Emap has outsourced its HR, payroll and employee benefits delivery to allow it to focus on growing the business.

The media firm, which publishes magazines including Retail Week and Aesthetic Medicine, outsourced its HR functions to NorthgateArinso, integrating all HR processes onto one online platform.

Staff can use this platform to manage their work affairs, book holidays and record sickness absence. And the technology will allow line managers to take responsibility for following HR procedures in their own teams using a self-service function, which is supported by an advice line.

Tracey Gray (pictured), performance director at Emap, said: "Outsourcing the HR, flexible benefits and payroll functions to a single consistent point of contact will not only free up managers' valuable time, but will ensure all HR processes are supported by a single supplier from the day the employee starts in the business until the day they leave."