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HR professionals who feel they have a lot on their plates in 2021 may not be alone.
According to the results of HR Dive's 2021 Identity of HR Survey, which drew responses from 419 self-identified HR professionals, approximately 75% of respondents said they performed duties outside of the HR department, either on an ad hoc basis or as a permanent part of their jobs.
It is not a stretch to say that the job of HR is getting more complicated, according to Christopher Collins, associate professor of HR studies at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Collins told HR Dive in an interview that this impression is similar to what he and others at Cornell hear when interacting with company officials. The reasons behind that growing complexity are many and varied.
