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Fractional HR, New York City, New York

Fractional HR for New York City small businesses

Bevel HR runs the people function for New York City 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 New York City

New York City businesses that need real HR, not another tool.

We work with finance and fintech, media and advertising, fashion and retail, tech, and professional services across the New York City metro. 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
NYC stacks some of the country's most aggressive city-level rules on top of New York State's already-demanding law, and small employers hit those thresholds almost immediately, 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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New York compliance gaps piling up
New York State mandates harassment-prevention training, Paid Family Leave, paid sick leave, and pay-transparency in postings. New York City adds its own broader sick-leave, salary-transparency, and the Fair Chance Act, plus automated-employment-decision rules. NYC employers face the densest stack of overlapping obligations in the US.
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A full-time hire doesn't pencil out
A full-time HR manager runs $70,000–$90,000/year fully loaded. At 10–50 employees you don't need 40 hours a week of HR, you need senior judgment at the volume you actually use.

HR compliance in New York, what New York City employers need to know

New York State mandates harassment-prevention training, Paid Family Leave, paid sick leave, and pay-transparency in postings. New York City adds its own broader sick-leave, salary-transparency, and the Fair Chance Act, plus automated-employment-decision rules. NYC employers face the densest stack of overlapping obligations in the US. 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 New York City

Why New York City businesses bring in fractional HR

New York City's economy has its own texture, and it drives the HR work. NYC stacks some of the country's most aggressive city-level rules on top of New York State's already-demanding law, and small employers hit those thresholds almost immediately.

We work with finance and fintech, media and advertising, fashion and retail, tech, and professional services, the kinds of New York City-area employers where headcount has outrun the systems meant to support it.

Compliance is the quiet risk. New York State mandates harassment-prevention training, Paid Family Leave, paid sick leave, and pay-transparency in postings. New York City adds its own broader sick-leave, salary-transparency, and the Fair Chance Act, plus automated-employment-decision rules. NYC employers face the densest stack of overlapping obligations in the US. We track it continuously so New York City founders don't have to.

The New York City market

What HR actually looks like in New York City

New York City is the most concentrated economy on earth across finance, media, fashion, real estate, a massive tech sector, and professional services. Whatever your industry, you are operating next to its largest and most sophisticated players, and the HR bar is correspondingly high.

New York City layers its own strict rules on top of an already strict state: the city's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act, the Fair Workweek scheduling laws, a salary-history ban, pay-transparency requirements, and the state's Wage Theft Prevention Act and early-triggering WARN Act. Few places demand more of employers.

An NYC company is complying with city and state rules at once, both among the strictest anywhere, with penalties to match. We keep it airtight. See HR compliance.

Fractional HR services & pricing

Senior HR for New York City 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 New York City businesses

How much does fractional HR cost for a New York City business?

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Bevel HR retainers start at $1,800/month for New York City businesses with 1–20 employees. Most New York City 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 New York employment laws do New York City employers need to know?

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New York State requires harassment training, Paid Family Leave, paid sick leave, and salary ranges in postings, and NYC adds broader sick-leave, its own pay-transparency law, the Fair Chance Act, and AI-hiring rules. NYC small employers carry the heaviest compliance load in the country.

Do you work with New York City businesses remotely?

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Yes, remote is how we work best. New York City businesses get a senior HR partner reachable over video, Slack, and email, usually more available than an overloaded internal hire. Distance has never been the constraint; attention is.

How quickly can you start with a New York City 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 New York City metro.

What size New York City companies do you work with?

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We focus on New York City 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 finance and fintech, media and advertising, fashion and retail, tech, and professional services.
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