One-off
HR health check
A review of your policies, payroll inputs, compliance and people data, ending in a written roadmap of what to fix first.
Best forTeams that grew fast and are not sure what is missing.
Your HR partner, from first policy to a full grown HR engine
HR consulting for startups, SMEs and beyond
From a first health check to a full HR engine: strategy, policies, pay, performance and compliance, set up for your size and run until your team can own it.
What you walk away with
- Policies your people can follow
- Pay you can explain
- Reviews that actually happen
- Compliance you can show
Six signs it is time to build your HR engine
If two or more of these sound familiar, HR is already costing you more than it should.
- Offers are negotiated one by one, and nobody can explain the pay gaps.
- You have 10 or more employees and no Internal Committee under the POSH Act.
- Leave and attendance rules live in WhatsApp messages.
- Reviews happen when someone remembers, or not at all.
- Every people decision still lands on the founder's desk.
- Good people leave, and nobody saw it coming.
Where you are, and where we start
What the HR engine needs first depends on your size. Most growing companies feel the gap at 25 to 50 people.
1 to 10 people
Get the basics right
- Offer and appointment letters
- PF, ESI and professional tax registrations
- A simple leave and attendance policy
- Clean payroll inputs every month
Start with HR health check or HR engine set-up
10 to 50 people
Write it down
- An employee handbook
- The Internal Committee under the POSH Act
- Salary bands and an offer process
- The first review cycle and an HRMS
Start with HR engine set-up
50 people and more
Run it as an engine
- Managers trained to give feedback
- Performance, promotions and pay reviews
- Org design and a workforce plan
- An HR team of your own, mentored
Start with Fractional HR head or HR team mentoring
Five engagements, one at a time or in sequence
Every engagement starts with a conversation and a written proposal with the scope and the fee.
Project
HR engine set-up
Envisage, design, set up and execute, delivered as one project with a clear scope and a handover to your team.
Best forCompanies building HR from scratch, or rebuilding it.
Monthly retainer
Fractional HR head
A part-time HR leader on call for founders and managers, running the monthly HR calendar with you.
Best forCompanies not yet ready for a full-time head of HR.
As needed
Advisory and workshops
Founder sessions, manager training and talks on feedback, pay, performance and POSH.
Best forA specific decision, a new policy or a manager team that needs skills.
For your HR team
HR team mentoring
Coaching for your existing HR people: judgement calls, difficult cases and running the engine on their own.
Best forA junior or growing HR team that needs a senior sounding board.
What the HR engine covers
Everything after the offer letter, from where the company is headed to the payroll inputs due this Friday.
Strategy and organisation
We connect HR to where the business is going: the structure, roles and culture you need for the next stage.
Policies and compliance
Clear rules your people can follow and an inspector can check.
Pay and rewards
Pay that is fair, explainable and affordable.
Performance and growth
Clear goals, honest reviews and a visible path to the next level, so good people stay.
People operations
The everyday HR that has to run on time.
How an engagement runs
Four steps, the same for a health check or a full build.
- 1
A first conversation
We listen: your company, your team, and where HR stands today.
- 2
A written proposal
The scope, the timeline and the fee, in writing, before any work starts.
- 3
We build it with you
Policies, pay, processes and tools, built with your founders and managers, not handed down.
- 4
Handover, or we stay
Your team runs the engine, with mentoring if you want it, or we stay on as your fractional HR head.
FAQ
Do you only work with startups?
No. Startups and SMEs are our focus, and larger companies bring us in for one area, such as compensation design or a POSH set-up.
Do you hire for us?
Not directly, as of now. The consulting covers the HR engine. We can help you connect with the right hiring partners.
Can you work with our existing HR team?
Yes. Mentoring your HR team is one of our five engagements, and every project ends with a handover to the people who will run it.
How long does it take?
It depends on the scope. The written proposal sets out the timeline before any work starts.
What does it cost?
It depends on the engagement and your headcount. After the first conversation you get a written proposal with the scope and the fee.
Where are you based?
Kochi, Kerala, India.
