Small organizations are more likely to outsource their payroll function than larger organizations, with 15 percent of respondents from organizations with less than 2,500 staff stating they outsource their payroll in a 2019 global survey. This compares to eight percent for organizations with more than 10,000 employees.
Share of organizations worldwide who outsource their payroll functions from in 2019, by organization size
organizations representing a total workforce of 22.2 million employees and contingent workers.
Supplementary notes
Survey method not stated by the source.
The source defines small organizations as below 2,500 staff, medium organizations as 2,500 to 10,000 staff, and large organizations as over 10,000 staff.
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