HR wants to shed admin burden to become strategic

HR departments are steadily gaining recognition and strategic influence, and many practitioners would prefer to outsource their traditional administrative responsibilities to devote more time to strategic activities, finds a new IRS study.

The research is based on a detailed study of a panel of HR practitioners drawn from 118 organisation across the public and private sectors, together employing almost 180,000 staff.

  • HR roles and responsibilities: climbing the admin mountain   Read the results of the survey from IRS Employment Review. By Sheila Attwood.

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    HR goes strategic   Read the results of the 2003 IRS study.