With the right tools and approach to HR, small businesses can be create a productive and healthy workplace and transform HR into a competitive advantage. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Too often, small businesses believe they can't perform HR as effectively as larger organizations because they lack the resources needed to be successful. Larger employers typically have fully staffed HR departments, while small businesses often can't afford even a full-time HR generalist. This reality seems to put smaller businesses at a competitive disadvantage in the labor market.

Fortunately for small businesses, it doesn't have to be this way. With the right tools and approach to HR, small businesses can be just as effective in creating a productive and healthy workplace and transforming HR into a competitive advantage. Pay equity—a currently hot topic in the HR world—is one case in point.

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