Preparing your business for European expansion can prove exciting, successful, overwhelming, and stressful — often simultaneously. If you’re a US or UK business owner, the current policies and procedures you currently have in place for your employees may not comply with the labor laws of countries in Europe.
Compliance with the European Union (EU), national, and regional employment regulations and labor laws is vital to ensure your company’s successful growth. Whether you choose to hire remote teams or inhouse staff, you need to build a solid Human Resources (HR) foundation to create a healthy, thriving workplace.
Outsourcing HR audit services and other fundamental HR tasks for companies expanding into Europe may provide numerous benefits. Let the knowledgeable team at Europe HR Solutions conduct your HR audits so that you can focus on the big picture and grow your company.
What you need to know about HR audit services
If you’ve already launched a small or mid-sized company in the US or UK, then you know that HR audits are a vital component to reflect on your company’s best practices and opportunities for growth.
A well-managed, yearly company audit can be the difference between struggling or flourishing in the European expansion of your business. Let’s take a look at the definition and importance of HR audits, the different types of HR audits, how Europe HR Solutions can help, and whether or not you should outsource your HR audit services.
Every business requires HR tasks, and you should ensure that your US or UK business has well-established HR practices in place before you expand your operations to Europe. However, the nuances in each country’s culture and business practices may mean you need to make some changes to the practices you implemented at home.
An HR audit is a way to objectively look at the policies and procedures you’ve created and how they contribute to the success or stagnation of your company. However, you’ll have to determine what type of HR audit you need to correctly assess your employees and internal practices.
For example, if you primarily employ remote talent, your policies and procedures may look vastly different than if you have a full in-person team.
Different types of HR audits
At Europe HR Solutions, we understand that you may need custom HR audit services that will allow you to assess specific areas of your company so that you can address any concerns or necessary changes.
Some of the different types of HR audit services you may need include:
Best practices audit
A best practices audit allows you to compare the practices you’ve implemented as your company expands to Europe.
Whether you outsource this type of HR audit or choose to have an inhouse HR department conduct it, it will analyze, compare, and contrast your practices with other companies in your market operating in the European countries where you’ve chosen to expand.
Compliance audit
Compliance audits are among the most important audits for your company. Your outsourced or inhouse HR team should regularly conduct a compliance audit to ensure your company adheres to the employee regulations and labor laws in place in any European country you chose to establish your business.
Labor laws can constantly evolve, and if you fail to comply, you could find your business the target of lawsuits, legal sanctions, or even closure.
Policies Audit
Your internal policies should remain consistent and customized for the type of workforce you employ. As your company grows from a small to a middle-sized business, you may find that additional operational policies need to be implemented.
An HR policies audit can pinpoint where your employee handbooks and procedures need to be changed or enforced.
Function-specific Audit
You may find that as you establish the European expansion of your company, you need to focus on one specific area of HR to audit.
For example, perhaps you feel your benefits implementation or payroll practices need to be audited. An outsourced HR team can perform a function-specific audit for you.
Job description audit
If you find that your job descriptions need constant updating or don’t contain enough appealing keywords to attract top-tier talent, you may need HR professionals to perform a job description audit.
Culture Audit
An HR culture audit allows you to see the strengths and weaknesses of your workplace culture and find ways to improve it or enhance the positive aspects of your work environment. Outsourcing HR for a culture audit can allow you to gain an important outsider’s perspective.
Strategic Audit
A strategic audit is a comprehensive look at all of your HR practices and needs. This audit will help you to determine how your HR policies are currently implemented and where you need customized HR solutions in the future.
Recruitment (talent-acquisition) audit
It’s important that you have a plan to help you attract the best talent fits for your company needs. An HR team can perform a talent acquisition audit to discover where your open position promotions and hiring processes may need improvement.
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Europe HR Solutions delivered employee handbooks for multiple countries in English and also local language. They provided local expertise for those countries and were able to answer the multiple questions from the business and employees. Their responsiveness, quality of expertise & knowledge, output on deliverables was excellent therefore I have already worked with them on further projects and hope to do so in the future again.
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I'm thrilled to recommend HR Europe Solutions for their outstanding international employment law advice services. My experiences with their teams in France, the Netherlands, and Germany have been fantastic, and I'm confident their expertise will be a huge asset to anyone needing comprehensive legal guidance on a global scale.
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As a dynamic organization with a significant footprint across Europe, managing HR compliance and legal requirements across multiple countries is a key aspect of our operations. Partnering with Europe HR Solutions has been a transformative experience, and we are immensely grateful for their support. Europe HR Solutions has been instrumental ...
As a dynamic organization with a significant footprint across Europe, managing HR compliance and legal requirements across multiple countries is a key aspect of our operations. Partnering with Europe HR Solutions has been a transformative experience, and we are immensely grateful for their support. Europe HR Solutions has been instrumental as our Pan-European HR compliance and legal partner. Their expertise and proactive approach have been essential in navigating a variety of change initiatives and day-to-day operations. They have expertly guided us through diverse local regulations and intricate legal landscapes with a high level of professionalism and dedication.
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Inez and her team at Europe HR Solutions are a delight to work with. I first met Inez back in 2015, and at that time, she helped me navigate hiring my Company’s 1st employee in the Netherlands. In 2024, I found myself in a similar...
Inez and her team at Europe HR Solutions are a delight to work with. I first met Inez back in 2015, and at that time, she helped me navigate hiring my Company’s 1st employee in the Netherlands. In 2024, I found myself in a similar situation, and once again, I needed guidance to help navigate employment law, this time in France and Germany. Inez was quick to respond, easy to schedule time with, and she did a fabulous job listening/learning about my Company’s current state and our need. Quickly, she connected me with the country specific consultants from her team, who were both personable and knowledgeable, and I look forward to the next time I get to reach out to them again. Inez and her team are amazing resources that I am lucky to have as part of my network.
Thanks to Inez, I have gained more insight into how I can achieve my goals. She penetrates directly into the heart of the matter and she will help you out in finding the solution for your challenge.
Inez has taught me to look at my challenges from another perspective. She ...
Thanks to Inez, I have gained more insight into how I can achieve my goals. She penetrates directly into the heart of the matter and she will help you out in finding the solution for your challenge.
Inez has taught me to look at my challenges from another perspective. She thinks with you and offers a framework to explore and to achieve your true desires.
She supports you in discovering your own potential through making you aware of your inner dimensions.
She is pleasant, professional and asks critical questions. Through the transformative coaching process, I have learned several techniques on how to further explore and discover my potential.
This coaching process has transformed me in such a way that I feel more confident and peaceful to reach my goals, pledges and purpose.
Europe HR Solutions are talented, experienced and creative professionals. When we needed expertise in the European market for our personnel needs we experienced exceptional service and insight from them. They know the market and have the resources/network to get answers to the tough issues facing a U.S. company ...
Europe HR Solutions are talented, experienced and creative professionals. When we needed expertise in the European market for our personnel needs we experienced exceptional service and insight from them. They know the market and have the resources/network to get answers to the tough issues facing a U.S. company like ours, who does not have a core competency in Europe. Europe HR Solutions has my highest respect and appreciation for their service to our company. I would be glad to provide insight on their skills at any time. Scott Rudi, snrude@yahoo.com
Europe HR Solutions are exceptional Human Resources professionals and fully understand the nuance and complexity of creating employment contracts in the various EU geographies. They also have a keen eye for talent, particularly for startups, and have been extremely helpful in identifying quality hires. I highly recommend them for HR ...
Europe HR Solutions are exceptional Human Resources professionals and fully understand the nuance and complexity of creating employment contracts in the various EU geographies. They also have a keen eye for talent, particularly for startups, and have been extremely helpful in identifying quality hires. I highly recommend them for HR consultation to any executive building an organization in Europe.
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Europe HR Solutions was main HR/Legal lead for a major restructuring in Europe in 2006. Amazing cross/dept/areas knowledge, keenly results oriented, jelled with the team with decisive (especially for a "consultant") and highly accountable attitude. Europe HR Solutions are a amazing professionals, making things "easier" for management. I ...
Europe HR Solutions was main HR/Legal lead for a major restructuring in Europe in 2006. Amazing cross/dept/areas knowledge, keenly results oriented, jelled with the team with decisive (especially for a "consultant") and highly accountable attitude. Europe HR Solutions are a amazing professionals, making things "easier" for management. I would work with them at any given next opportunity and would recommend them with out any reservations. Christos Kartalis. CEO, Int'l CIPLA.
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