Our Services
Based in Saskatoon, SK, Apex Performance Consultants provides human resources services to small and medium organizations on a fractional basis. This allows you as a business owner or executive to have access to senior-level human resources support, when and how you need it. Click on the HR services you would like to learn more about below.
HR Strategy &
Operations
Employee Development &
Performance
Culture &
Engagement
Total Rewards &
Compensation
Talent Acquisition &
Onboarding
What We Do
Unlock Your Business Potential with Our Range of Solutions
HR Strategy & Operations
Aligning your people strategy with your business goals drives sustainable success. We bring the tools, technology, and expertise you need to ensure HR processes run smoothly and effectively. Our services include:
HR Audits
An HR audit is a comprehensive review of an organization’s human resources policies, practices, procedures, and systems. We assess the effectiveness, efficiency, compliance, and alignment of HR practices with the organization’s objectives and to legal requirements. By conducting an HR audit, organizations can identify potential risks, gaps, or areas for improvement in their HR processes and ensure they are operating optimally and in compliance with regulations.
Workforce Planning
Workforce planning is the process of aligning an organization’s human resources (employees) with the organizational goals and strategies. We forecast your organization’s future workforce needs, identify skill gaps, and develop strategies to meet those needs. This can include recruitment, training, retention, and development plans to ensure that the right people are in the right roles at the right time.
HRMS & HR Technology
Implementing HR technology can optimize HR functions, improve operational efficiency, ensure compliance, and create a better employee experience, ultimately leading to higher productivity and organizational success.
ContrastHR is an HR software solution designed specifically for small to medium-sized businesses. It offers a comprehensive platform that streamlines core HR functions—such as employee management, time-off tracking, recruitment, performance reviews, compensation, benefits administration, and reporting—all under one roof.
ContrastHR has many benefits to small and medium businesses including:
- Efficiency and Time-Saving: Automating repetitive tasks like attendance tracking, reduces administrative workload.
- Data Accuracy: Technology minimizes human errors in processes like time tracking, leading to more accurate and consistent data.
- Employee Experience: By offering self-service portals, easy access to information, and efficient onboarding and benefits management, HR technology improves the overall employee experience.
- Compliance: Automation helps ensure compliance with changing laws and regulations, reducing the risk of legal issues.
- Scalability: HRMS allows organizations to scale their HR functions as they grow, without overwhelming the HR team with manual tasks.
Implementing HR technology can optimize HR functions, improve operational efficiency, ensure compliance, and create a better employee experience, ultimately leading to higher productivity and organizational success.
Employee Development & Performance
Empowering your team to grow and excel is essential for business success. We work with you to build programs that develop skills, inspire high performance, and prepare your future leaders. Our services include:
Learning & Development
Learning and Development (L&D) refers to the process of improving employees’ skills, knowledge, and competencies to help them perform their current job roles more effectively and prepare them for future career growth. It includes various activities and programs aimed at enhancing an employee’s capabilities, boosting productivity, and driving organizational success.
L&D is a vital part of an organization’s strategy to support both employee and business growth. By investing in employee development, companies can retain top talent, improve performance, and adapt to changing industry demands.
Our focus on learning and development is in three key areas:
- Team development
- Management development
- Executive development and executive coaching
We develop specialized programs to develop your team.
Performance Engagement
Performance engagement refers to the level of commitment and involvement employees have in achieving high performance at work. It’s a concept that blends employee engagement with a focus on the outcomes and results of an individual’s contributions. Performance engagement emphasizes how an emotional connection to work translates into effective performance, productivity, and overall contribution to the organization’s goals.
In a performance-engaged workforce, employees are not only motivated but also go beyond just doing their jobs—they strive for excellence, take initiative, and are proactive in delivering high-quality results.
Performance engagement is important for organizations because it leads to improved productivity, higher-quality work, and better business results.
We work with leaders to assess their current performance engagement process and assist in re-defining or re-aligning objectives to help enhance employee satisfaction, as employees who feel engaged and empowered are more likely to feel fulfilled and motivated in their roles.
Succession Planning
Succession planning is the process of identifying and developing internal talent within an organization to fill key leadership positions and other critical roles in the future. We work with leaders to ensure that the organization has a pipeline of capable employees ready to step into important positions when they become vacant due to retirement, promotion, resignation, or other reasons.
Culture & Engagement
A positive and engaging work culture drives motivation, collaboration, and innovation. We help you build a workplace where people feel valued, empowered, and connected to your goals. Our services include:
Employee Engagement
Employee engagement refers to the emotional commitment and enthusiasm that employees have toward their work, organization, and its goals. When employees are engaged, they are more likely to go beyond basic job requirements, contribute positively to the workplace culture, and help the organization succeed. Engaged employees tend to be motivated, productive, and willing to put in extra effort to achieve the company’s objectives.
We provide engagement surveys and assist management in analyzing results and implementing changes, if required.
Culture Development
Organizational culture refers to the shared values, beliefs, behaviors, and practices that shape how employees interact with each other and work toward the company’s goals. It is essentially the “personality” of an organization, influencing how things are done, what is considered important, and how employees perceive their workplace.
Culture is often shaped by leadership, company history, policies, and the collective experiences of the employees. It can be seen in the organization’s communication style, decision-making processes, work environment, and the way employees treat each other and customers.
Organizational culture can have a significant impact on employee satisfaction, performance, and retention. A positive and strong culture can foster engagement, collaboration, and innovation, while a negative or toxic culture can lead to low morale, high turnover, and reduced productivity.
We work with you to define your culture and look at practices to build and sustain your culture to support organizational success.
Total Rewards & Compensation
A competitive and fair rewards strategy is key to attracting, retaining, and motivating top talent. We design and benchmark total rewards packages that make your people feel valued and inspired to give their best. Our services include:
Total Rewards Strategy
A Total Rewards Strategy is a comprehensive approach that organizations use to attract, motivate, and retain employees by offering a combination of compensation, benefits, work-life balance initiatives, and personal development opportunities. We create a total rewards strategy that creates a competitive and supportive environment where employees feel valued, engaged, and motivated to contribute to the organization’s success.
This strategy takes into account both monetary and non-monetary factors, ensuring that employees are compensated fairly while also having access to a broad range of benefits and opportunities that enhance their overall work experience and well-being.
We can create a rewards system that supports employee well-being, drives motivation, and ultimately contributes to organizational success.
Compensation Strategy
A compensation strategy is a framework or plan developed by an organization to determine how it will compensate employees for their work. We develop a specific strategy for your organization that outlines the approach to setting salaries, wages, bonuses, benefits, and other forms of compensation to ensure that the organization remains competitive in the job market, aligns with business objectives, and motivates employees. The compensation strategy plays a critical role in attracting and retaining talent, motivating employees, and supporting the overall goals of the organization.
Compensation Surveys
Conducting a compensation survey involves collecting and analyzing data regarding the pay and benefits offered by other organizations, typically within the same industry or geographic location. We help your organization assess how your compensation packages compare to the market and ensure that you are offering competitive salaries and benefits to attract and retain top talent.
Talent Acquisition & Onboarding
Finding and welcoming the right people to your team is critical for long-term success. We partner with you to attract top talent, select the best fit, and ensure every new hire feels confident and engaged from day one. Our services include:
Recruitment & Selection
Recruitment is the process of identifying, attracting, and encouraging potential candidates to apply for job openings. It involves all activities designed to source and build a pool of applicants.
Selection is the process of assessing and choosing the best candidate from the pool of applicants generated during recruitment. It involves a series of steps to evaluate candidates’ skills, qualifications, experience, and cultural fit with the organization.
We lead these processes to ensure the organization hires the most suitable candidates who possess the required skills and experience and also align with the organization’s values and culture.
Onboarding
Onboarding is the process of integrating new employees into an organization, helping them understand their roles, the company culture, and how to succeed in their new position. The goal is to help employees to settle in and start contributing so that they become productive and engaged in a short time-frame. We work with you to develop an effective onboarding process to help your new employees feel welcomed, supported, and engaged, which in turn can improve retention, job satisfaction, and productivity.