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Fractional HR Services · India

Senior HR leadership without hiring a full-time HR Head

Your team is growing, but HR decisions, manager challenges, and people priorities are taking more leadership time. TRH gives you a senior HR leader 2–3 days a week to set HR priorities, guide managers, and build the HR function your business needs.
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  • India-compliant HR policies
  • Senior HR leadership, 2–3 days/week
  • No full-time HR hire required
  • Built for growing companies
  • Strategy with hands-on implementation
TRH Performance
Placement data · 2024–25
0d
Avg. time to first qualified shortlist
Industry avg: 74 days
0%+
Passive placements
0:1
Interview-to-hire
0d
Replacement guarantee
0%
Completion rate
85%+ Passive candidates
4:1 Interview-to-hire ratio

What We Do

HR Leadership Where Your Growing Business Needs It Most

TRH gives growing companies experienced HR leadership to set priorities, guide managers, strengthen compliance, and build HR systems that support growth.
01
Core Service

Fractional HR Leadership

A senior HR partner works with founders and leaders to set HR priorities, guide people decisions, and build the HR function without hiring a full-time HR head.
Founder Support · HR Strategy · Decision Support
02
Core Service

HR Policy Framework

We build clear HR policies around your team, working model, and compliance needs, covering leave, conduct, remote work, grievances, and key employee matters.
Policies · Compliance · Employee Guidelines
03
Core Service

HR Process & Structure

We build clear processes for onboarding, probation, employee records, leave, and exits, with defined ownership and consistent ways of working.
HR Processes · Ownership · Structure
04
Specialized Support

HR Compliance Review

We review HR policies, records, and processes to identify gaps, flag risks, and set clear actions to strengthen compliance.
Compliance Review · Risk Check · Action Plan
05
Specialized Support

Manager & Performance Guidance

We help managers handle goals, feedback, reviews, probation, and employee concerns with clear guidance and consistent decision-making.
Manager Guidance · Feedback · Performance
06
Specialized Support

Employee Handbook Development

We bring key policies, workplace expectations, and employee processes into one practical handbook that managers and employees can use.
Handbook · Policies · Workplace Guidelines

The HR Gap

When Growing Companies Need Fractional HR Services

As teams grow, HR decisions need clear ownership. Founders get pulled into people matters, managers handle issues differently, and important HR priorities get delayed.
Without a dedicated HR owner
People matters reach founders
Important HR decisions keep taking leadership time.
Policies become unclear
Managers and employees are unsure which rules or processes apply.
Managers handle issues differently
Teams take different approaches to feedback, performance, and employee concerns.
Compliance gets overlooked
Important HR risks, records, and actions can be missed.
Founders carry HR ownership
People decisions keep coming back to the leadership team.
  • With a fractional HR partner
HR priorities have an owner
Your fractional HR partner sets priorities and helps move key decisions forward.
Policies guide decisions
Clear policies help managers handle people matters consistently.
Managers get clear guidance
Your HR partner helps managers handle people matters with more consistency.
Compliance gets regular oversight
Key risks, documents, and required actions are reviewed and tracked.
HR has clear ownership
Your fractional HR partner keeps priorities moving without a full-time HR Head.

HR Policy Framework

HR Policy Framework for Growing Companies

As teams grow, informal rules can lead to unclear decisions. Your fractional HR partner helps build practical policies that give employees clarity, guide managers, and support consistent HR decisions.
Foundation

Employee Handbook

A clear guide to workplace rules, employee responsibilities, leave, benefits, conduct, and key HR processes.
Workplace Rules · Employee Guide · HR Processes
Statutory

POSH Policy & Internal Committee

Put the required POSH policy, Internal Committee process, and complaint handling steps in place where applicable.
POSH Policy · Committee Setup · Complaint Process
Core

Leave & Attendance Policy

Set clear rules for working hours, leave, attendance, approvals, and manager responsibilities.
Leave Rules · Attendance · Approvals
Core

Code of Conduct & Ethics

Set clear expectations for workplace behaviour, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, ethics, and disciplinary action.
Conduct Rules · Ethics · Discipline
People

Performance & Feedback Framework

Give managers a clear process for setting goals, reviewing performance, giving feedback, and handling performance concerns.
Goals · Reviews · Feedback
Reward

Compensation & Salary Review Policy

Set a consistent process for salary reviews, promotions, pay decisions, and compensation discussions.
Salary Reviews · Pay Structure · Promotions
Core

Separation & Full and Final Process

Define steps for resignations, notice periods, handovers, final payments, exit documents, and full and final settlement.
Exit Process · Final Settlement · Records
People

Onboarding & Probation Policy

Create a clear process for joining, induction, probation reviews, manager check-ins, and employee confirmation.
Joining Process · Probation · Confirmation

Sample Deliverable

Employee Handbook

Document Overview

Business type
Startup or growing company
Employees covered
Full-time and contract employees
Locations covered
Relevant work locations
Working model
Office, remote, or hybrid
Format
PDF and editable file
Policy scope
Based on your team, locations, and working model

Key Sections Included

Culture and ValuesWorkplace expectations
Leave and AttendanceLeave rules and approvals
Performance and FeedbackReviews and manager guidance
Code of ConductBehaviour and workplace standards
POSH and Grievance ProcessReporting and complaint handling
Onboarding and ProbationJoining and confirmation
Salary and BenefitsPay reviews and benefits guidance
Separation ProcessNotice period and final settlement
Built Around Your Company

Your handbook is based on your team, working model, locations, and existing HR setup. It is built for how your company works, not from a standard template.

The Framework Build

How Your Fractional HR Partner Builds the Framework

1

Stage 1 · Review

Review current policies and identify gaps or outdated areas.

2

Stage 2 · Prioritise

Agree which policies need attention first.

3

Stage 3 · Draft

Prepare the policies and review them with your team.

4

Stage 4 · Finalise

Make agreed changes and prepare the final documents.

5

Stage 5 · Roll Out

Help managers and employees understand the policies and put them into use.

How It Works

How Fractional HR Services Work With Your Business

We start by reviewing your current HR setup, gaps, and priorities. Your fractional HR partner then works with leadership to build the right HR structure and keep key actions moving.
Week 0

HR Review and Diagnostic

We review your policies, people processes, records, and compliance needs to see what is working, what needs attention, and where to start.
  • Policy review
  • Compliance check
  • Priority gaps
Week 1

90-Day HR Roadmap

Your HR partner sets clear priorities, timelines, and ownership for the next 90 days so leadership knows what needs attention first.
  • Priority roadmap
  • Clear ownership
  • Next steps
Month 1

HR Foundation Setup

We put the key HR foundations in place, including policies, hiring processes, onboarding, and manager guidance.
  • Employee handbook
  • Hiring process
  • Manager guidance
Month 2–3

HR Systems and Processes

We strengthen performance management, compensation, employee processes, and documentation based on your business needs.
  • Performance framework
  • Compensation process
  • Policy updates
Month 4+

Ongoing Fractional HR Partnership

Your fractional HR partner stays involved with leadership, reviews priorities, guides managers, and improves HR processes as the company grows.
  • Regular HR reviews
  • Leadership guidance
  • Ongoing priorities
What the partnership looks like

Fractional HR That Works With Your Team

Your HR partner works alongside founders and managers to guide decisions, strengthen policies, and keep important HR priorities moving.
Free HR Self-Assessment

How It Works

Do You Need Fractional HR Services?

Check what your company already has in place. Your score will show where HR ownership, policies, compliance, or manager guidance need attention.

What Does Your Company Already Have in Place?

Tick everything that genuinely exists today — a working process, not one that is only planned.

0 / 12 checked

Your HR Readiness Score

Start your check

Tick the areas your company already has in place — your score updates as you go, and shows where HR ownership, policies, compliance, or manager guidance need attention.

0–4 · Gaps to close

Key HR areas need clear ownership — a diagnostic is a good place to start.

5–8 · Building foundations

Some pieces exist; policies and manager guidance still need attention.

9–12 · Strong setup

Solid foundations — refine processes as the company grows.

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This self-assessment runs entirely in your browser — nothing is sent anywhere. It is an informal check for orientation only, not legal advice.

HR Risks to Review

HR Risks Fractional HR Services Help You Manage

When HR lacks clear ownership, small gaps can become bigger business problems. Compliance risks, manager time, repeated hiring, and unresolved people matters all add cost.

POSH Non-Compliance

Up to ₹50,000
Failure to meet applicable POSH requirements, including forming an Internal Committee, can attract a fine up to ₹50,000.

Repeat POSH Violation

Higher Penalties
Repeat offences can bring stronger penalties and may affect licences, approvals, or registrations.

Replacing Employees

Hiring Costs Add Up
Replacing an employee adds time and cost for hiring, onboarding, training, and settling into the role.

Management Time

Hours Lost to HR Matters
Unclear policies can leave managers spending more time on performance, conduct, leave, and employee concerns.

Employee Turnover

More Hiring, Again
Poorly handled people matters can lead to unwanted exits and put the business back into hiring.

Delayed Gratuity

30-Day Payment Window
Where gratuity is payable, employers must arrange payment within 30 days. Delays may attract interest.

How Fractional HR Helps

A fractional HR partner reviews risks, strengthens policies, guides managers, and keeps important HR actions clearly owned.
Assess Your HR Risk

Compare HR Models

Fractional HR vs Full-Time HR, Consultants and Outsourced HR

Fractional HR gives growing companies an experienced HR partner who works with leadership, owns key priorities, and helps build the HR function without a full-time hire.
Capability
TRH Fractional HR
Full-Time HR Hire
HR Consultant
Virtual / Outsourced HR
HR leadership
Embedded HR partner working with leadership
Internal HR leader
Advisor during the project
Usually service-based support
HR ownership
Owns agreed priorities and implementation
Owns the internal function
Owns defined deliverables
Owns contracted tasks
HR strategy
Ongoing guidance linked to business needs
Managed internally
Advice within project scope
Depends on service scope
HR policies
Builds, reviews, and implements policies
Managed internally
Usually project-based
Often documentation support
Compliance
Reviews risks and keeps actions on track
Internal responsibility
Periodic review
Often process-focused support
Hiring
Builds process and guides key hiring decisions
Managed internally
Depends on scope
May support hiring tasks
Employee lifecycle
Builds clear frameworks for key stages
Managed internally
Usually limited to scope
Often handles workflows
Manager guidance
Ongoing help with people decisions
Available internally
Limited to engagement
Usually query or process based
Leadership access
Regular involvement with founders and managers
Full-time access
Scheduled project access
Usually remote service access
Flexibility
Defined days each week as needed
Full-time commitment
Fixed project scope
Flexible service packages
Accountability
Ongoing ownership of agreed HR priorities
Internal accountability
Deliverable-based
Service-level responsibility
Best suited for
Companies needing HR leadership without a full-time Head
Companies needing full-time HR leadership
Companies with a defined HR project
Companies needing remote HR administration

Client Results

Less Founder Time Spent on HR

Series B · SaaS · Pune

32-person distributed team · HR Foundation Build

“Leave, onboarding, and employee records worked differently across teams. We created one process, organised records, and gave managers clear guidelines.”
Zero
Major policy gaps after review
Bootstrapped · AI Product · Gurugram

75-person team · Manager Guidance

“Performance concerns were being addressed too late. We introduced clear reviews, manager guidance, and better documentation.”
55%
Reduction in unresolved employee issues
Series C · Industrial Company · Pune

140-person team · Policy & Compliance Framework

“Policies varied across locations. We rebuilt priority policies, created an employee handbook, and brought one approach across the company.”
9 weeks
From scattered policies to a complete HR handbook
B2B Software · Noida

58-person team · Performance Management

“Managers relied on founders for probation and feedback decisions. We introduced review templates, escalation steps, and clear ownership.”
4:1
Manager-led decisions vs founder escalations
Family Business · Logistics · Bengaluru

90-person distributed team · HR Governance

“Policies differed across locations and managers lacked clear guidance. We standardised key policies and set one compliance process.”
1
HR framework used across locations

Engagement Models

Fractional HR Engagement Models for Growing Teams

Choose the level of HR involvement your business needs, from ongoing fractional leadership to a focused HR project.
Starter

1 Day a Week

For smaller teams that need regular HR guidance without a full-time hire.
From
₹60,000
/ month
What’s included
  • Weekly leadership guidance
  • HR policy review and roadmap
  • Compliance oversight
  • Direct access to your HR partner
Growth

2 to 3 Days a Week

For growing teams that need stronger HR ownership across policies, performance, hiring, and manager decisions.
From
₹1.2L – ₹2L
/ month
What’s included
  • Fractional HR partner
  • HR policies and handbook
  • Performance and compensation processes
  • Hiring and manager guidance
Project Sprint

Fixed-Scope Project

For companies that need a specific HR priority completed without an ongoing engagement.
Fixed fee from
₹1.5L – ₹3L
What’s included
  • HR policy and handbook build
  • Compliance review
  • Compensation benchmarking
  • Defined project timeline
Best for: GCCs, larger teams, and multi-state operations.

Not sure which engagement model fits your team?

Start with a free HR diagnostic — we’ll review your setup, gaps, and priorities, then recommend the right level of HR involvement.
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FAQ

Fractional HR Services: Questions Founders Ask

Fractional HR gives your business an experienced HR partner without hiring a full-time HR Head. The role covers HR priorities, policies, compliance, manager guidance, and people decisions.
Cost depends on team size, locations, business needs, and how many days of HR involvement you need each month.
Consider it when founders handle too many HR decisions, managers need guidance, policies are unclear, or the HR function has no clear owner.
TRH can help with handbooks, leave, attendance, POSH, conduct, probation, performance, compensation, grievances, onboarding, and separation policies.
We review your HR setup, key gaps, and priorities, then agree on the scope, ownership, and first actions.
Yes. We can build policies and processes for remote, hybrid, and multi-location teams, including location-specific needs.
Yes. Your fractional HR partner can work with internal HR, managers, payroll providers, and advisers while keeping responsibilities clear.
The information on this page is provided for general guidance only and is not legal or HR advisory advice. Policy, compliance, and people-process obligations depend on the facts of each company and the law in force — speak with a qualified professional, or with the TRH team, before acting.
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