Shall HR And Admin Dept Be Separated?Or Under One Roof?

Yes, agree with Ligy. Even I myself studied Business Management, yet I'm in the HR line. But I plan to pursue MBA in HRM in the near future.
Nowadays, you need to have a business head to understand better the HR strategies. After all, it's the business that we need to help to grow and we need to know what's best for the business.

hi,
I was having the same confusion for a long time... since i work for a small company with around 75 employees only 2 people in HRD(me and my HR Manager).. we dont have any seperate Admin Department and only i've to take care of all the adming works.. sometimes i feel even any graduate can do such works and i'm wasting my time working here more like an admin than as a HR.. i've done my BE with MBA and having around 2 years of experience.. when i saw this topic it was related to my current job profile.. I'm eagerly waiting for the suggestions of our cite hr friends..
Regards,
swati

Hi Swati,
Do not feel let down or confused. It is normal for small companies having Admin parked under the HR dept. The same goes to my company as well.
Admin is not something which everyone can do, I admit that I can't do very well in admin. I just do not have what it takes to do admin. But I can do well in HR.
If you think Admin has occupied most of your time to the extent you have no time to do HR works better, tell your HR Manager directly. Maybe it's time you hired another HR and Admin assistant to help you on the admin part.
Cheers,
Ashley

I am completely agreed with Ashley argument. Same was the case with me when i joined my company. Initially, administrative issues consumed my whole time and i was not able to devote myself to HR.
But after 6 hectic months, i request my HR head for the admin. assistant and it worked for me.
Now i am happy that i give full time to HR and also heading the admin department.
Regards,
Hassan :wink:

I think it will completely depend upon the company size and in which scale the company operates ... large scale companies should have separated departments,,,, whereas small scale companies may have it together .....
In small scale companies Hr Can handle both the departments very well but it may create problems where Large scale companies are concerned ..
Thats where efficiency can be tested....

hi, i believe that HR and Admin are just 2 sides of a coin as long as the company is small. as far as big companies are concerned, they are just as different as chalk and cheese.
Its only the convenience that marks this difference.
Administration includes a lot of running around and needs also some street smartness, not many people have it. whereas HRM needs lots of patience and tactice and problem solving ability. as the company size increases its wise to keep the two departments separate.
Sneha

well, this was a topic in march, doubt if anyone is still reading it...
anyway, i have been working in the department of accounts/admin/HR for the past 3 years. I just joined the current company in June 2007. again in charge of the three..
recently, in the month of Dec, i was told that due to my inefficiency, i should just be taking care of HR & Accounts, and no more admin...
since both the companies i have worked in are small in size, it actually didn't matter which department i was in, as long as it was not a sales and marketing issue, it was under my department...
so, due to the decision taken by the management, i am now in HR & Accounts; so i just thought i should look out and find the difference in the same... and it brought me to this article.
just sharing my thoughts..