Is Managing People Holding Back Your Business Growth?

A fractional CHRO is a senior HR leader who provides strategic people management to your business on a part-time basis. Singapore SMEs need fractional CHROs because the regulatory landscape is complex and evolving - COMPASS for Employment Passes, the Workplace Fairness Bill, CPF contribution changes, retirement age increases, and TAFEP enforcement all require expert navigation. Most SMEs cannot justify a full-time HR director but face real compliance risk and talent challenges without one.

The COMPASS framework scores EP applications across salary, qualifications, diversity, and skills criteria. Our fractional CHROs develop workforce planning strategies that optimise COMPASS scores, ensure applications are positioned correctly, and build the HR infrastructure that supports successful applications - reducing rejections and the associated delays in hiring critical talent.

The Workplace Fairness Bill, passed in January 2025, codifies anti-discrimination protections into Singapore law with mandatory grievance-handling procedures for employers. Our fractional CHROs implement the required processes - from formal complaint procedures to fair hiring practices and manager training - ensuring your business is compliant and protected.

Our fractional CHROs help with: Employment Act compliance and policy development, COMPASS optimisation for work pass applications, Workplace Fairness Bill implementation, CPF administration and contribution planning, employee retention strategies, recruitment and hiring process improvement, performance management systems, SkillsFuture planning, and building HR infrastructure that scales with your business.

Consider a fractional CHRO when your business has 10 or more employees and growing, faces high employee turnover or recruitment challenges in the tight labour market, has no formal HR policies or procedures, needs COMPASS guidance for Employment Pass applications, is dealing with the new Workplace Fairness Bill requirements, or when the founder is spending more than five hours per week on people management issues.

HR consultants typically work on specific projects like policy creation or compliance audits. A fractional CHRO provides ongoing strategic leadership, becoming part of your team to align people strategy with business growth. They take ownership of culture, employee engagement, and organisational development while handling day-to-day HR challenges - not just delivering reports and recommendations.

Yes. CPF contribution rates are changing for senior workers, and the retirement and re-employment ages increase from 1 July 2026. Our fractional CHROs ensure your payroll systems are updated, employment contracts reflect new statutory ages, and your workforce planning accounts for these transitions - keeping you compliant while managing the commercial impact.

Our fractional CHROs integrate with your business by working closely with founders on people strategy, providing training and guidance to managers handling day-to-day people issues, establishing clear processes and communication channels, and being available for urgent employee relations matters. The goal is to professionalise your people management without bureaucracy - practical systems that work for your stage and size.