HRplus Solutions

HRplus On-Demand Retainer Program

Many clients choose our On-Demand HR support program which provides your managers with outsourced HR advisory services as often as you need, for a fixed fee.

Our 6 or 12 month retainer program offers your organisation:

Unlimited phone support
Unlimited email support
Subscription to HRplus newsletter
Discounted rates on further consulting support if needed

Clients who sign up to the HRplus On-Demand program are allocated a senior consultant who will become their single point of contact. Our model ensures that consultants build a strong relationship with their client managers so better able to offer tailored solutions to your organisation.

The HRplus On-Demand program is delivered to clients at competitive rates to those offered by business or industry organisations and do not involve long term contracts or hefty exit fees.

Support for Small – Medium sized organisations

Many HR Plus clients are small to medium-sized organisations which operate in both commercial, government and not-for-profit sectors.

Some of our SME clients contact us with a specific (and often urgent) HR need. Others are growing and find they need ongoing support but can’t afford the overhead of a permanent HR professional on staff.

SME clients are always looking for practical and cost-effective solutions. HR Plus has a range of solutions for SME organisations and can provide fee estimates on an hourly, project or retainer basis.

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Support for Large organisations

HRplus supports medium to large organisations (and often their HR Departments) with specific tailored HR support solutions.

Consulting assignments that we have undertaken for larger organisations include:

HR audit
HR Department functional review
Conflict resolution
Bullying/harassment investigations
Staff training
Employee counselling
Enterprise bargaining support
Staff handbook & policy updates
HR Program upgrades i.e. performance management, recruitment & selection

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Support for Industry Associations

If your Association has members who employ staff, HRplus can provide your office and your members’ businesses with tailored HR advice, support and tools.

Our popular HR On-Demand HR support program offers your members HR advisory services as often as they need it for a fixed annual fee.

The 12-month retainer program offers Associations and their members:

Unlimited phone support
Unlimited email support
Tailored industry employment contracts, handbooks, templates, checklists and more
Subscription to HRplus newsletter
Discounted rates on further consulting support if needed

Associations who sign up to the HRplus On-Demand program are allocated a senior consultant who will become their single point of contact. Our model ensures that consultants build a strong relationship with your members so that we can offer them tailored solutions specific to your industry.

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