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Building effective relationships with line managers - A Sage White Paper
A Sage White Paper
75% of HR professionals feel a lack of HR understanding contributes to the unwillingness of Line Managers to take responsibility for HR issues.
Research from Roffey Park Institute has shown amassive 40% of non-HR managers think HR is ‘out of touch’ with their needs. And this deterioration in the relationship between HR and the line is set to continue with over a third of managers feeling HR adds little value to their business (an 8% increase from last year.) Our own poll shows that 75% of HR professionals feel a lack of HR understanding contributes to the unwillingness of Line Managers to take responsibilityfor HR issues.
So what can HR do to build better relationships with line managers? And what initiatives can HR drive to ensure they are working in partnership?