ahead of cybersecurity and data security, conduct a security audit of your existing IT and HR systems and new AI tools
• Stay up to date with legislation within your industry
• Provide regular cybersecurity training to your employees
• Ensure employees have the kind of skills that can keep pace with rapid change, and as automation reshapes roles.
• HR leaders should align with their C-Suite or leadership team on the people metrics that matter the most for your business. Regularly review them, and ensure that data and insights form the basis of your employee strategy and plans.

By leveraging these insights, organisations can proactively combine technological advancement with human insight, creating HR practices that are both powerful and purposeful. 

How can ELMO help?

ELMO HR Core – Streamline and automate manual HR processes, while providing a central location for people management and employee self-service. The software supports your compliance needs by maintaining detailed records and automating reporting. Meanwhile, enhanced security features and ISO Certification mean you can rest easy knowing your sensitive data remains safe and secure.

ELMO Recruitment – The first phase of AI-driven enhancements to ELMO Recruitment is on the way. Soon, you’ll be able to accelerate your recruitment process. This update will enable faster, more accurate hiring decisions.

ELMO Performance Management – Helps you retain your people by investing in their professional development, while leveraging individual performance metrics directly to inform compensation decisions. Real-time reporting gives you access to accurate performance data, helping to unlock data-driven decision making. 

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