organizations representing a total workforce of 22.2 million employees and contingent workers.
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The source defines small organizations as those with less than 2,500 employees, medium as between 2,500 and 10,000 employees, and large as over 10,000 employees.
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HR shared services resourcing outsourcing by organizations worldwide 2019
The majority of medium organizations worldwide do not outsource their human resources (HR) shared services, with ** percent of respondents in a 2019 survey stating they only use employees onshore for this function. Conversely, *** percent of large organizations stated that their HR shared services was resourced through offshore employees.
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