Human
Resources
Support.
Policies, compliance, and people processes that protect your business, create consistent employee experiences, and give you the HR foundation to grow with confidence.
HR Done Right.
From the Start.
Most small and mid-sized businesses manage HR reactively — writing policies when something goes wrong, building onboarding after a bad hire, and thinking about compliance only after a complaint. That’s an expensive way to operate.
Hartley Michaels Consulting helps you get ahead of it. We build the HR infrastructure your business needs — written to reflect how you actually operate, compliant with current requirements, and designed to create consistent, professional experiences for every employee from day one.
With experience in HR leadership, payroll coordination, and business operations support, Beth Hartley provides practical guidance tailored to the needs of growing businesses — delivered through flexible support that fits your team and budget.
Everything Your HR
Foundation Needs
Custom-written policies and handbooks that reflect your business, your culture, and your legal obligations — not a generic template with your logo dropped in.
Consistent, professional employee experiences from the first day to the final day — protecting your business and setting the right tone at every transition.
Federal and state employment requirements translated into practical, actionable frameworks — so you're protected without needing a law degree to understand it.
Clear expectations, structured review processes, and the documentation framework that supports difficult decisions when they become necessary.
A comprehensive review of your current HR practices — identifying gaps, risks, and opportunities to build systems that scale as your business grows.
Ongoing access to senior HR expertise when you need it — guidance on specific situations, policy updates, compliance questions, or employee issues as they arise.
Your HR Engagement,
Step by Step
We review your current HR practices, documentation, and compliance posture — identifying where you're exposed and what needs to be built or fixed first.
We map the specific HR work your situation requires, sequenced by urgency and impact — so every dollar of the engagement goes where it matters most.
We write, build, and implement every deliverable alongside you — policies your team will actually use, not documents that sit in a folder.
You walk away with everything your business needs to operate HR properly — and ongoing advisory support available when new situations arise.
SHRM-SCP Credential — Earned 2016.
Genuinely Senior.
Beth Hartley earned the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) credential in 2016 through the Society for Human Resource Management. Her background includes HR operations, workforce support, payroll processes, and organizational management for small businesses.
What makes the Hartley Michaels approach different is that HR doesn't exist in isolation here. Beth also holds a CPA certification — meaning she understands how HR decisions affect your financials, your payroll, and your operational budget all at once.
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Answered Honestly
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Get HR Right.
Starting Now.
One conversation is enough to know whether you need a full HR overhaul or just a targeted fix. Beth will tell you honestly what your situation calls for.