Question 1

When does a mid-size company need an HR structure?

Accepted Answer

Rarely at a specific headcount. The signal is that decisions still run on memory: two people in the same role are paid differently, nobody knows who approves a hire, and one resignation takes half your process with it. For most companies that shows up between 50 and 80 employees.

Question 2

How long does an organizational design project take?

Accepted Answer

Months, not weeks. The interviews with managers and employees are what take the time, and skipping them is the fastest way to end up with a structure nobody follows. The proposal names the deliverables and the end date before any work starts.

Question 3

Our head office is outside Quebec. Can you handle our team here?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We work with your corporate HR team, adapt the global framework to what Quebec actually requires, and produce the French documentation the law expects. Your people here get someone local, and your head office gets one point of contact instead of flying somebody in for every issue.

Question 4

Do you replace our HR manager?

Accepted Answer

No. We build what the HR function needs to run, then train whoever owns it, whether that is a first HR hire, an office manager carrying the file or the finance lead. If nobody is in place yet, we can carry the work part-time until someone is.

Question 5

Do you handle recruitment or payroll?

Accepted Answer

Neither. No headhunting, no staffing, no payroll processing. We work on the structure around those things: roles, competencies, reviews, policies and pay bands. Once that exists, hiring and paying people gets a lot less improvised.

HR structure

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Frequently asked questions

When does a mid-size company need an HR structure?

How long does an organizational design project take?

Our head office is outside Quebec. Can you handle our team here?

Do you replace our HR manager?

Do you handle recruitment or payroll?

Is HR resting on two people?