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title: "AHRM Risks: The Risky Business of Ad Hoc HR Management | ADP"
description: "Rather than hiring a full-time dedicated HR person or outsourcing the workload, small business are spending roughly $27 billion a year on ad hoc HR management"
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Insight

# The risky business of ad hoc HR management

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1.  [HR Services](/what-we-offer/hr-services)
2.  AHRM Risks

Rather than hiring a full-time dedicated HR person or [outsourcing the workload](/resources/articles-and-insights/articles/w/what-is-bpo), [small business](/who-we-serve/by-business-size/1-49-employees) are spending roughly $27 billion a year on ad hoc [HR management](/resources/articles-and-insights/articles/h/human-resource-management) – pulling employees, managers and even business owners away from their primary responsibilities to manage HR.

aHRMs are forced to juggle their “day jobs” with business-critical tasks like payroll, time tracking, employee reviews and benefits – usually with no certified HR training.   Without companies even realizing it, ad hoc [HR management](/what-we-offer/products/adp-workforce-now/hr-management) may be the culprit for performance issues, job dissatisfaction and poor productivity, adding more to the already-hefty cost.

**Download “The Risky Business of Ad hoc HR Management” to learn about the risks of aHRM – and why it may be time to rethink this approach to HR.**

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