HR Staff Ratios
Now, let’s take a few moments to talk about Human Resources
Staff ratios. Typically, there is a time
when a small business grows to a level where the existing management no longer
has the time or expertise to be able to handle all of the support tasks that
they are presented with on a daily basis.
It is at this time that a person is brought in to help with those
administrative HR functions. Sometimes
it is a part-time function for an Admin, but eventually as the company grows
further, a dedicated Human Resources position is born. Then there is one HR person for X number of
employees. This is the HR Staff Ratio.
Establishing a Ratio
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Staffing ratios for organizations with 1,000 to 4,999
employees
From http://www.ipma-hr.org/node/21515
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At any organization of size, there are a number of HR
professionals per employee. This is the
HR Staff Ratio; a base level of administrative and organization support. As the responsibilities of the HR Staff will
vary depending on the size and industry of a company, so too will the number of
HR reps per employee vary. Companies
will tend to adjust the size of their HR department proportionally to the size
of their employment pool. Historically,
the average ratio across companies is about 1 HR Staff Members per 100
workers. According to the Bloomberg
Benchmark and Analysis (BNR) report, “Twenty-one percent of surveyed human
resource offices gained staff positions between 2011 and 2012, while 11 percent
experienced cuts.” There will also be
noticeable differences between industries, as some manufacturing, banking, and
utilities companies tend to require more HR support.
The information above is just some of the knowledge I have gleaned from
my classes as well as some interesting articles I found online. If you have anything that you would like to
add, please feel free to comment below.
And remember all of
you Human Resources professionals: Be
Human... Be a Resource... Be a Resource
for Humans.
Additional Useful link:
http://www.ipma-hr.org/node/21515
Additional Useful link:
http://www.bna.com/hr-department-benchmarks-p6727/
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