Analysis of the possibility of applying the HR Zero concept by Belarusian organizations

The HR Zero concept has emerged as a result of the digitalization of the economy, the continuous development of technology and the increasing role of the line manager in the personnel management of the organization. This is the principle of the organization of human resource management processes in the company, which allows automating personnel procedures for the search, hiring, adaptation, training and motivation of employees with the help of a specialized software product based on Big Data and artificial intelligence technologies; effectively delegate part of the functions of HR specialists to line managers and related specialists who have closer contact and trusting relationships with department employees; create a flexible organizational environment with a comfortable climate in a team with a high degree of loyalty and commitment to the company; reorient HR services from routine operations and personnel records management to talent management and planning processes, forecasting and development of the company's development strategy. The purpose of the study was to establish the possibility of applying HR Zero concept in Belarusian organizations. To achieve this goal, the following tasks were solved: identification of existing skills of HR specialists; analysis of changes in the skills of these specialists; assessment of compliance of HR specialists' competencies with labor market requirements; classification of competencies and analysis of the possibility of automation of HR operations and the application of HR Zero concept by Belarusian organizations. During the research, the method of nonparametric analysis was used and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was calculated. The analysis made it possible to conclude that at this stage HR Zero concept in Belarusian organizations is applicable in fragments, for individual operations. This is due to the specifics of the work of HR specialists and the requirements of the Belarusian labor market, and also depends on the overall level of digitalization of domestic organizations.