By ensuring unethical/illegal behavior doesn't go unaddressed, HR is working to maximize success for the company.
With that in mind, it's in the company's best interest to have HR be a core department with proper training, funding and oversight.
The arguments frequently rehashed on HN about "HR is not there to help" only make sense in dysfunctional companies (which there's a lot of, unfortunately). Moving HR to a separate organization, outside the company, won't help with that.
With that in mind, it's in the company's best interest to have HR be a core department with proper training, funding and oversight.
The arguments frequently rehashed on HN about "HR is not there to help" only make sense in dysfunctional companies (which there's a lot of, unfortunately). Moving HR to a separate organization, outside the company, won't help with that.