Best of: What’s the point of HR?
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Jamie's Idea of Independent HR
Independent HR would work in particular lines of what HR does. There are agencies that companies can use in areas such as complaints and grievance and absence management to take a less controversial example. Do you think it's common that people are afraid of going to HR that their boss might retaliate, or that they might face repercussions? It seems pretty plausible. I mean, every time I've written about HR in even a slightly positive way, the vast majority of reader comments tend to be on the side of the employer, not the employee. That variety of comment comes up frequently.
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