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
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Sierra-Cedar. (August 15, 2019). Share of organizations worldwide who outsource their payroll functions from in 2019, by organization size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040481/hr-payroll-outsourcing-organization-size-worldwide/
Sierra-Cedar. "Share of organizations worldwide who outsource their payroll functions from in 2019, by organization size." Chart. August 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040481/hr-payroll-outsourcing-organization-size-worldwide/
Sierra-Cedar. (2019). Share of organizations worldwide who outsource their payroll functions from in 2019, by organization size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040481/hr-payroll-outsourcing-organization-size-worldwide/
Sierra-Cedar. "Share of Organizations Worldwide Who Outsource Their Payroll Functions from in 2019, by Organization Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040481/hr-payroll-outsourcing-organization-size-worldwide/
Sierra-Cedar, Share of organizations worldwide who outsource their payroll functions from in 2019, by organization size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040481/hr-payroll-outsourcing-organization-size-worldwide/ (last visited September 30, 2023)
Share of organizations worldwide who outsource their payroll functions from in 2019, by organization size [Graph], Sierra-Cedar, August 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040481/hr-payroll-outsourcing-organization-size-worldwide/