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Fractional HR, Portland, Oregon

Fractional HR for Portland small businesses

Bevel HR runs the people function for Portland 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 Portland

Portland businesses that need real HR, not another tool.

We work with athletic and outdoor brands, tech and semiconductors, food and beverage, healthcare, and creative agencies across the Portland 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
Portland's outdoor-brand and tech economy operates under Oregon's predictive-scheduling and paid-leave laws, among the most employee-protective in the country, 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
The team is expanding, but there's no repeatable way to bring someone on. Improvised starts turn into preventable six-month departures.
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Oregon compliance gaps piling up
Oregon has Paid Leave Oregon (employer contributions), the statewide sick-time law, predictive-scheduling (Fair Workweek) requirements for large retail/hospitality/food employers, ban-the-box, and pay-equity rules. For Portland employers, predictive scheduling and the pay-equity analysis requirements are the standout obligations.
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A full-time hire doesn't pencil out
Hiring a full-time HR lead means $70,000–$90,000 a year, fully loaded, for a role you can't yet keep busy. What you actually need is senior experience, sized to your real workload.

HR compliance in Oregon, what Portland employers need to know

Oregon has Paid Leave Oregon (employer contributions), the statewide sick-time law, predictive-scheduling (Fair Workweek) requirements for large retail/hospitality/food employers, ban-the-box, and pay-equity rules. For Portland employers, predictive scheduling and the pay-equity analysis requirements are the standout obligations. 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 Portland

Why Portland businesses bring in fractional HR

Portland's outdoor-brand and tech economy operates under Oregon's predictive-scheduling and paid-leave laws, among the most employee-protective in the country. That mix shapes the people problems we see most in the Portland metro.

Our Portland clients span athletic and outdoor brands, tech and semiconductors, food and beverage, healthcare, and creative agencies, and the common thread is growth arriving faster than HR infrastructure.

On the compliance side, oregon has Paid Leave Oregon (employer contributions), the statewide sick-time law, predictive-scheduling (Fair Workweek) requirements for large retail/hospitality/food employers, ban-the-box, and pay-equity rules. For Portland employers, predictive scheduling and the pay-equity analysis requirements are the standout obligations. We keep that handled in the background so it never becomes the thing that blindsides you.

The Portland market

What HR actually looks like in Portland

Portland's economy runs on athletic and outdoor brands (Nike and Adidas North America anchor a whole apparel and footwear cluster), semiconductors and hardware out toward Hillsboro's Silicon Forest, and a strong creative and software scene.

Oregon is a strongly employee-protective state: it has paid family and medical leave (Paid Leave Oregon), mandatory sick time, predictive-scheduling rules for large employers, a tiered minimum wage by region, and detailed wage-protection law. The compliance bar here is genuinely high.

A Portland company faces Oregon's strict paid-leave, sick-time, and scheduling rules, with the regional minimum-wage tiers adding a wrinkle. We keep it compliant. See HR compliance.

Fractional HR services & pricing

Senior HR for Portland 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 Portland businesses

How much does fractional HR cost for a Portland business?

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

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Oregon has Paid Leave Oregon, statewide sick time, Fair Workweek predictive scheduling for larger retail and food employers, ban-the-box, and strong pay-equity rules. Portland employers most often underestimate the scheduling and pay-equity requirements.

Do you work with Portland businesses remotely?

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Yes. Bevel HR is fully remote, and Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland metro.

What size Portland companies do you work with?

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We focus on Portland 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 athletic and outdoor brands, tech and semiconductors, food and beverage, healthcare, and creative agencies.
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