HR balancing act - business partner / employee advocate

I assume this is a question fir an assignment. If so it would be far better if you give us your thoughts first.

Most HR people aren’t Employee Advocates ..

As you said here, I always recall...

At end of the day you are a tool of management not an employee representative.

I've always found debates like this an interesting read. It seems to come up every now and again. 

As David Perryputs it, "I was generally on the side of those who pay me. Which of course is why we get paid." Equally, to quote Elizabeth Divver, "we wouldn't expect the input of an HR professional to an organisation to result in worse working lives..."

Cue, the Profession Map - "The profession should have people at its heart".

I've always found debates like this an interesting read. It seems to come up every now and again. 

As David Perryputs it, "I was generally on the side of those who pay me. Which of course is why we get paid." Equally, to quote Elizabeth Divver, "we wouldn't expect the input of an HR professional to an organisation to result in worse working lives..."

Cue, the Profession Map - "The profession should have people at its heart".

Steve Bridger said:

Cue, the Profession Map - "The profession should have people at its heart".

Perhaps people in its heart but the business in its head....

Whisper it... but yes.

Why whisper it? HR people are business professionals are they not?