Safe Harborby HR Fusion

For teams under 50

Lead people
like you've trained for it.

Safe Harbor is a practical HR resource for small business owners. Practice the tough calls — recruiting, hiring, onboarding, attendance and terminations — before they cost you, and get instant answers built for your state.

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You didn't open a business to become an HR department.

But every week you're making HR calls: a no-show on a Saturday. A casual interview question. A new hire's paperwork. One wrong move can mean a claim, a fine, or losing a good employee.

Most HR tools give you a library and wish you luck. Manager Lab trains your judgment — then backs you up with answers, templates and real HR pros.

The Manager Lab

Six modules for the problems owners hit most.

Explore the Lab
01

Attendance

Handle call-outs, lateness and no-shows fairly — and legally.

  • ✦ 4 rules to know
  • ✦ 5-step playbook
  • ✦ 3 practice scenarios
02

Recruiting made easy

Fill open roles faster with a simple, repeatable system.

  • ✦ 5 rules to know
  • ✦ 6-step playbook
  • ✦ 3 practice scenarios
03

Hiring & interviews

Find the right person — without the questions that get managers sued.

  • ✦ 4 rules to know
  • ✦ 6-step playbook
  • ✦ 3 practice scenarios
  • ✦ 9 risky interview questions decoded
04

Onboarding

Get new hires legal on day one and productive by day 90.

  • ✦ 4 rules to know
  • ✦ 6-step playbook
  • ✦ 2 practice scenarios
05

Performance Conversations

Address performance gaps, recognize good work, and agree on clear next steps.

  • ✦ 5 rules to know
  • ✦ 6-step playbook
  • ✦ 3 practice scenarios
06

Terminations

Let someone go respectfully — and without inviting a lawsuit.

  • ✦ 5 rules to know
  • ✦ 6-step playbook
  • ✦ 3 practice scenarios

A look inside membership

Practice before the moment is real.

Here’s one situation members work through in the Hiring module. Answer choices, feedback and every full scenario are paid-membership features.

Member scenario 1

Members

During small talk, a candidate mentions she's pregnant. What do you do?

Answer choices, instant feedback and the HR pro’s reasoning unlock with a paid membership.

Ask Safe Harbor

An HR advisor that knows your state.

Ask anything, any time. Safe Harbor answers in plain English with your state's rules and next steps.

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One of my servers keeps calling out on Saturdays. Can I fire her?

Everything else you need, in one place.

AI HR advisor

Saved conversations, answers tailored to your state and headcount.

Smart templates

Offer letters, warnings, policies — prefilled with your business details.

Compliance checklists

Onboarding, annual compliance and offboarding, tracked.

HR risk score

Know your exposure in 3 minutes and what to fix first.

Plain-English guides

Overtime, leave, contractors, terminations and more.

Real HR pros

Safe Harbor Partner members get a monthly call with an HR Fusion consultant.

Software when you need speed. People when it's hard.

HR Fusion pairs Manager Lab with hands-on HR consulting — handbooks, tough terminations, investigations, and a pro on call.

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