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Employee Handbooks & Policies
Create or update practical policies for attendance, PTO, remote work, conduct, discipline, leave, confidentiality, and more.
Build better policies →Shield HR Consulting Inc.
Your business has employees. You shouldn’t have to wing HR.
Practical HR support for small and growing businesses. We help you manage employee issues, policies, hiring, compliance, documentation, and workplace challenges—without the cost of a full-time HR department.
✓ Small-business focused
✓ Flexible support
✓ Practical guidance
Built for businesses that need HR expertise without the full-time overhead
What we help with
HR support built around the problems business owners actually face.
Clear policies, better documentation, consistent processes, and experienced support when people decisions get complicated.
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Hiring & Onboarding
Job descriptions, interview processes, offer letters, onboarding checklists, new-hire paperwork, and personnel file setup.
Strengthen onboarding →↔
Employee Relations
Support with complaints, conflict, performance concerns, difficult conversations, manager coaching, and workplace issues.
Get employee-relations help →✓
Discipline & Termination Support
Before terminating an employee, get help reviewing documentation, disciplinary history, policy consistency, and the termination process.
Get termination support →⚑
HR Compliance
Review wage-and-hour practices, employee classifications, personnel records, required notices, leave procedures, and HR documentation to identify potential gaps.
Find gaps early →◎
Fractional HR
Ongoing senior-level HR support for growing businesses that need reliable expertise without hiring a full-time HR manager.
Explore ongoing support →
What happens next
Turn the Health Check into a practical HR action plan.
We identify what is working, where policies or documentation may need attention, and which HR priorities should be addressed first. The goal is a clearer path forward—not a generic checklist.
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ReviewWe look at the core HR practices and documents that support your workforce.
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PrioritizeWe separate routine improvements from items that deserve more immediate attention.
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StrengthenWe help you put practical policies, documentation, and processes in place.
You should probably call us when…
You know there is an HR issue, but you are not sure what the next move should be.
Small-business HR can get complicated because the owner or manager often knows every employee personally. We help bring structure, documentation, and consistency to difficult decisions.
✓An employee files a complaint about a manager or coworker.
✓You are considering terminating someone.
✓You are hiring your first—or your next—employee.
✓Your company has outgrown the policies that used to work.
✓You are unsure whether someone should be an employee or independent contractor.
✓Your office manager has become the “HR person” and needs experienced support.
Ongoing HR support
Choose the amount of HR support your business actually needs.
Flexible support can grow with your business—from occasional guidance to an experienced HR partner working alongside your leadership team.
HR Essentials
Foundational support for businesses that need a reliable HR resource when questions arise.
- HR consultations
- Policy questions
- HR document templates
- Email support
- Periodic policy review
HR Partner
Hands-on support for employee issues that require more than a template or one-time answer.
- Employee relations guidance
- Manager coaching
- Hiring & onboarding support
- Discipline & termination support
- HR process reviews
Fractional HR
Ongoing HR leadership for businesses that need experienced support embedded into day-to-day operations.
- Dedicated HR consultant
- Leadership support
- Employee relations
- Policy & compliance oversight
- Performance management
About Shield HR
HR expertise without the corporate bureaucracy.
Shield HR Consulting Inc. provides practical, hands-on HR support to small and growing businesses. We work alongside business owners and managers to strengthen policies, improve documentation, navigate employee issues, and build HR practices that support the business as it grows.
Our approach is straightforward: understand the issue, explain the practical options clearly, and help you put a workable process in place.
Start a Conversation →What you can expect from Shield HR
- Clear, practical guidance tailored to your business.
- Support that works with the team and processes you already have.
- Thoughtful documentation and consistent HR practices.
- Flexible project-based or ongoing support.
- A clear line between HR consulting and matters that require legal counsel.
Industry-focused support
HR consulting that understands how small businesses actually operate.
Every workplace has different people challenges. We provide practical HR support that reflects your workforce, your operations, and the realities of running your business.
⚖ Law Firms
✚ Medical & Dental
⌂ Construction
♨ Restaurants & Hospitality
◆ Professional Services
▦ Real Estate
$ Financial Services
♥ Family-Owned Businesses
Frequently asked questions
Questions small-business owners actually ask.
Do I need HR if I only have a few employees?
You may not need a full-time HR employee, but even small businesses still make hiring, payroll, documentation, policy, performance, and termination decisions. Consulting support gives you access to HR expertise when you need it.
Can you help before we terminate an employee?
Yes. We can help organize the facts, review documentation and policy history, prepare the process, and support consistent decision-making. Questions requiring legal advice or representation should be referred to qualified employment counsel.
Can you create or update our employee handbook?
Yes. We can build a handbook from the ground up or review an existing one, with the goal of making it understandable, usable, and aligned with how your business actually operates.
What if our office manager currently handles HR?
That is common in small businesses. We can support the person already handling day-to-day HR tasks with stronger processes, templates, training, and experienced guidance when a difficult issue arises.
Is HR consulting the same as hiring an employment lawyer?
No. HR consulting focuses on people operations, policies, documentation, workplace practices, and management support. Matters requiring legal advice or representation should be handled by licensed legal counsel.
Start with one conversation
Too big to wing HR. Too small for a full-time HR department.
Tell us what is happening in your business. We can help identify a practical starting point—whether that is an HR Health Check, a focused project, or ongoing HR support.
Prefer email? info@shield-hr.com