Small business owners with around 20 employees often think they need to hire an HR person, but their eagerness usually masks deeper problems. Compliance fears, overwhelmed office managers, and constant HR questions are the real triggers that finally push them to get help.
When a business owner comes to you and says, I think I need someone in HR, I have 20 employees. I think I need an HR person, what's usually going on behind the scenes? And you're smiling already. So.
Well, usually they're not that enthusiastic
when they say that. I'm so excited.
Compliance. There's one of two things happening. Either there's been a huge event, negative event that impacts them, and they think, oh my gosh, I need somebody keeping an eye on this for me. Or they. Either they or an office manager has been handling HR tasks and is becoming overwhelmed because it's turning into more than just tasks. So it's. It's okay to put out an offer letter. It's okay to onboard a new employee or enroll them in benefits. But when questions start coming up, policies, you know, what's your vacation policy? Will I get paid out when I terminate? Will I? All these things, all of a sudden, new employees may ask and. And you don't have the answers. And it kind of is a stark reality that maybe you need to start having the answers as you grow.
