Many businesses handle HR internally with 54% of small businesses dealing with employment processes. If you’re doing it alone, you’re likely wasting time that could go toward core business activities that help your company grow. Find out how all companies, even small startups, can benefit from using HR consultants.

Streamline Recruitment

The average time to fill a position is 36 days with screening taking an average of seven days, interviews taking eight days, and making a hiring decision taking an average of five days, according to the Society for Human Resource Management. HR consultants can help you refine your recruitment process to make it more efficient. They can help you attract more candidates, handle applicant tracking, improve interviewing, and other recruitment activities.

They can help you explore various recruitment methods, such as using internships. According to Zenbusiness, hiring interns gives you a chance to train potential full-time employees while testing them out to see if they’re a good fit for the company. 

Amplify Employee Performance

HR consultants can evaluate your overall employee management practices to identify issues and suggest improvements. Many options can improve productivity and employee performance. Examples include:

  • Time tracking and attendance
  • Performance reviews
  • Employee development
  • Mentoring and coaching

Focus on Retention

High employee retention saves you money and keeps productivity high. Calculating your retention rate gives you a baseline, so you can determine if employee turnover is an issue. An HR consultant can help you evaluate your rate and give you strategies for improving it. 

Meet Compliance

Employment law includes lots of regulations that you must follow to stay compliant. For example, employers are required to display certain workplace posters regarding specific regulations, such as the minimum wage and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Specific requirements can vary based on the size, industry, and other factors of your business. You also face compliance issues for payroll. Hiring Burr Consulting makes it easier to understand those requirements so you can stay in compliance.

Improve Training

Training ensures your employees have the skills and knowledge to perform well. HR consultants can provide tailored training programs that fit your company’s needs. Outsourcing your training planning saves you significant time and ensures the training is valuable with the right topics. The training can cover workplace basics that everyone needs, such as workplace violence and harassment, or specific topics, such as managerial training. 

Help With Benefits

Creating a competitive benefits package is crucial for attracting and keeping talent. Designing your benefits program can be difficult, especially if you have a tight budget. It can be difficult to know which benefits offer the most value and appeal to employees. An HR consultant can help you maximize your benefits budget and choose the perks that your employees really want.

Get a Fresh Perspective

If you’re not an HR professional, you might not know the best practices. It’s difficult to stay current on HR trends when you’re dealing with other aspects of running your business. Using a professional HR service gives you instant access to expertise, which can give you a different perspective and fresh ideas.

Consider HR Consultants

Using an HR consultant can streamline and improve all of your employment tasks and free up your time. Explore the HR services from Burr Consulting, LLC.

1. IMPROVED EMPLOYEE MORALE

2. REDUCED LIABILITY RISKS

3. INCREASED EFFICIENCY

4. BETTER RECRUITMENT PROCESS

5. EFFECTIVE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

6. UNBIASED PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

7. MEDIATE LITIGATION

Original Post Date: March 2024

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Published by Mathew W. Burr, MJ-LEL, MBA, MHRIR, GPHR, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CPHR-INT, Chartered CIPD

Mathew W. Burr, MJ-LEL, MBA, MHRIR, GPHR, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CPHR-INT, Chartered MCIPD Lean Six Sigma Black Belt ABOUT: Matthew Burr has over 18-years of experience working in the human resources field, starting his career as an Industrial Relations Intern at Kennedy Valve Manufacturing to most recently founding and managing a human resource consulting company; Burr Consulting, LLC, Talentscape, LLC and Co-Owner of Labor Love, a Labor, and Employment Law poster printing company. Prior to founding the consulting firm, the majority of his career was heavy industry manufacturing and healthcare. He specializes in compliance auditing, training labor and employment law, conflict resolution, performance management, labor, and employment relations. Matthew has a generalist background in HR and operations, while providing strategic HR and operational solutions to his clients, focusing on small and medium sized organizations. He works as an Adjunct at Alfred State University, Tompkins Cortland Community College, and Montgomery Community College. He successfully designed an HR Concentration in the business management major that aligned with both SHRM and HRCI certifications, providing opportunities for students to sit for both the SHRM-CP and aPHR certifications upon completion of the degree, concentration, and internship hours as an Assistant Professor of Management at Elmira College (Retired January 2022). Matthew is also the SHRM Certification Exam Instructor, with a current pass rate of 92% on the SHRM-SCP and 83% pass rate on the SHRM-CP and a combined 88% on both exams over a 7-year period of instructing the course (Elmira College, Collin College & The College of St. Rose). Matthew works as a trainer at Tompkins Cortland Community College, Corning Community College, Broome Community College, and HR Instructor for Certification Preparation for the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). He also acts as an On-Call Mediator and Factfinder through the Public Employment Relations Board in New York State, working with public sector employers and labor unions. PUBLICATIONS: Matthew has over 70+ publications including, American Bar Association (ABA) Experience Magazine, Cornell HR Review, Business Insider, New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), PayScale, Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), and Expert 360 (in Australia). In early 2017, he published his first book, “$74,000 in 24 Months: How I killed my student loans (and you can too!),” proceeded by his second book, which was published in January 2021, “Slay the Student Loan Dragon: Tips and Tricks on How to Conquer the Student Loan Game” and his most recent book, “Unbox Your HR Career” in July 2023. VOLUNTEER WORK: Matthew is currently the New York State Society of Human Resource Management (NYSSHRM) District-Director. EDUCATION & TRAINING: Additional Training & Development:  SHRM Workplace Coaching and Mentoring Recertification Program, 2020  SHRM Foundation Employing Abilities @Work Certificate, 2020  SHRM Foundation Veterans at Work Certificate Program, 2018  Delta County Chamber of Commerce: Delta Force Leadership Program, 2013 FEATURED IN & ON: Matthew was featured on CNN Money, Fast Company, Fits Small Business, Fox News, Magnify Money, Monster.com, My Twin Tiers, Namely, Student Loan Hero, Smart Sheet and CEO Blog Nation, Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI), Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). Burr Consulting, LLC Capabilities Statement General Information: Burr Consulting, LLC Owner: Matthew W. Burr Mission Statement: “Strategically Aligning HR as a Partner for the Success of Your Business” Contact Information: Burr Consulting, LLC What's New in HR Blog Talentscape, LLC Labor Love, LLC (Labor Posters) The HR Support Center The Upstate HR Podcast (607)227-4386 Matthew@Burrconsultingllc.com Facebook: Burr Consulting, LLC LinkedIn: Burr Consulting, LLC Twitter: @Burrconsulting Online Certification Verification: Credibly Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Number: 080776443 NAICS Codes: 541612, 923130, 54161, 541611, 541613, 611430, 541618, 561312, 561311 SIC: 8742, 8748, 9441, 8748001, 8748026 Our Services HR MANAGEMENT New Hire Orientation; Temporary HR Support; Recruiting and Application Tracking; HR Compliance (ADA, FMLA); Employee Handbook; Policy and Procedure; HRIS; HR Audits; Job Profile Design and Revision; HR Key Performance Indicators; EEO Reporting and Classification; State Unemployment Insurance Services TRAINING & TRAINING DEVELOPMENT Organizational Development; Employee Relations; Workplace Violence; Harassment & Sexual Harassment; Union Awareness; Managerial EMPLOYEE & LABOR RELATIONS Employee Relations Training; Conflict Resolution; Mentoring; Workplace Investigations; Labor Contract Costing; Mediation & Arbitration Prep; Fact-Finding; Workplace Investigations; Coaching & Counseling; Performance Reviews; Contingency Plan Development; Contingency Plan Training; State of New York Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)PERB Mediation and Fact-Finding Panels (Albany, NY covering the Elmira, NY Area) HIRING & RECRUITMENT Applicant Tracking Systems; Metric Development; Interview Training; Workforce Planning; Recruitment; Interviews; Job Offers; New Hire Process POLICY & COMPENSATION Group Plans – Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Group Life, Short- and Long-Term Disability; Retirement – 401(k), Profit Sharing, Roth; Workers Compensation; Total Compensation Design and Strategy; Deferred Compensation Plans; Salary Surveys; Reward Systems; Online Payroll; Customized Payroll Processing; Employee Self Service; Customized Reporting HR COMPLIANCE MATERIALS Burr Consulting, LLC is excited to announce a new partnership with Labor Love LLC, expanding our services to include HR printed materials compliant with industry standards.

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