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F E A T U R E S
In an unprecedented year, human resources has met the
challenge of the pandemic head-on through a greater focus
on communication, empathy, community, mental health and
technology, say participants of an exclusive roundtable
HR AT FOREFRONT AS
WORK TRANSFORMS
THE
past year has been a tumul-
tuous time, to say the least.
Employers have faced unprecedented
logistical and human challenges as
COVID-19 forced many to shutter their
doors and have employees work from
home, along with significantly boosting
health and safety efforts for those on the
front lines.
No group has been more at the forefront
of this massive transition than human
resources, and a roundtable presented
by KPMG in Canada in partnership with
Canadian HR Reporter featured several
senior HR leaders ― Doron Melnick,
partner and national lead for people
and change at KPMG in Canada; Ashira
Gobrin, chief people officer at Wave HQ;
and Scott Goodman, chief people officer
and legal officer at Avante Logixx ― to
discuss the massive changes and plans
for the future.
HR responds quickly
The last year has been critical for the
Bank of Montreal (BMO) as it shifted to
remote work, according to Jane Evans,
head of people, process and change.
"It was really intense. I have to say I
am incredibly proud of how we rallied
around our customers and around our
employees," she says.
The financial institution had to deploy
resources in ways that it hadn't antici-
pated ― and do it really quickly.
"We had to, overnight, make sure that
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HR LEADERS ROUNDTABLE
