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Over the years, HR pros have been tasked with navigating a seemingly endless barrage of crises impacting their employees and their organizations, and it looks like 2024 will be no different.
International SOS, a company that helps HR teams identify and address risks, recently unveiled its 2024 Risk Outlook report. Based on a survey of 675 global senior risk professionals, it forecasts the major risks facing businesses this year.
According to the report, the biggest risks are:
- Climate change: 72% of respondents think it’s likely that extreme weather events will negatively impact their business’s operations in the next 12 months, but around 50% have not incorporated climate change into their health and security plans.
- Mental health: 80% said employee burnout is an imminent risk, and 41% feel their organization is not equipped to handle it.
- AI: 50% said they’ve been exposed to misinformation about health and security issues as a result of using AI…
