HR policy and compliance advisory
Handbook sections, leave and probation practices, and award-alignment notes tailored to how your SME actually operates.
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Clear roles and HR foundations for growing SMEs
Laurel Core Advisory helps owners and managers formalise reporting lines, job scopes, and people policies before growth creates confusion on the floor and in payroll.
What we address
People structure problems that surface as the team grows
Overlapping responsibilities
Two supervisors giving different instructions, duplicated tasks, and unclear handoffs between warehouse, admin, and customer-facing staff.
Role titles without scope
“Operations manager” or “team lead” titles that never translated into written accountabilities, KPIs, or decision rights.
Policy gaps before audits
Missing leave records, informal probation practices, or outdated contracts that do not match how people actually work week to week.
Consulting offers
Advisory work you can book or scope by quote
Leadership role clarity session
Facilitated session for two to four senior managers to agree decision rights, meeting rhythms, and escalation paths.
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Organisational structure review
A documented org chart, role summaries, and reporting-line recommendations for SMEs between 8 and 80 staff.
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Outcomes from recent engagements
We had twelve staff and three informal “managers” with no written boundaries. The structure review produced a one-page org chart everyone signed off on, plus role summaries we could attach to employment contracts at renewal.
— Fiona M., operations director, light manufacturing, Fremantle
The HR policy pack took longer than I hoped because we had to gather three years of leave records first. Once that was done, the handbook was straightforward and our accountant appreciated the clearer award classification notes.
— Raj P., co-owner, hospitality group, Perth CBD
Field notes
Practical guides for owners and office managers
Short articles on when to document roles, how to run a respectful restructure conversation, and what Western Australian SMEs commonly miss in probation reviews.
Read field notesWhen to formalise roles before your second site opens
Signs that informal supervision will strain when you duplicate a depot, workshop, or storefront.