BENEFITS OF HR AUDIT

Keith Davis summarises the benefits of HR audit in the following ways:

• It identifies the contributions of the HR department.
• It improves the professional image of HR department.
• It encourages greater responsibility and professionalism amongst members of HR department.
• It classifies the HR department's duties and responsibilities.
• It stimulates uniformity of personnel policies and practice.
• It identifies critical personnel problems.
• It ensures timely compliance with legal requirements.
• It reduces human resource costs.