Outsourcing payroll and HR makes perfect sense for any SME business
We too often see SMEs, sometimes with fewer than 100 staff, employing internal HR & payroll staff. JCHR’s Catherine Larke insists this is a missed opportunity:
“It’s not unusual to find large organisations providing support for thousands of people with just a small HR and payroll team. My husband and co-founder Bill looked after HR for Coca-Cola’s 2000-odd operational staff, with a team of just 4 people. The HR & payroll needs of most SMEs rarely justify the cost of internal headcount. A good quality outsource service should provide support for all the key areas – payroll, HR admin & processes, basic engagement surveys, case management & good quality compliance – well written contracts and policies for example.
HR responsibility should really sit with people managers, not an HR department. A decent HR outsourcer should be able to train & support managers in their responsibilities.
(Image: Catherine Larke, former Head of HR for food producer RHM, co-founded HR outsourcer myHRdept in 2002 and now works as part of an HR team providing services to more than 100 SMEs, as well as some larger companies who outsource elements of their HR/ER agenda to myHRdept. myHRdept now operates in partnership with JC Payroll, a company servicing 800 payrolls, more than 20,000 staff, with transactions approaching £2billion. Through a formal partnership the two companies operate as JCHR.)
Between payroll and HR, JCHR invest hundreds of thousands in staff and in the latest technology so that SME customers can focus on running their organisations. Nick Butler, responsible for the payroll team, adds:
“Payroll & HR logically sit together. By outsourcing these key functions to JCHR, clients can save headcount and cost, and not worry about internal staff skills becoming outdated, or causing a problem when they leave. There are many services on the market that claim to offer payroll and HR, but rarely do these come with the personal and comprehensive services we pride ourselves on here.”
If you’re thinking of outsourcing your HR, payroll or employment law needs, why not contact JCHR? Call us on 01635 553 299, email us at info@jCHR.uk, or contact us via our website and we’ll call you back.
