Evaluation Centre's overview of the HR software and payroll software market
...The options now available for delivering HR services have never been greater – ranging from self-service and shared services centres, to outsourcing and joint ventures with third-party organisations. This has sparked a re-appraisal of the HR department both by HR professionals and the wider organisation as to how it can best contribute value to the business and move from a reactive to a more proactive role.
From the latest
Evaluation Centre research, it is clear that this change is much in evidence as the HR department seeks to align its structure with the evolving business environment.
In the past year alone, 36% of HR departments have undergone a significant change in their structure, with a further 32% having experienced this in the last one to two years.
That compares with 19% who have been in a stable environment for more than four years and 5% where significant change last occurred two to three years ago.
The two main drivers for this restructuring have been to deliver services more cost-effectively (49%) – the HR department is not immune from the cost cutting affecting most businesses – and the need to reposition HR to address changes in line with the wider organisational model (46%).
Other significant factors are the need to provide increased business focus (38%), improve service delivery (30%) and to enable the HR department to become a more strategic contributor to the business (30%).