Fractional HR Services: Expert HR Support When You Need It

Flexible, responsive business solutions

Fractional HR gives you access to experienced HR leadership without the cost of a full-time hire.

Our flexible, scalable model provides senior-level HR support on a part-time basis, tailored to your business needs. Whether you require ongoing guidance or support during periods of growth, change, or transition, we act as your dedicated HR partner.

From employee relations and compliance to recruitment, policies, performance management, and strategic planning, we manage your HR function so you can focus on running and growing your business.

You get expert support, practical solutions, and the backing of a full HR team, at a cost that makes sense.

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What Are Fractional HR Services?

Fractional HR services give you access to experienced HR leadership on a flexible, part-time basis, without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire. Instead of managing HR reactively or spreading responsibility across multiple roles, you gain consistent, strategic HR support scaled to your business needs.

This model works especially well for growing organizations, businesses navigating change, and teams without in-house HR. Fractional HR fills the gap between “doing it yourself” and hiring a full internal HR department, offering practical guidance across compliance, people strategy, and day-to-day HR challenges.

Unlike traditional outsourced HR, fractional HR is embedded and relationship-based. We work alongside your leadership team, understand your culture, and provide ongoing support that evolves as your organization grows. Because you only pay for the level of support you need, fractional HR is a cost-effective way to access senior HR expertise without long-term overhead.

Why It's Important

Managing HR tasks independently is time-consuming and redirects resources from core business activities. Handling all human resources tasks with support can enhance efficiency and boost productivity. With specialized HR expertise, companies can be compliant and ensure effective employee management. Fractional HR facilitates company growth.

Several business challenges may prompt you to hire a fractional HR team:

Effective budgeting

Looking for cost-effective HR solutions?

Employee engagement

Seeking to enhance recruitment and retention strategies?

Legal compliance

Current HR staff need compliance support?

Expertise

Need to augment HR expertise?

Scaling operations

Want to streamline operations to facilitate business scalability?

A fractional HR team offers efficient and easy solutions to these challenges, allowing access to much-sought expert support when needed.

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How Our Fractional HR Services Work

Our fractional HR approach is designed to be clear, collaborative, and adaptable. We meet you where you are today, then build HR support that grows with your organization.

Discovery & Assessment

We start by understanding your business, workforce, and current HR practices. This includes reviewing policies, compliance risks, leadership challenges, and people processes to identify what’s working and where support is needed most.

Customized HR Support

Based on your priorities, we create a tailored fractional HR plan. Support may include compliance guidance, policy development, employee relations, performance management, compensation strategy, or leadership coaching. Your support level flexes as needs change, whether that’s steady monthly guidance or additional help during growth or transition.

Ongoing Partnership & Growth

Fractional HR isn’t a one-time fix. We stay engaged, anticipate risks, and help you strengthen your people practices over time. As your business evolves, your HR support evolves with it, providing continuity, stability, and trusted advice when decisions matter most.

Who Our Fractional HR Services Are For

Fractional HR services are designed for organizations that need expert HR guidance without building a full internal department.

This includes startups and growing businesses that need structure as they scale, as well as small to mid-sized organizations looking for consistent HR leadership. Fractional HR is also a strong fit for nonprofits and mission-driven organizations balancing people needs with limited resources.

We frequently support healthcare, social services, professional services, and retail or service-based businesses, especially those navigating compliance complexity, workforce growth, or leadership development. Fractional HR is also ideal for organizations without in-house HR, or where HR responsibilities currently sit with leadership or operations.

If you need reliable HR expertise, practical advice, and a partner who understands your business, fractional HR provides the flexibility to get there.

Fractional HR
Recruitment
Compensation
Pay Equity
HR Policies
Organizational Design
HR Audit
Coaching

Fractional HR

Access experienced HR leadership on a flexible basis to support confident people decisions

Recruitment

Attract and hire the right talent with thoughtful, people-centred recruitment support

Compensation

Build fair, competitive compensation practices that support engagement and business growth

Pay Equity

Strengthen equity and trust with compliant, forward-looking pay equity practices

HR Policies

Develop clear, practical HR policies that support consistency and workplace confidence

Organizational Design

Align structure, roles, and workflows to support efficiency and sustainable growth

HR Audit

Identify gaps and risks with a clear review of your HR practices and compliance

Coaching

Support leaders with focused coaching that strengthens capability and confidence
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Fractional HR Services FAQs

Fractional HR is embedded and relationship-driven. We work as part of your team, providing ongoing strategic and operational HR support. Outsourced HR is typically transactional and task-based.
Costs vary based on the level of support you need. Fractional HR is designed to be flexible and cost-effective, allowing you to access senior HR expertise without full-time overhead.
Support levels are tailored to your needs. We work with you to define a structure that makes sense for your organization and can adjust as priorities change.
In most cases, support can begin quickly after an initial assessment. Timelines depend on your needs and urgency.
Fractional HR can act as a stand-alone solution or complement existing internal HR resources, depending on your structure.
Fractional HR is ideal for small and mid-sized organizations, growing businesses, and teams without dedicated HR leadership.
Yes. We help organizations stay compliant with employment standards, workplace policies, and HR best practices, while working alongside legal counsel when required.

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