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HR roles and responsibilities: the 2010 IRS survey

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Source: IRS Employment Review

Date: 22/02/2010

Publisher: IRS

HR roles and responsibilities: the 2010 IRS survey

TOPICS:

recruitment	labour market and economy
HR policy and strategy	management techniques business challenges
employee relations	employee relations challenges and tools

SECTORS:
manufacturing (other)
public services
services (other)

AUTHOR: Noelle Murphy

HR had a challenging year in 2009, but has come through it in good shape. Our eighth annual survey on HR roles and responsibilities finds that the function is growing in demand and influence within organisations.

On this page:
Audio: Interview with employment relations editor Noelle Murphy on the survey
Key characteristics of an effective HR function
Coping with the recession
Box 1: Current and ongoing priorities in the manufacturing and production sector
Ratio of HR practitioners to employees
Table 1: Ratio of HR practitioners to employees
Ratios by size and sector
Changes in HR staffing numbers
Chart 1: Reasons for the change in HR staff numbers during 2009
Level of HR representation
Reporting lines
Box 2: Current and ongoing priorities in the public sector
Assessing HR effectiveness
Chart 2: Measures taken into account when assessing HR effectiveness
HR influence throughout the organisation
The HR working week
HR budgets
Issues and initiatives
Box 3: Current and ongoing priorities in the private sector
Our research
Table 2: Annual budget for HR running costs
Table 3: HR running costs per employee
Table 4: HR running costs per HR staff member
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