Discover our expertise
HRBuffalo exists to solve the critical issues facing our clients, both large and small. Our unique approach is not only what differentiates us, but also what makes us successful. We provide a broad range of services and solutions to help organizations facilitate change, achieve their vision, and optimize performance and productivity.
Our HR Services
-
Legal Compliance Updates
As a business, it's crucial to stay on top of always-changing labor and employment laws.
Our HR Compliance Subscription provides you with monthly emails with easy-to-follow compliance updates. This will allow you to be confident that you remain in compliance with ever-changing state and federal employment regulations.
This subscription is perfect for employers with small teams or HR professionals who need a quick and easy way to stay up-to-date with employment regulations.
-
Tailored Project Consulting
In addition to our retained services and subscriptions, we're also happy to work with you on a project basis, delivering larger and more complex HR functional and transformational initiatives. Project-based support can be provided in conjunction with your HR team or to assist leadership in the absence of an HR department.
Project-based support is custom packaged and priced, allowing us to deliver support unique to your company culture, structure, objectives, and needs.
In the absence of an HR department, we strongly recommend utilizing our Total HR Management services following the completion of an HR project to ensure the successful longevity of HR initiatives.
-
Total HR Management
Don't have an internal HR function? Your HR position needs more support? Your budget doesn't allow for internal HR?
We can alleviate the stress of worrying about HR operations and compliance by acting as your HR department, allowing you to get back to what you do best. We will provide you with an experienced, expert HR Manager who will take ownership of your HR operations and help optimize them to drive business results. Receive all the benefits of an HR department at a fraction of the salary.
Learning and Development Support:
-
With the rise of the "Me Too" movement and increased awareness of harassment in the workplace, is your company making good faith efforts to prevent misconduct? Remember, HR is also a form of PR.
We provide training to help you and your employees understand what is and is not acceptable behavior in the workplace.
Training such as:
• NYS-Approved Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
• Harassment Prevention Training
• Workplace Violence & Bullying Training
• Workplace Alcohol & Drug Abuse Training
• Pay Transparency Law Training
-
Do you have a strategy to provide your workforce with the training and development they want (and deserve)? Are you actively developing teams to reach optimal performance? Does your workplace exhibit diversity and inclusion, while contributing to equity?
We will help you develop training and development strategies designed to promote employee growth and cultivate a more employee-centric organization.
Training courses we offer include:
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace
• Collaborative Decision-Making for Teams
• Workplace Behavior & Personality Assessments
• Strategic Planning Facilitation for Leadership Teams
• On-site and live virtual training options are available.
• Sexual Harassment
• Recruitment and Interviewing
• Customizable Trainings
Do you have a strategy to provide your workforce with the training and development they want (and deserve)?
We will help you Develop and deploy a comprehensive learning transformation strategy that aligns with your business objectives and supports the professional development of learners of all levels.
The goal is to identify workforce performance gaps and determine the best training solutions to address an organization’s needs.
-
Want to develop your workforce and help managers lead better to drive performance? Do you have a strategy to identify the next group of leaders for your company?
We will deliver management and leadership training custom to your organization based on your mission, culture, and core values. We can also help you design a Leadership Development Program aimed at identifying upcoming leaders and providing them with the tools and resources necessary for success on your leadership team.
Leadership Development support includes:
• People Management & HR 101 training course
• Leadership coaching & feedback
• Leadership performance management
• Succession planning
• Recognition & motivation for management
• Active listening skills enhancement for leaders
On-site & virtual training options are available.
-
Once you have that perfect employee, how do you ensure they integrate into your organization and are setup for success?
We will help you design an onboarding program to accomplish setting your new employees up for success and even be on-site on the employee's first day to transition them into your organization.
Test link
Employee Recognition
-
The age-old question: "Does culture drive performance or does performance drive culture?"
We believe both are correct! It's the yin and yang of business. You must have the right culture to drive performance and the right performance to sustain your culture.
We can administer an unbiased, comprehensive employee engagement survey (sometimes referred to as an "employee satisfaction survey"), identifying which areas need attention and which behaviors should be supported and nurtured. We will also assist in communication and strategic action planning based on and following the results of the assessment.
-
Do you have a program designed to motivate, recognize, and incentivize your employees to be better, do better, and achieve great performance?
We will help you design a Rewards & Recognition program that includes both peer and management recognition opportunities.
Worried about your budget? Studies show that non-monetary recognition and the intrinsic reward of simply being recognized for a job well done are more powerful than a cash reward.
Let us help you design a program that aligns with your culture and drives the right behaviors, supporting your business growth.
-
It's 2023 and job seekers are tailoring their search to find companies dedicated to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you want to stand out in the market and attract top talent, implementing strong DEI initiatives is a must.
We will help you identify, develop, and execute authentic DEI strategies your candidates are searching for.
This includes:
• Training on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
• Developing talent attraction and acquisition strategies focused on diversity
• Developing strategies that promote an inclusive workplace
• Auditing, adjusting and introducing policies and practices to ensure equity company-wide
On-site and virtual training options are available.
HR Success
-
OD is a science-based (and critical) process that helps organizations build their capacity to change and achieve greater effectiveness by developing, improving, and reinforcing strategies, structures, and processes.
Our experts are experienced and equipped to help your organization with a list of OD assistance, which includes but are not limited to:
• Assistance with developing your company's strategic goals and ensuring the process of achieving them aligns with your mission and core values.
• Helping align your corporate structure and programs to your mission and core values, launching initiatives to support as needed.
• Assistance with corporate governance, employee feedback, and change management
• Strategic Planning Facilitation for Leadership Teams
-
Even the best goals and strategies are useless unless you create smart, actionable plans to execute against them.
We will help you design a goal-setting program, as well as a performance evaluation process to measure these goals and rate employee performance objectives.
Performance Management support may also include:
• Custom, unbiased employee performance evaluations
• 360-feedback evaluations for employees and management
• Development and execution of employee improvement plans
• Disciplinary action plans
• Termination assistance
-
Constant changes in the tax code, software updates, retirement plan administration, worker’s compensation, and new hire reporting requirements are just a few of the elements that cause manual payroll to slow down your business.
HRBuffalo can help you eliminate the time-consuming and challenging task of payroll administration. We provide a comprehensive payroll management solution for employers. Allowing you to concentrate on what’s important – growing a successful business.
-
To attract high-performance staff, it’s essential to know how you measure up to your competitors in the market. It’s important to offer competitive benefits, and these aren’t just limited to monetary ones! We will help you conduct a Compensation & Benefits Analysis to determine exactly how attractive you are to prospective candidates. From there, we will help you develop or adjust your compensation structure to give you an edge in drawing in high-level talent. Ultimately the goal is to attract, retain and motivate high-quality employees while reducing turnover and enhancing your company’s reputation as a highly desirable employer.
• Help you find the right benefits broker for your company's needs. From there, we assist in determining which healthcare and retirement packages are best for your budget and employees' needs.
•Develop a consistent compensation philosophy in line with the organization’s long term objectives.
• Use various methods to make data-based decisions on direct financial, indirect financial, and nonfinancial compensations.
• Assess employees' needs by conducting organizational surveys to find out what motivates and engages employees.
• Determine a raised structure to maintain competitiveness in your market while adhering to budgetary guidelines.
On-site support and engagement with all of the above. We love to strategize and collaborate WITH you!
-
Being an employer is a two-way street. You must be clear and transparent about your expectations for your employees and your employees also deserve the same transparency about what they can expect from you.
We will help you develop a comprehensive employee handbook aimed at providing clarity for all the "what ifs" in the workplace. We can also assist in developing policies and procedures, unique to your workplace, which clearly outlines your expectations for your team.
Employee Relations support may also include:
• Workplace investigations
• Unemployment, workers' compensation, and disability proceedings assistance
• Workplace safety policies and procedures
• Termination, furlough, and lay-off assistance
• Collective bargaining support for unionized workplaces
