For OMHRA, Aleksandra Pressey wrote about the intersection between municipalities, law, policy, and community trust. Aleksandra explains that the future of municipal HR will belong to organizations that view legal risk management as a design principle, not a post-mortem exercise.
See an excerpt below:
The Future of Municipal HR: Leading Through Change with Clarity and Confidence
Municipal human resources has always been complex, but today’s environment represents a convergence of demographic shifts, shifting workforce expectations, accelerating technology, and rising legal obligations—all under public scrutiny. Municipalities sit at the intersection of law, policy, and community trust. In this context, HR is the organization’s internal regulator, strategist, and risk manager, often all in the same week.
In this dynamic context, the defining challenge ahead is reconciling public-sector constraints with private-sector expectations for flexibility, transparency, and fairness. The future of municipal HR will belong to organizations that view legal risk management as a design principle, not a post-mortem exercise.