Fractional HR Services · Startup HR Setup
Your whole HR foundation, set up in six to eight weeks.
Everything a young company needs to hire, sponsor, pay and manage people properly: contracts, policies, WPS payroll and an HR system, delivered as one fixed-price project.
- to a complete HR foundation
- 6–8 weeks
- project price, agreed upfront
- Fixed
- HR documentation
- Investor-ready
Overview
What startup HR setup covers
Founders tend to postpone HR until something goes wrong: a rejected visa application, a disputed final settlement, or an investor asking for documents that do not exist.
Our setup puts the essentials in place within six to eight weeks, so you can hire with confidence and pass due diligence without a scramble. We can keep running it for you afterwards.
Ideal for
- Companies hiring their first 5 to 50 employees
- Founders preparing for a funding round
- Businesses setting up in a new free zone
- Companies moving from informal to formal HR
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What is included
What we take on for you.
Included
Guidance on labour establishment, visa quota and free-zone employer requirements.
Included
Offer letters, labour contracts, NDAs and intellectual-property clauses.
Included
A founder-friendly handbook with leave, remote-work and conduct policies.
Included
Salary structures, allowances and your first payroll run through WPS.
Included
A right-sized system for attendance, leave and payslips.
Included
Job description templates, interview scorecards and an onboarding checklist.
Our approach
The six-to-eight-week setup plan
Week 1
Step 1: Review
What exists, what is missing and what is urgent.
Weeks 1–4
Step 2: Register
Employer registrations and payroll set up.
Weeks 2–6
Step 3: Document
Contracts, handbook and policies finalised.
Weeks 6–8
Step 4: Go live
Payroll, HR system and onboarding running.
FAQ
Questions about startup HR setup
A fixed project fee based on headcount and number of entities, agreed before we start. No hourly surprises.
You can run HR yourselves with everything in place, or continue with us for payroll, compliance or a fractional CHRO.
Yes. Visa processes, contracts and some employment rules differ by jurisdiction. We set things up for the one you are licensed in.
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