Flat-fee payroll processing, HR documentation, and compliance administration for growing businesses. No hourly billing. Just reliable, structured support every month. Cared for by an Honest WorkForce.
When business owners manage payroll and HR without dedicated support, the result is predictable, and expensive.
Manual processing leads to miscalculations, late tax filings, and penalties that compound over time.
Incomplete I-9 records, missing onboarding forms, and disorganized files create invisible legal exposure.
Hourly consultants with scope creep. Enterprise PEOs with co-employment and minimums that exclude you.
Every hour you spend on admin is an hour not spent on clients, revenue, or growth.
HonestWorkForce fills the gap between doing it yourself and hiring a full department. We handle the operational workforce administration: payroll, documentation, compliance filings, documented onboarding, so your attorney, CPA, and eventual in-house team can focus on what only they can do.
Every service is administrative. Every fee is flat. Every boundary is clear.
See Our Packages10 payroll and HR items every growing business should have in place, and most don't. No sales pitch. Just the checklist.
Choose the package that fits your team. Every engagement starts with a discovery call. We build a custom quote around your size, structure, and needs.
Reliable payroll and HR administration for growing businesses that need a dedicated partner, not software.
Email & phone support · M–F 9–5 ET · 4-hour callback SLA
Everything in Package 1, plus complete HR operations: policy, governance, documentation, and a dedicated account manager.
Dedicated account manager · Phone & email support
12-month initial term · All engagements begin with a discovery call.
Available to Package 1 clients at signing only. Customize your engagement with up to 3 modules.
Honest WorkForce LLC does not provide legal advice, tax advice, compliance guarantees, or Employer of Record services. All templates are administrative only and do not constitute legal advice. Clients are encouraged to consult qualified legal counsel prior to implementation of any document.
One-time engagements available to all clients. Pricing provided upon request. Written approval required before work begins.
Honest WorkForce LLC does not provide legal advice, tax advice, compliance guarantees, or Employer of Record services. All templates are administrative only and do not constitute legal advice. Clients are encouraged to consult qualified legal counsel prior to implementation of any document.
Here's what the first 30 days look like, from discovery call to your first live payroll.
We look at how your payroll and HR actually runs today: who's processing it, what systems you're using, where the gaps are. We recommend the right package, walk through what's included, and give you a clear picture of what the first month looks like. No pressure, no sales pitch.
Execute the Master Services Agreement and we get to work. We set up your secure ShareFile portal, configure your HRIS account, collect company and employee data, and build your payroll platform credentials, all within the first two weeks.
We run a parallel payroll verification, confirm tax filing accuracy, coordinate direct deposit setup, and process your first live payroll cycle. For Package 2 clients, we simultaneously deploy onboarding packets, set up employee files, configure PTO tracking, and deliver your initial policy templates.
Every month, we process payroll, manage new hires and terminations, coordinate compliance filings, and handle your support tickets. As your team grows, your infrastructure scales with it: add à la carte projects, expand your package, or layer in Workforce Extension modules. All without changing systems or starting over.
We built HonestWorkForce to solve the problems we saw every day: businesses paying too much for too little, getting advice they didn't ask for, or stuck managing HR on the side of their desk.
You know exactly what you're paying every single month. No hourly billing, no hidden add-ons, no invoice shock. One flat fee, billed monthly via ACH. For a growing business managing cash flow, that certainty is a product in itself.
Call us and a person picks up. The same person who ran your payroll last week and knows your team by name. We're not a dashboard. We're not a chatbot. When something needs attention, your team handles it.
No legal advice. No tax guidance. No compliance opinions. This isn't a limitation, it's the structural decision that protects you from unqualified guidance. When something requires legal judgment, we tell you clearly and redirect you to qualified counsel. Your attorney and CPA can refer clients to us without conflict.
PEOs require co-employment: they become the employer of record and make decisions about your workforce benefits. We don't do that. You remain the sole employer. No co-employment agreements, no minimum headcount requirements, no enterprise complexity. Just the administrative backbone your business needs.
Every deliverable we produce follows a defined scope with clear versioning. Your employee handbook, policy templates, onboarding packets, and compliance documents are organized, professional, and consistently formatted. When an auditor asks for documentation, you'll have it.
We work with founder-led businesses in the sweet spot: past the point where the owner can handle HR on a napkin, but before the point where a full-time HR hire makes financial sense. If you're hiring, expanding, or just trying to get your workforce documentation in order, that's exactly who we built this for.
We're a founder-led team with backgrounds in finance, operations, technology, and growth, and firsthand experience with the HR gaps that hold growing businesses back.
Operations leadership across service industries. Drives client relationships and firm strategy.
Finance and business administration. Manages financial operations, pricing architecture, and client infrastructure.
Technology and operations systems. Builds the platforms, workflows, and integrations that power service delivery.
Marketing and growth strategy. Leads market positioning, referral partnerships, and client acquisition.
This is not a limitation. It is the model's most important structural feature, the boundary that protects clients from unqualified guidance and protects the firm from the liability that follows when that line is crossed.
When your situation requires legal judgment, we say so clearly, redirect you to qualified counsel, and document that redirect. That is the model functioning correctly.
Answer four quick questions and we'll recommend the package that fits your business.
Current clients can submit support requests directly through our ticket system. Your request will be acknowledged within the response time outlined in your service agreement.
Click below to open the support request form. Provide your company name, request type, and a description of what you need.
Open Support FormExisting clients only. Your request will create a tracked ticket in our system. Or email team@honestworkforce.com directly.
Schedule a 20-minute call. We'll tell you which package fits, what's included, and how fast we can get your first payroll running. Most clients are live within two weeks.
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