With new employment laws coming into effect in April 2020 it’s now more important than ever to ensure that you are receiving the right HR advice. For larger businesses and multi-nationals, getting advice from HR experts is easy as they have them in house, but for small and medium sized companies employing someone to look after human resources can be an unaffordable outlay. Smaller businesses just don’t have the budget available to employ a member of staff to look after tricky HR situations.
At this point it makes sense for us to point out that there is always the option of outsourcing your HR to an HR consultancy firm. Using a firm like Dakota Blue gives small and medium sized businesses the expertise of an in-house HR Director at a fraction of the cost of their salary.
Outsourcing your HR requirements not only provides the knowledge and expertise of someone who has extensive experience in the industry, but you also get the additional benefit of their team and resources. By utilising this economy of scale, you can receive the same services as much larger companies, without the overall outlay.
From a more practical perspective, choosing a consultant over doing your HR yourself could save you thousands of pounds in the long run. At the most basic level your time equates to money. So, just as you undoubtedly employ an accountant to manage your finances and accounts or a bookkeeper to look after your receipts, because the hassle outweighs the money saved, the same can be said of an HR specialist. Do you realistically have time to trawl through new legislation, training and contracts?
On a more serious level, expert outsourced HR advice could save your business money from unlawful dismissal disputes, sudden tax bills for temporary and seasonal workers and tribunal outcomes. Having someone supporting you to ensure that every I is dotted and every T crossed on contracts and policies, is a much more economical option than a law suit.
If you are a small or medium sized business owner and would like to discuss how we could help you with the upcoming employment law changes and your general HR and training needs, contact our team today.