At Sweden HR group we are experts in HR & organizational development. With us, you get a unique opportunity to have an entire HR function, with all its specialist competencies – regardless of the size of the assignment. This means that you as a customer get effective HR support where you need it most. Together, we make your organization stronger.
Why should you outsource the HR function?
Having an HR department with a broad range of skills that addresses both operational and strategic organizational issues is an important foundation for business success. Many companies face challenges in optimizing their HR work. Especially smaller and medium-sized companies that lack internal resources and specialized knowledge. Therefore, given the multifaceted skills required to run a qualified HR function, it is often beneficial to outsource the HR function.
Why should you outsource the HR function?
Having an HR department with a broad range of skills that addresses both operational and strategic organizational issues is an important foundation for business success. Many companies face challenges in optimizing their HR work. Especially smaller and medium-sized companies that lack internal resources and specialized knowledge. Therefore, given the multifaceted skills required to run a qualified HR function, it is often beneficial to outsource the HR function.
What’s included among other things in our HR outsourcing services
Ongoing HR support
We support managers and leadership teams with day-to-day HR matters and help establish effective processes, procedures and structures. This may include support with employee relations, terms and conditions of employment, health and safety, rehabilitation, onboarding and pay setting.
Employment law and trade union negotiations
We provide support on Swedish employment law, collective agreements and trade union negotiations. Our HR consultants also advise managers on matters such as dismissals, settlement agreements, reorganisations and other employment matters.
Support for managers
HR strategy
We develop HR and people strategies aligned with your business objectives. Together, we identify the key HR priorities and turn the strategy into practical actions.
HR processes and structure
We help businesses establish, review and improve their HR processes. This may include onboarding, performance management, health and safety, pay setting, terms and conditions of employment, benefits, professional development and other core areas of the HR function.
Organisational development
The benefits of outsourcing the HR function
- Broad HR expertise:
Access specialist knowledge in both day-to-day HR operations and strategic people matters without having to build a large in-house HR department. - Support tailored to your needs:
An external HR partner can take responsibility for all or part of your HR function. The support is tailored to your company’s size, resources, and goals. - More time to focus on your core business:
A well-functioning HR function can help you develop your organization and manage HR matters effectively, while you focus on your day-to-day business.
The benefits of outsourcing the HR function
- You get both broad and deep expertise in HR. The main advantage of outsourcing the HR function is that you gather several areas of expertise in one function. As we always work team-based in our outsourcing solution, you as a customer can benefit from the skills of several people. Both strategic and operational knowledge.
- An outsourced solution is always adapted to the customer’s specific needs. We can scale up or down to meet the changing requirements and expectations of our customers. This means that we can offer an outsourced HR function of between 10-100% depending on the client’s needs.
- An important factor for the success of the outsourced HR function is the ability to quickly integrate into the business. This requires experienced and competent consultants who are highly adaptable. Our consultants are able to quickly adapt to our clients’ business needs, thus creating a cost-effective and productive solution.
Sweden HR Group provides expertise we don’t have in-house and has influenced how we approach people-related matters. They add value to our company by guiding and encouraging us to become a better employer through actively supporting our employees’ wellbeing.
Carnegie Fonder
Frequently Asked Questions About How We Work with HR Outsourcing
What does it mean to outsource HR?
Outsourcing HR means having an external HR partner take responsibility for all or part of your company’s HR work. This can include operational HR support, such as advising managers, employment law and employee matters, as well as strategic HR work, such as HR strategy and organizational development.
How much does HR outsourcing cost?
The cost of HR outsourcing depends on how much support your company needs, which areas of expertise are required and the scope of the assignment. Sweden HR Group tailors the arrangement to your organization’s needs and prepares a proposal after an initial discussion.
Which companies is HR outsourcing suitable for?
HR outsourcing can suit both small and large companies. It is particularly relevant for organizations without an in-house HR function, those looking to complement an existing HR team, or those that need access to several HR specialists without hiring every skill set internally.
Can we outsource the entire HR function?
Yes. Sweden HR Group can act as your company’s external HR function and handle both operational and strategic HR matters. You can also choose to outsource only selected parts of your HR work.
EXAMPLES OF
HR operational work
• Create the “HR base platform” (as required by law) in the business. Processes, structure and order.
• Labor law and negotiation, collective agreement issues
• Management support for dismissals, redundancies, agreements, disciplinary measures
• Management support for sick leave and rehab
• Work environment management
• Developing method/process for salary setting
• Employment contracts, employment conditions, and benefits
• Management support in recruitment
EXAMPLES OF
HR strategic and organizational development work
• Design of HR & People strategy linked to business plan
• Competence and Performance Optimization/Talent management
• Organizational development/change management/restructuring
• Corporate culture/values work
• Employer Branding
• Management and leadership development
• Compensation & Benefit; Salary models/Bonus schemes
• HR due diligence for company acquisitions
• CEO support
Customer case
Heart-Lung Foundation
The Heart-Lung Foundation has access to the entire human capital of Sweden HR Group. This has enabled us to carry out many strategic organizational development projects – and to run the operational HR work. As an outsourced HR function, Sweden HR Group has been able to support strategically as well as operationally and thus been able to contribute with the right skills for each task.
Carnegie Fonder
The assignment is carried out a couple of fixed days per week by an internal HR team at Sweden HR Group. The team consists of operational and strategic HR resources who together ensure that the right task gets the right competence. This gives Carnegie Fonder the function of an entire HR department.
Applicon
Sweden HR Group has focused on delivering business-oriented HR to help Applicon set new HR processes and routines that are anchored in the business goals. The solution enables Applicon to keep a high pace in a time of strong change, and to quickly access HR expertise, at both operational and strategic levels.
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