Source: IRS Employment Review Issue: 839 Date: 20/01/2006 Publisher: IRS

Roles and responsibilities 2006: benchmarking the HR function

TOPICS:
recruitment labour market and economy
HR policy and strategy management techniques
business challenges
training and development training and vocational qualifications
employee relations employee relations challenges and tools

SECTORS:
chemicals
construction
electricity, gas and water
engineering and metals
finance
food, drink and tobacco
hotels and catering
manufacturing (other)
paper and printing
public services
retail and wholesale
services (other)
textiles
transport and communication

AUTHOR: Mark Crail


Our fourth annual HR benchmarks survey finds HR practitioners in ebullient mood - better qualified, more influential, and more likely to have a voice at the highest levels of their organisation.


Key points

  • A typical HR department operates on the basis of one practitioner to every 102 employees in the organisation as a whole, with most employers now having someone at board level speaking on behalf of the function and good access to the chief executive and other senior managers.
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