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Top 5 Benefits of External HR Support

October 17, 2024

Working with an HR provider can help you access specialized knowledge and stay updated on the latest HR trends, regulations and best practices. Taking advantage of this expertise can help your organization remain compliant and improve HR processes. For many organizations, augmenting their HR team is key to boosting efficiency—giving a multiplier effect to help teams do more, faster. For businesses without dedicated HR staff, working with an HR partner provides essential support and aids in risk management.

1. Free up time and resources

By working with a professional advisor, HR leaders have more time to focus on strategic initiatives that drive productivity and profits. In fact, 60% of HR leaders say they’d focus on strategic initiatives if they had more time back in their day.

2. Supports scalability

Organizations need more HR support as they grow—especially when that growth happens quickly. Having external HR support allows for flexibility so HR can scale up or down based on the company’s unique needs.

3. Reduce risk and stay compliant

Keeping up with changing labor laws is tough, and non- compliance can be costly. Managing HR with a trusted provider can help you stay compliant. With a secure and reliable partner, you get timely support from knowledgeable experts and gain peace of mind.

4. Create better EX

Leveraging HR experts to handle tasks, like handbook updates and job descriptions, enables HR teams to focus more time on EX, improving every interaction employees have with their employers.

5. Gain strategic HR expertise and support

Today’s top HR providers offer expert guidance. By finding the right partners, you can feel confident you have the resources you need to prevent compliance issues, improve employee relations and create experiences that matter to all stakeholders.

A survey of 1,000 HR decision-makers found that 76% could benefit from outsourcing tasks.

WHAT'S TRENDING FOR 2025?

The #1 HR tasks organizations are most likely to seek assistance with is talent acquisition. In today’s competitive market, it’s tough to find qualified candidates, which is why HR decision-makers identified talent acquisition as the top area of opportunity for outsourcing. Taking advantage of expert help to review hiring strategies, create and post job ads, or even take on recruiting processes altogether speeds up time-to-hire and helps with retention, too.

Thirty-four percent of the HR decision-makers are looking for support with HR and payroll functions. Getting assistance for these administrative tasks allows business owners and HR leaders to focus more attention on activities that drive growth and profitability.

Many HR leaders also look for employee relations support, as well as assistance with performance management, workforce management, employee engagement, training and compliance.

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