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“Castle HR not only helped us build a better People and Culture based business but also saved us a staggering amount in turnover costs in just one year – the numbers speak for themselves”
Modern Outsourced HR Consulting For Canadian Small Businesses
Growing companies usually can’t justify a full-time HR person until their headcount exceeds 50 people. Until then, a lot of that work falls on the founder(s)… But you didn’t start your company to become an HR expert!
So if you’re trying to scale but instead find yourself caught up in the day-to-day grind of hiring, managing and retaining your people – we have two things to say to you.
First, you’re far from alone here and second, we can help you!
We meet a lot of founders and small business leaders who are working their tails off but not getting where they want to go.
While wearing all the hats isn’t uncommon, it is often a major setback. That’s where we come in.
All great companies understand that success comes from getting the Right People in the Right Seats.
(Easier said than done, we know!) But, once you figure that out, it’s much easier to be successful – however you define success.
With our support, your HR strategy will evolve to foster your culture and values, attract top talent, retain key people and motivate everyone to bring their A-Game to work every day.
We refer to our model as Fractional HR.
Simply put, you get a fraction of a senior HR professional in your corner for a fraction of what you would pay a full-time HR Generalist. But unlike a full-time hire, your Castle HR Business Partner is ready to hit the ground running thanks to their experience, network and toolkit.
We Follow a Battle-Tested Modern HR Roadmap
It always starts with a review of your HR Foundations – but after that we’ll work closely with you to determine next steps based on what will have the highest positive impact on your business.
HR
Foundations
An open and honest assessment of your current HR landscape to identify opportunities to streamline your people processes and mitigate risks.
Talent
Acquisition
Cut through the job market noise to find higher-calibre candidates faster and with less reliance on expensive channels such as recruiters.
Performance
Reviews
These important conversations work best when they strike the right balance of job performance, growth, development and wellness.
Onboarding &
Offboarding
Keep that "first day energy" going for as long as possible while at the same time ensuring your exits don't negatively ripple throughout the entire company.
Now picture yourself in the not-too-distant future. Together, we have successfully implemented the Roadmap (and then some). Suddenly, the answers to the questions you see above are much clearer.
Where would your business be if your team was operating along that orange line?
Good Intentions Are Nice - But It's The Results That Matter
We’ve helped well over a hundred small businesses by making a positive impact in the following areas…
Improve Employee Engagement
Each disengaged employee is costing you around $16,000 a year.
We’ll dive into your Values, Culture and Employee Sentiment to help you to identify this behaviour and then put each person on a path to success. This can range from modifying their current role to respectfully exiting them from a situation that’s not working for either side. In the long run, everyone wins, and you position yourself to be as much as 22% more profitable.
Hire More Effectively
Did you know that the average company hires at a 50% success rate?
What makes that statistic even more shocking is that they usually take about 6 weeks (each time) to make a decision that has a coin flip’s odds of working out. Our Talent Acquisition Playbook empowers you to build a repeatable and scalable hiring process that not only hires the Right Person more often than not, but also facilitates the completion of hiring cycles in less than a month.
Retain Your Best People
About ¼ of your staff are currently looking at other job opportunities.
Replacing each of them will cost you 33% – 50% of their salary in direct and indirect costs. Ultimately, employees who feel supported in their role, have room to grow, and rate their overall wellness highly are 20% more likely to still be with you in a year. Our Modern Performance Reviews tap into the needs of today’s employees, ensuring that each person is in the Right Seat to do their best work.
Onboard and Offboard Smoothly
Almost 90% of employees are disappointed with their onboarding.
And first impressions go a long way. New hires who get a top-tier onboarding experience stay 80% longer than those who don’t and are 70% faster to reach full productivity. Our Onboarding Playbook covers everything you need – from systems access to swag to culture buddies and much more – to provide a world-class first impression for the great talent you’ve hired.
Minimize Your Legal Risks
The cost of an employee lawsuit can easily run into the 5-figures.
Not to mention the drain on your time… We’re not lawyers but we’ve been around enough of these situations to know two universal truths about them. First, they’re expensive, but more importantly, they’re often completely avoidable! At the beginning of our engagement, we review your HR Foundations to identify and then mitigate any gaps creating unnecessary risk for your business.
Develop People And Their Careers
Employees with access to professional development opportunities are 15% more engaged and 34% less likely to quit.
Nobody wants to feel like they’re stuck in a dead end job. This is especially true of your top performers. They need to know what’s available to them at your company – which could be anything from learning a new skill to striving for a promotion. Our Modern Performance Reviews put this conversation at the forefront, ensuring that you’re able to identify what each person is looking for and how to get them there.
Optimize Your HR Tech Stack
Companies that use their HR software effectively have up to 40% less voluntary turnover.
That’s not to suggest that technology on its own will improve your employee experience or fix a retention issue. But it’s critical if you want to maximize the effectiveness of your Modern Performance Reviews and Talent Acquisition Playbook. We have the partnerships and expertise to help you supercharge these key processes with great software.
We're Highly Rated!
"Rather than scramble at the end of the year for Performance Reviews, we have a clear schedule throughout the year that allows our managers to lead their team to success!"
"When a situation or question arises, I have no worries as I know Stephanie (our dedicated Senior HR Professional) will be able to answer the question and address any situation no matter how tough."
"Joyride desperately needed to get the foundational items of modern HR in place. With Castle HR's help, we have been able to do so."
"It just makes sense to motivate your top performers to find other top performers, and the simple ERP from Castle HR has lead to a number of hires making a huge impact at Candybox."
"Castle HR not only helped us build a better People and Culture based business but also saved us a staggering amount in turnover costs in just one year - the numbers speak for themselves"
"As Valencia grows, Castle HR ensures our company's values and personality shine through, fostering a strong sense of identity."
"Castle HR expertly guided our transition to a new HR Tech Stack, introducing us to Collage - a system we truly love!"
"The Castle HR Team was instrumental in developing our employee handbook as well as advising on our HR policies and practices."
"Our Modern Talent Acquisition Playbook, thanks to Castle HR, provides our hiring managers with proven strategies and has led to repeated success."
"The insights from our regular surveys, facilitated by Castle HR, spark meaningful conversations that align our team and provide leadership with valuable perspectives, helping us build a better company together."
“Castle HR has been instrumental in ensuring we’re adhering to the highest standards in establishing workflows & processes for our people operations."
“I know we start most of our weekly calls with ‘Thanks for your support Robyn – if you need to charge us more let us know!'”
"Over the last year [with Castle HR], we have increased our NPS score by over +50%!"
Working With Us Has Its Perks...
By now it should be obvious that we live and breathe HR – but let’s be clear, we truly see ourselves as an extension of your team and we bring the goods…
- Fixed Monthly Subscription: Because who wants to track hours?
- Unlimited Expert HR Advice: You have questions - we have answers.
- Proven HR Roadmap: We've worked out the bugs so you don't have to.
- Full Coverage: Someone will always be available to you.
- Built-in HR Network: Dozens of HR professionals and service providers.
- Experience: Our combined team has seen it all (or at least 99% of it!)
- Accessible: Anyone on your team can reach out to us.
- Benchmark Data: We can tell you where you stand relative to your peers.
Let's Talk
Our mission is to help companies just like us unlock their full potential through their people strategy and processes. Remember, our consultation is FREE and there are no bad questions. (We’ve heard them all!)
Still have questions? You can visit our FAQ page where we address the top 8 things we get asked.