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OUTSOURCED HR

Experienced HR.
Part of your team.

Practical advice and hands-on support, with the continuity your organisation needs.

We can act as your ongoing HR function or provide additional support for managers and an internal HR team.

Discuss HR support ↗
Employee relationsContracts & policiesManager supportHR improvements
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When outsourced HR is useful

Outsourced HR suits organisations with regular people responsibilities but insufficient work for a full internal team. It can also provide capacity during growth, a backlog or an important project.

We begin with the workload: who currently handles employment matters, where decisions are delayed and what would make the greatest practical difference.

02

Day-to-day manager support

Managers often need a sounding board before an employee conversation. We assist with performance, conduct, grievances, attendance and other workplace questions.

Support may include reviewing the background, preparing meetings and correspondence, and advising on follow-up. Managers retain responsibility for leading their teams.

03

Documents and processes

Contracts, position descriptions and policies need to reflect the work people actually do. We review priorities and connect documents with onboarding, probation, performance, changes to employment and offboarding.

This considers how work moves between managers, administration and payroll rather than treating each template in isolation.

04

A manageable improvement plan

Immediate issues often crowd out improvements. An ongoing arrangement creates space to clarify positions, strengthen probation, update policies and give managers better tools.

The sequence is shaped around your organisation and reviewed as workload changes.

05

Alongside an internal team

We can support an internal HR person by taking on a defined policy review, remuneration project, investigation or recruitment assignment.

Responsibilities, approvals and communication are agreed early to avoid duplicated effort and preserve internal knowledge.

A CLEAR APPROACH

Clear priorities.
Agreed from the beginning.

01

Understand your business

We discuss your business, existing HR arrangements and where ongoing support will be most useful.

02

Agree the level of support

We agree the priorities, scope, communication arrangements and the level of support required.

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Deliver ongoing HR assistance

We provide advice and assistance as needs arise, staying across priorities and adjusting support over time.

YOUR QUESTIONS

A little more
about outsourced HR.

What can outsourced HR include?+

Common work includes employee relations advice, contracts, policies, onboarding, performance processes, recruitment and HR projects. The agreed scope defines what is included.

Can we start with one issue?+

Yes. A specific issue or project can be a useful starting point before considering ongoing support.

Do you offer retained and ad hoc support?+

Yes. Support may be ongoing, project-based or provided as required, depending on the work and availability.

Can you support regional operations?+

Yes. We work across Australia and agree remote support, site attendance and travel according to the assignment.

CLIENT WORK

Experience in practice.

Selected examples of how this support has been applied in client organisations.

CLIENT PERSPECTIVE

“The PeopleStart team have proven to be both professional and reliable. They have consistently gone above and beyond to understand our business and meet our requirements.”

Tracy HarrisFinancial Controller, Lithium Australia NL

LET’S TALK

Start with what
needs attention.

Tell us about your workforce, the HR work already managed and where additional support would help.

Discuss outsourced HR ↗Or call 1300 134 110