The Real Monetary Cost Of Not Having A “Proper HR” Function
Stop for a second and do this quick calculation:
Your annual payroll + benefits costs. Plus all those hours you spend each month dealing with employee drama, confusion, and questions that pull you away from actually running your business. Then think about that time your new hire took three months to get up to speed because your onboarding was basically "here's your desk, good luck."
Oh, and don't forget - just one unfair dismissal claim could cost you £15,000+ in legal fees alone.
If you've got 10 or more people on your team, that number probably made you wince a bit.
But here's what I hear all the time: "Professional HR? That's for big companies. We can't afford it yet."
One of my clients runs an e-commerce business. When they hit 12 employees, they finally bit the bullet and brought in, what they described as, “proper HR support”. Here's what the owner told me recently:
“I thought it was going to be this huge expense we couldn’t justify. Turns out, it was one of the smartest investments we’ve made. Everyone knows where they stand now. Less confusion, fewer headaches for me, and honestly? The whole team just works better together.”
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