HR Companies & HR Consultants in Fairport, NY

HR Works, Inc. is a human resources outsourcing and consulting firm with its main office in Fairport, near Rochester, New York. The company has been in business for more than 30 years. It describes itself as one of the larger privately owned HR outsourcing providers in the country.

Its home base is in upstate New York, but it works with employers across the United States. Its clients come from many industries and range in size from small firms with no HR department to companies that already have their own HR team.

How HR Works engages with clients

The firm offers several ways to work together, so buyers can choose how much of their HR work to hand over. Under full outsourcing, HR Works runs ongoing tasks such as leave management, benefits administration, affirmative action plans and general HR management.

Employers that want a smaller scope can hire the firm for specific consulting, such as employee handbooks, compliance, recruiting, HRIS support or training. A third option is interim support. The company provides part-time or temporary HR staff to fill a vacant role, add capacity to an existing team, handle a set project or take over one function.

Work can be done on site or remotely.

Services offered

The company's website lists both routine HR administration and more specialized advisory work:

• Day-to-day HR support and strategic HR consulting
• Interim part-time or temporary HR support
• HR compliance services, including a dedicated practice for artificial intelligence (AI) compliance
• Outsourced leave management and benefits administration
• Payroll administration
• HRIS and HR technology consulting
• Recruiting, staffing and direct-hire placement
• Training and development programs
• Compensation and pay equity analysis
• Affirmative action, EEO and anti-discrimination services

HR Works also publishes free material for employers, including a blog, webinars and events, and client testimonials. It also offers an Executive Order Navigator, a resource that helps employers follow changes in federal requirements. The website gives regulatory topics a prominent place. Affirmative action planning, pay equity and the newer area of AI-related employment compliance are listed alongside standard HR administration.

Background and what distinguishes the firm

The company presents outsourcing as a way for employers to tie HR programs to their business goals and to cut the administrative work done by their own staff. It says this frees leaders to focus on growth and makes employees more satisfied. Its staff includes HR generalists and specialists, with expertise covering everything from compliance to HR systems.

For buyers comparing HR consultants in New York, the firm's main differences are its long history and its choice of ongoing, project-based or interim work. Clients can also choose on-site or virtual service. Its service list also reaches into specialist areas such as pay equity reviews, affirmative action compliance and AI compliance.