Your people are your biggest investment. Protect it.
Payroll that's always correct. Award compliance you can trust. An advisor who helps you build a team, not just process a pay run.
The short answer
Outsourced HR and payroll for an Australian SME means running hiring, onboarding, award compliance, rostering, and workplace safety through one team that knows Fair Work and the Modern Awards — instead of guessing at obligations that change every year. At Valont it’s one part of the connected back-office, so the team interpreting your awards is the same team running your payroll and your numbers — not three providers pointing at each other.
Core Services
People management that builds strong teams
Employer Advice Line
On-call advice when a workplace issue hits — award interpretation, terminations, disputes and Fair Work responses, before they escalate.
Learn moreAward Compliance
Modern Award monitoring. Classification audits. Penalty rate calculations. Leave entitlements tracking.
Learn moreHR & IR Advisory
Employment contracts, workplace policies, performance management and restructures — practical HR built around your business.
Learn moreOnboarding & Offboarding
Smooth employee transitions. TFN declarations. Superannuation setup. Exit management.
Learn moreRostering Optimization
Efficient roster planning. Award compliance verification. Penalty rate optimization.
Learn moreWHS & Safety
Health and safety compliance. Incident management. Safety training. Risk assessments.
Learn moreRecruitment
Hiring run for you for roughly the cost of the advertising — not a percentage of salary.
Learn moreTeam Culture & Insights
Simple pulse check-ins and honest people insights — how your team is really going.
Learn moreFair Work Representation
Support and representation for unfair dismissal and Fair Work Commission matters.
Learn moreWant to understand the rules first? Browse our plain-English guides to all 122 Modern Awards, grouped by industry →
Your Whole Business
People connected to the rest of your business
People rarely sits on its own. The award you interpret decides the rates that flow into payroll, and those wages are one of the biggest lines in your numbers. When you use Valont across more than one hub, the advisor reading your awards is the same team running your pay runs and watching your cash flow — so a roster change, a new hire, or a classification call is understood in full, not in a silo.
That joined-up view means fewer surprises and advice that reflects the whole business. You’re not briefing separate providers who never speak to each other — you’re building one back office that holds together.
Connect other hubs
Free Tools
Try Our Free People Tools
Award Finder
Find the right Modern Award for your team by industry or role
Try it freePenalty Rate Calculator
Work out penalty rates for weekends, public holidays and overtime
Try it freeCompliance Scorecard
Score your business against key employment compliance requirements
Try it freeSalary Benchmarking Tool
Compare your wages against Australian industry medians by role and state
Try it freeEmployee vs Contractor Calculator
Apply the ATO’s multi-factor test to classify a worker correctly
Try it freeSWMS & Safety Compliance Checker
Run a WHS compliance check and see where your safety gaps are
Try it freeTechnology handles the volume. Humans handle the judgment.
Our systems handle the volume work — mapping pay runs to the right Award, calculating penalty rates, tracking leave entitlements, and watching for changes to the Modern Awards as they land. Your specialist team handles the part that needs a person: interpreting a tricky classification, reading a Fair Work response, and deciding what to actually do about it.
Software can flag a problem, but it can’t weigh up your business, your people, and the call you need to make. That’s where an advisor who knows you comes in — and where the real value lives.
How it compares
Outsourced HR and payroll vs the alternatives
| Comparison dimension | Valont People | In-house HR hire | DIY + law subscription |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coverage | Award compliance, payroll, HR, WHS and rostering — one team | One generalist's skillset | You, plus a subscription |
| Award expertise | Specialists across the Modern Awards | General HR knowledge | Guesswork |
| Cost | One monthly fee | Salary, super, leave and recruitment | Subscription, plus your hours |
| When an issue hits | An advisor who knows your business | One person, if they are in | A call centre that doesn't know you |
| As you grow | Add functions to the same team | Hire again | Hits a ceiling |
Industries & locations we serve
The award you’re under depends on the work you do
Classifications, penalty rates and rostering rules differ from one industry to the next. We work with businesses across 130+ Australian industries and in over 1,000 locations Australia-wide, so the people who interpret your award and run your payroll know how your sector actually works.
Getting your people sorted takes three steps
Discovery call
We review your awards, payroll setup, contracts, and where you feel exposed. 45 minutes, no obligation.
Compliance review & setup
We check your classifications and pay against the right Award, tidy up the gaps, and set up your people processes.
Ongoing partnership
An advisor who knows your business, on call when an issue hits. Award changes applied as they land, pay runs handled.
What you get
every pay run mapped to the right Award
who knows your business when an issue hits
one monthly cost, not a salary on the books
HR, payroll, WHS and rostering under one roof
Pricing
All prices include your dedicated HR advisor, all software, and payroll processing for up to 50 employees.
Essentials
Core HR and compliance
- Basic employer advice (email)
- Award compliance monitoring
- Payroll administration support
- Leave entitlement tracking
- Continuous compliance monitoring
Professional
Full HR management
- Everything in Essentials
- 24/7 HR advice hotline
- Onboarding & offboarding support
- Rostering optimization
- Ongoing HR strategy & insights
- Priority support
Premium
Strategic people leadership
- Everything in Professional
- Full WHS & safety management
- Culture & engagement programs
- Performance management support
- Succession planning
- Custom HR policies