Examples of employee HR services

Human resources departments are central to the modern corporate world. They are responsible for supporting employees, from the day they arrive at a company to the day they leave. That involves a tremendous amount of work, which is why many companies outsource some aspects of HR.

In addition to relieving the burden on in-house HR teams, it can also provide them with specialist expertise in key areas. This blog will outline the main functions that outsourced employee HR services usually fulfil.

Recruitment

Finding the correct personnel for each position in a company is crucial to its success – but is also very time consuming. It is a process that should involve writing and posting clear job descriptions, reviewing CVs from interested candidates, conducting interviews and making firm offers to suitable candidates. Outsourcing it can free up a lot of time for HR departments.

Onboarding

This is where newly hired employees are integrated into a company. It should be about introducing them to its culture and making sure that they understand their role and responsibilities. Onboarding can also involve administrative tasks, to ensure that all work-related documents are in order. This is when new employees will get their first impressions of how efficient your company is and outsourcing it to specialists will guarantee a fast and smooth process.

Benefits administration

The benefits offered by your company will play a big role in determining whether you are able to attract and keep high quality staff. Some examples of benefits that will help with that are maternity/paternity leave, sickness benefit and pension schemes. Your benefits package has to be budgeted though, as well as effectively communicated to potential employees. Then, it must also be efficiently administered. A lot of this process is routine and outsourcing it will let your HR team focus on dealing with people.

Payroll processing

The payroll is the full list of salaries for your company, and it is something that you cannot afford to get wrong. People must be paid the exact amount they are due on the correct date and managing it can be complex. Most HR consultancy services will have access to specialist financial software that leaves minimal likelihood of error. That is why a lot of companies choose to outsource this part of the job.

Compliance

Compliance is another very complicated area – and one where mistakes can be costly. The UK has a number of employment laws and regulations that all companies must adhere to, or face legal sanctions. What makes this more difficult is that the regulations often change, so managers have to keep track of them. An outsourced HR service will do that for you; letting you know about changes in advance and making sure that you are complying with the existing laws.

Performance management

Any company that wishes to boost its profits has to maximise employee performance. That will involve evaluating current performance levels and then offering feedback where needed. Both employees and managers may need guidance so that they can provide and receive constructive criticism. Effective performance management will also require the setting of targets, so that it can be determined who is meeting them and who is not. Employee HR services will handle the entire process.

Learning and development

This is all about giving your employees the chance to learn and grow, in the understanding that it will benefit your business. Learning and development can include technology training programmes, stretch projects and mentorship schemes. Your managers will need to be taught how to come up with plans for employee development too, if you want the process to be successful. Employee HR services can oversee that manager training or the entire learning and development process.

Employee engagement

Employee engagement is at the heart of productivity, because happy and enthusiastic workers accomplish more. There are lots of actions that a company can take to ensure that its workers are happy and fully engaged. Before they can put any of them into practice, though, they must first gauge current job satisfaction levels. The best way to do that is by surveying their employees. The feedback can then be used to tackle issues, from lack of promotion opportunities to workplace culture flaws.

At FiveRivers Consulting, we provide employee HR services for businesses in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and other locations throughout the UK. Call our team now to book.