Retainer Partnerships

Strategic HR support designed to protect your organization, strengthen leadership, and create consistent people practices.

Your HR Guru retainer partnerships provide structured, economical access to experienced HR leadership — without the overhead of a full-time executive hire.

Each tier is designed to meet organizations at different stages of growth while ensuring predictable support and steady compliance guidance.

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Bronze Partnership

10 Hours Per Month
Advisory-Level HR Support

Designed for organizations that need reliable HR guidance without hiring in-house staff.

Service Areas

  • Policy guidance and compliance advisory

  • Annual employee handbook compliance review and advisory recommendations

  • Training compliance tracking

  • Real-time manager consultation for workplace situations

  • Job description review with structured revision recommendations

  • New hire orientation facilitation (using existing organizational materials)

Why You May Need Bronze

This plan is ideal if:

  • You have managers handling day-to-day HR issues but want expert backup.

  • You need compliance guidance without building a full HR department.

  • You want structured advice before small issues become larger risks.

  • You are growing but not yet ready for embedded HR leadership.

Bronze provides steady guardrails and practical support at an economical investment.

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Silver Partnership

20 Hours Per Month
Structured HR Leadership Support

Designed for organizations experiencing growth, complexity, or recurring employee relations matters.

Service Areas

  • All Bronze advisory coverage

  • Policy drafting and revision (scoped per policy)

  • Structured employee relations case management and supervisor coaching

  • Performance management documentation guidance

  • Termination review and risk assessment

  • Monthly supervisor or leadership training session

  • Recruiting strategy and candidate lifecycle support

  • Participation in sensitive employee meetings

Why You May Need Silver

This plan is ideal if:

  • Managers are handling difficult conversations without consistent documentation.

  • Employee relations issues are becoming more frequent.

  • You need structured performance management and corrective action processes.

  • You want HR actively involved in sensitive situations.

  • You are hiring consistently and need recruiting support.

Silver adds structure, documentation discipline, and active case support — not just advice.

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Gold Partnership

40 Hours Per Month
Embedded HR Leadership & High-Risk Oversight

Designed for organizations that require consistent HR leadership presence and oversight across multiple operational areas.

Strategic Service Areas

  • All Silver coverage

  • Workplace investigations (fact-finding, documentation, corrective action recommendations)

  • Comprehensive employee handbook overhaul and state compliance alignment

  • Organizational culture initiatives (pulse surveys, engagement projects)

  • Workplace safety program development and oversight

  • Payroll processing oversight and coordination

  • HR systems and process optimization

  • Compliance audit preparation and remediation support

  • Ongoing documentation quality review across employee relations cases

Why You May Need Gold

This plan is ideal if:

  • Your organization is experiencing complex employee relations matters.

  • You need investigations handled professionally and objectively.

  • You require consistent compliance oversight across policies and practices.

  • Payroll accuracy and HR systems require structured leadership.

  • You want HR embedded in operations without hiring a full-time HR executive.

Gold provides steady, high-level oversight and risk containment while strengthening organizational infrastructure.

Leave of Absence and ADA administration services are offered separately to ensure focused compliance oversight and structured case management.

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