HROutsourcingintheUK.PDF

HR Outsourcing in the UK Peter Reilly Helen Wolfe Published by: INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT STUDIES Mantell Building Falmer Brighton BN1 9RF UK Tel. + 44 (0) 1273 686751 Fax + 44 (0) 1273 690430 http://www.employment-studies.co.uk Copyright © 2004 Institute for Employment Studies No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form by any means—graphic, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording, taping or information storage or retrieval systems—without prior permission in writing from the Institute for Employment Studies. Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. What is HR Outsourcing? 2 3. The Extent of HR Outsourcing and its Coverage 3 3.1 Extent 3 3.2 Content coverage 3 3.3 The effect of organisation size and sector 4 4. Drivers Towards HR Outsourcing 6 4.1 General reasons for outsourcing 6 4.2 Specific reasons for HR outsourcing 7 5. Theories and Models of Outsourcing 17 5.2 From theory to practice 20 6. Cost/Benefit Analysis of HR Outsourcing 22