Why outsource your HR – #2 Saving time. Last week we looked at ‘Staying on the right side of Employment Law’ as #1 now let’s look at saving you time.
There are numerous challenges facing today’s business owners. Recruiting the right people and making sure your finances are in order, through to marketing and product development. That’s before you even start the day job of delivering great customer service and growing your business. Under normal circumstances, juggling these priorities becomes an entrepreneur’s most important skill. But what happens when things start to go wrong?
Problems occur when you least expect or need them!
We have all experienced situations where it’s busy, and suddenly something happens out of the blue with one of our employees. It could be immediate problem such as short-term absence or a family emergency. At worst, it could turn into a bigger issue such as under-performance or long-term sickness. At this point, business owners find themselves in unknown territory and frustratingly realise that they’re burning hours dealing with a situation to the detriment of their business.
Business owners in these situations also face the challenge of being unfamiliar with the intricacies of employment law or best practice, which can inadvertently leave them open to mismanaging the situation at best and finding themselves in an employment tribunal at worst. It’s often the case that by the time business owners call us, they are frustrated and not sure about what they should do next. Nervousness about what the right course of action is often means that situations have worsened, taking longer to untangle than it would have done, had the matter been dealt with when it happened.
So how does outsourcing my HR help avoid those situations?
The benefit of outsourcing your HR is that we proactively work with you to understand your business and then make sure that you have the right employment contracts and policies in place that help you avoid some of the basic employee challenges that takes time to deal with. Then, when problems do arise, we are on hand to instantly support you, making sure that you follow the right procedures to avoid any risk of the problem escalating or future claims. Our service is underpinned by our unique employment tribunal insurance which gives you extra peace of mind that your business is not crippled if a disgruntled employee takes you to tribunal and most of all, you’re not distracted with dealing with problems that take your focus away from growing the business.
I understand that, so why use The HR Dept?
One of the most common reasons our clients tell us they outsource their HR is that it wasn’t until something happened that they wished they had HR support and had put it in place earlier! Our clients choose to outsource to us because:
- We are qualified experts in leadership, employment law and people management and have worked in senior HR roles and many different industries.
- We are not a call centre and do not provide all our responses from standard scripts! We pride ourselves on being a local business who provides a local and personal service and providing tailored HR advice to your HR problems.
- Our client agreements are only 12 months and do not auto-renew.
- Our service is backed by a market-leading employment tribunal insurance.
- Not only do we solve HR problems, but we also help with recruitment, training and benefits.
What should I do now?
Our biggest piece of advice is don’t wait for something to go wrong before you have HR support in place. Contact us today at helen.gilfillan@hrdept.co.uk or 07443 672963 to find out what service we can provide you. If you’re still not convinced, take our quiz at Employer’s Checklist HR Dept Bishop’s Stortford and Halstead CM6 1WZ to find out which areas you need to be more compliant in.
