HR Connect

Name

HR Connect

Legal name

HR Connect Limited

Website

https://hrconnect.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Employment Services (5613), Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Service Delivery, Shared Services & HR Operating Model Advisory (BPACAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

HR Operations Administration (HRIS Admin, Records, Employee Data Mgmt) (BPACAKAC), HR Shared Services Centers (Captive/Managed) (BPACAKAB), HR Compliance & Policy Administration Outsourcing (incl. regulatory reporting) (BPACAKAK), Digital Outplacement Platforms & Virtual Career Transition (BPACAOAL), Employee Helpdesk / HR Service Center (Tier 1) (BPAAAIAH)

Keywords

• HR consulting services
• Recruitment services
• Workplace safety consulting
• On-site HR support
• Career transition services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamilton

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. HR Consulting & Advisory Services: Professional HR consulting services provided by experienced HR specialists on an ad-hoc or retainer basis. Services include employment relations advice, performance management, change management, and HR compliance support.
2. Recruitment Services: Finding the right people for the right roles - comprehensive recruitment services covering job profiling, candidate sourcing, interviewing, and placement.
3. On-Site HR Services: Consultants embedded in client workplaces, working alongside client teams to provide ongoing HR support.
4. Safety & Wellbeing Services: Health and safety consulting, workplace wellbeing programmes, and compliance services.
5. Career Transition & Outplacement: Career transition services offered in bronze (3 sessions), silver (5 sessions), and gold (7 sessions) packages for employees leaving organisations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HR Connect is an HR staffing consultancy that delivers workplace safety, recruitment, on-site HR, culture and engagement, HR consulting, and career transition/outplacement services to New Zealand businesses. The firm complements its advisory practice with enableHR, an HRIS platform it resells and implements as a partner in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions.

Product overview

HR Connect is an HR consultancy firm offering a portfolio of advisory and technology services. Their core offerings include Recruitment Services, On-site HR Services, Culture & Engagement, HR Consultancy & Projects, and Safety & Wellbeing. They also resell and implement enableHR, an HRIS platform for employee management, contractor tracking, health & safety, and volunteer administration. The enableHR product is positioned as their primary technology offering, while the remaining services are consulting-based.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• enableHR: An HRIS (Human Resource Information System) partner solution for employee, contractor, health & safety and volunteer management.

Products and services

• Recruitment Services
• On-Site HR Services
• Culture & Engagement
• HR Consultancy & Projects
• Safety & Wellbeing
• Career Transition & Outplacement
• enableHR HRIS

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients report tangible results and positive outcomes through working with HR Connect

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• enableHRcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 December 2017HR Connect is an enableHR partner in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions. enableHR is an HRIS (Human Resource Information System) covering employees, contractors, health & safety, and volunteers. HR Connect recommends enableHR to clients needing HRIS solutions for compliance and health & safety systems management. The partnership provides realistic pricing, NZ compliance and best practice standards, pre-populated templates, centralized document management, and consistency across multiple branches.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• PeopleHQ: NZ-based HR consultancy and outsourcing provider targeting SMEs without in-house HR capacity. Highly comparable in target segment and outsourced HR model, with a more digitally enabled service delivery approach.
• Employsure: NZ/AU-based provider of employment relations, health & safety, and HR compliance support to SMEs. Comparable to HR Connect in target segment and compliance/outplacement offerings, with a more technology-led and scalable delivery model.
• Employment Hero: Australia/NZ-headquartered HR, payroll, and benefits platform with embedded PEO/compliance services for SMEs. A technology-first competitor whose self-serve SaaS model pressures traditional consulting firms like HR Connect by automating routine HR work.

Broad incumbents

• Hays New Zealand: Global recruitment and workforce solutions firm with established NZ presence. Competitor in the recruitment and on-site HR space, operating at larger scale across multiple sectors and geographies.
• Robert Half New Zealand: Global staffing and HR consulting firm with NZ operations providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, and consulting. A broader incumbent competitor to HR Connect's recruitment service line, though typically serving mid-market and enterprise rather than SMEs.
• Adecco New Zealand: Global staffing and HR services provider with NZ operations spanning temporary staffing, permanent placement, and HR outsourcing. Broader incumbent competitor across most of HR Connect's service lines.
• Hudson New Zealand: Trans-Tasman recruitment, talent management, and HR consulting firm. Overlaps with HR Connect in recruitment and HR advisory services, with broader reach into Australia and larger enterprise clients.
• Randstad New Zealand: Global HR services and staffing firm with NZ operations providing recruitment, on-site workforce management, and HR consulting. Direct overlap with HR Connect's recruitment and on-site service lines, but operating at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• H2R Consulting: A larger NZ-based HR consulting and recruitment firm offering advisory, recruitment, and HR outsourcing services to SMEs and mid-market clients. Directly comparable to HR Connect in service mix and target customer segment, with broader geographic coverage across New Zealand.
• Madison Recruitment: NZ-focused recruitment and HR services firm with a strong SME and corporate client base. Directly comparable to HR Connect's recruitment and on-site HR service lines, with overlapping positioning in the NZ North Island market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hr-connect-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/hrconnect.nz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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