about us
Cornerstone Consulting Group (CCG) is a dedicated HR and Talent partner helping businesses with their most important asset – their people. We provide tailored and practical advice to support your business with people strategies for long term success.
our story
For small and medium businesses, it often doesn’t make sense to invest $100k+ on a full-time HR resource. Unfortunately this means that quite often, people and culture are somewhat of an after-thought, even though your team is your most important asset in helping you reach your goals. We founded CCG to help small and medium businesses address this challenge, at a fraction of the cost of a part or full-time hire.
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about us
We start with a full HR audit — reviewing your compliance, award classifications, contracts, and internal practices. Then we work with you to define your structure, clarify roles, and identify immediate risks or opportunities.
We implement the core documentation and systems your business needs to stay compliant and scale - including contracts policies, performance frameworks, and onboarding tools.
You get on-demand access to real, senior HR experts who know your business. Whether it’s advice, a second opinion, or help with a tricky issue — we’re on-call and in your corner.
We work with your managers to build accountability, manage performance, and engage your people. Our tools and check ins help you track progress and create a high-performing team culture.
faqs
An outsourced HR consultant handles the people side of your business without you needing an internal HR team. At CCG that covers employment contracts, workplace policies, Fair Work compliance, performance management, employee relations issues and recruitment.
We work as your embedded HR partner. That means your managers have someone to call before a problem becomes a formal one, and your documents and processes stay current as workplace laws change.
It depends on your headcount and how much support you need, but here are honest ballparks. Most CCG monthly retainers sit between $3,500 and $6,000 plus GST. Ad-hoc support is charged hourly, typically $250 to $275 plus GST. Fixed-fee projects, such as an HR health check covering your contracts, policies and compliance risks, generally start around $5,000 plus GST.
For comparison, a mid-level internal HR hire costs upwards of $100,000 a year plus super, leave and overheads. Most businesses under 100 employees get everything they need for a fraction of that.
If you have fewer than 100 employees, an outsourced partner usually makes more sense. You get senior-level advice across contracts, compliance, performance and recruitment without carrying a full-time salary, and you are not relying on one person to know everything.
Once a business grows past that point, an internal hire often becomes worthwhile. Plenty of our clients use us alongside a small internal team, with CCG handling the complex matters and the internal person running day to day.
Yes. Smaller businesses often start with a fixed-fee HR health check to get contracts, policies and compliance sorted, then use us on an hourly basis when things come up. There is no minimum size and no obligation to move onto a retainer.
Yes, this is core work for us. We review and draft employment contracts, check award coverage and classifications, advise on the National Employment Standards, and help you get pay, allowances and record keeping right.
If you are not sure whether your current setup is compliant, that is exactly what our HR health check is for. We tell you plainly what is fine, what is a risk and what to fix first.
We are based in Adelaide and most of our clients are South Australian, but we support businesses across Australia. Employment law is federal, so location rarely matters. We work on site with local clients and remotely with interstate ones, including businesses with teams spread across multiple states.
It depends on how you want to work with us. Hourly advice and fixed-fee projects have no ongoing commitment at all, you use us when you need us. Ongoing retainers are 12-month agreements, which is what lets us properly embed in your business and price the support fairly.
Plenty of clients start with a health check or a one-off project, then move to a retainer once they have seen how we work. There is no pressure either way.
Usually within a week or two of our first conversation. We start with a free consultation to understand your business, then send a clear proposal with fixed pricing. If something urgent is on fire, like a difficult termination or a Fair Work matter, we can move faster. Call us and we will tell you straight away whether and how we can help.
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