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Fractional HR, Burlington, Vermont

Fractional HR for Burlington small businesses

Bevel HR runs the people function for Burlington companies with 10–75 employees, compliance, onboarding, payroll, and employee relations, so founders can get back to the business. Senior HR and people & culture support, starting at $1,800/month.

$1,800/mo
Starting retainer
~25%
Of a full-time HR hire
Days
To start, not months
Who we help in Burlington

Burlington businesses that need real HR, not another tool.

We work with outdoor and consumer brands, food and beverage producers, healthcare, tech, and mission-driven B-Corps across the Burlington area. If you have 10–75 employees and HR keeps landing on the founder or ops lead, that's exactly who Bevel HR is built for.

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HR keeps landing on the founder
Burlington's mix of values-driven consumer brands and small tech firms tend to lead with culture, but Vermont's worker protections require the paperwork to match the values, and every offer letter, complaint, and policy question routes straight to the top. That's founder time you can't get back.
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Hiring fast with no system
You're adding people quickly but onboarding is improvised, and new hires are left to figure it out. It shows up as avoidable turnover six months later.
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Vermont compliance gaps piling up
Vermont mandates earned sick time, has specific final-pay rules, strong anti-discrimination and ban-the-box protections, and detailed leave requirements relative to its size. Many Burlington employers have great culture but thin documentation, which is exactly where a separation can turn into a claim.
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A full-time hire doesn't pencil out
A full-time manager is a six-figure all-in cost for a job that isn't yet full-time at your headcount. You need the seniority, not the forty hours.

HR compliance in Vermont, what Burlington employers need to know

Vermont mandates earned sick time, has specific final-pay rules, strong anti-discrimination and ban-the-box protections, and detailed leave requirements relative to its size. Many Burlington employers have great culture but thin documentation, which is exactly where a separation can turn into a claim. If you're also hiring remotely across state lines, the complexity compounds fast. We track state-specific requirements for every client so you're never blindsided by a rule you didn't know applied. See our multi-state hiring and HR compliance services.

Fractional HR in Burlington

Why Burlington businesses bring in fractional HR

Burlington's mix of values-driven consumer brands and small tech firms tend to lead with culture, but Vermont's worker protections require the paperwork to match the values. That mix shapes the people problems we see most in the Burlington area.

Our Burlington clients span outdoor and consumer brands, food and beverage producers, healthcare, tech, and mission-driven B-Corps, and the common thread is growth arriving faster than HR infrastructure.

On the compliance side, vermont mandates earned sick time, has specific final-pay rules, strong anti-discrimination and ban-the-box protections, and detailed leave requirements relative to its size. Many Burlington employers have great culture but thin documentation, which is exactly where a separation can turn into a claim. We keep that handled in the background so it never becomes the thing that blindsides you.

The Burlington market

What HR actually looks like in Burlington

Burlington is small but punches above its weight: the University of Vermont and its medical center anchor the economy, there is a real tech and software scene for a city this size, and the outdoor-industry and specialty-manufacturing brands the region is known for round it out.

Vermont is a quietly strict state. It has earned sick time, a rising minimum wage, a strong set of wage-and-hour protections, and a small-state regulatory culture that expects employers to get the basics right. The state also has specific final-pay timing and detailed rules around deductions.

For a Burlington company, the issue is usually that the team is small enough to feel informal but the state's rules apply anyway. We keep the Vermont obligations handled so informal does not become non-compliant. See HR compliance.

Fractional HR services & pricing

Senior HR for Burlington businesses. A fraction of the cost.

Monthly retainers that flex with your company. Minimum 3-month engagement, cancel anytime after. Fully remote, we can start the same week you sign. Full pricing & comparison →

Foundation
$1,800/mo
6–8 hrs/mo · 1–20 employees

  • Dedicated HR request channel
  • Compliance monitoring & calendar
  • On-call Q&A (up to 2 hrs/mo)
  • New-hire paperwork guidance
  • One policy update per month
  • Monthly People Report
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Embedded
$6,500/mo
22–26 hrs/mo · 40–75 employees

  • Everything in Growth
  • Leadership team attendance
  • People strategy & org design
  • Comp benchmarking
  • Manager coaching
  • HRIS implementation
  • Quarterly board report
  • 4-hr urgent response SLA
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Common questions

Questions from Burlington businesses

How much does fractional HR cost for a Burlington business?

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Bevel HR retainers start at $1,800/month for Burlington businesses with 1–20 employees. Most Burlington clients at 15–40 employees land on the Growth package at $3,500/month, roughly 25% of the ~$70,000–$90,000 fully loaded annual cost of a full-time HR manager.

What Vermont employment laws do Burlington employers need to know?

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Vermont requires earned sick time, has ban-the-box and broad anti-discrimination protections, and specific final-pay rules. Burlington's mission-driven employers usually have the right intentions; the gap is documentation, which is what actually protects you in a dispute.

Do you work with Burlington businesses remotely?

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Yes. Bevel HR is fully remote, and Burlington clients get the same responsiveness as anywhere else, over video, Slack, email, and shared HR platforms. Most find remote HR faster than an in-house hire juggling other duties.

How quickly can you start with a Burlington business?

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Within days of a signed agreement. Book a free 30-minute HR Assessment this week; if it's a fit, you'll have a proposal within 24 hours. Week one is your HR Audit, we review your current setup and surface what actually matters in the Burlington area.

What size Burlington companies do you work with?

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We focus on Burlington businesses with 10–75 employees, the stage where HR is too complex to ignore but a full-time hire doesn't pencil out yet. We commonly work with outdoor and consumer brands, food and beverage producers, healthcare, tech, and mission-driven B-Corps.
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