When is the right time to outsource your HR?

By KMC Human Resources

16 Jan 2018

Being a business owner often means you have to be a jack of all trades. Not only do you have to deal with running the business itself, you also have to manage the finances, sales, marketing, health and safety – the list is almost endless!

Of course one of the major daily undertakings for a small business is the management of its staff.  The day to day comings and goings such as staff holidays, recruitment and sickness absences can be extremely time consuming – and that’s without any major HR issue such as a disciplinary, grievance or Tribunal claim arising.

However, there are an awful lot of businesses that are too small to justify this resource, yet too large for a Director to be encumbered with this responsibility. One solution that is growing in popularity is to instruct an external HR consultant.

Errors are being made

These may only be small errors – for example not accounting for the correct number of holidays – but these matters are unlikely to go unnoticed by staff.

You can’t keep track of employment law

Keeping track of what is and what isn’t current legislation when you are also overseeing everything else in the business can be extremely difficult.

HR consultants work in this area day in day out and are therefore not only on top of current legislation, but also what is on the way – allowing sufficient time to prepare for any changes in your business.

There is a high turnover of staff

Staff attrition can be unavoidable and at times is the result of a set of circumstances entirely independent to the business; meaning that employee would have left in any event.

Without due time and attention being paid to them, staff can soon become disgruntled.  It’s important that employees are allowed the time and space to express their concerns, their suggestions and importantly, their ambitions.

Staff appear disgruntled

Perhaps staff are being overworked and there is a need for a recruitment drive, but this isn’t something you’ve had time to address.

Be careful not to leave things brewing too long.  Burying your head in the sand, or under your growing mountain of emails, won’t do anything to help!

However, when you’re developing a business, having the support of your employees is vital to allow you to focus on the bigger picture.

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