Going a bundle on offloading work : Popularity and pitfalls of a phenomenon

Purpose – To explain reasons behind the rise in popularity of outsourcing organizations’ human resource (HR) functions. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Executives who may be considering outsourcing HR functions should be fully aware of different approaches – a contract with a single vendor or multiple service providers, for instance. They should also be aware that, when budgeting for outsourcing, overseeing the vendors’ performance will still require a high degree of HR oversight. Origianlity/value – Companies yet to outsource any of their HR functions, and those which may have joined the growing number who already have, will both find relevant information and opinion about what further options they have.