A team is assembled to streamline the organization's current HRIS processes. The HR generalist is asked by the HR director to map departments' current recruitment and onboarding processes to ensure the HRIS can be updated to better meet organizational needs. A few months into the project, a team member who is responsible for testing the HRIS unexpectedly takes leave for several weeks. The HR generalist is asked by the HR director to assume the responsibilities of the team member and lead the testing of the HRIS.
Additionally, the organization is currently laying off a large percentage of its workforce, and the HR generalist has responsibilities associated with those layoffs. The HR generalist begins to feel overwhelmed.
The HR generalist plans to meet with several employees to gather information about how they use the HRIS. However, due to ongoing layoffs, the employees are hesitant to provide information to the HR generalist because they fear it will lead to their replacement.
Which action should the HR generalist take?