Getting the right human resources support is one of the most important foundations on which you build your practice. Every office and practice has to manage employees so that everyone knows and understands the expectations of their employment. The good news is you don’t have to do this alone. There are dedicated HR companies who can support your practice with a cloud-based HR platform as well as provide HR coaching and advice when dealing with employee issues.
While HR For Health takes tremendous pride in their services, other online human resources providers also offer a range of good Web-based HR services. In this post, you’ll see how Bambee stacks up against HR for Health (HRFH).
This Bambee review will allow you to compare and contrast their services with those from HR for Health.
Who Is Bambee?
Here’s how Bambee describes themselves, “Bambee is the first outsourced human resource compliance solution for small businesses. We’re your full-service outsourced HR team. Bambee can help your business with employee conflict resolutions and terminations, federal and state HR compliance, and general HR policy and assistance.”
In addition to HR services, Bambee offers insurance as well as an online library of training courses to choose from such as preventing sexual harassment and workplace safety. Insurance services range from general liability and workers’ compensation to Employment Practices Liability Insurance. Bambee will also work with your practice to identify the type and level of coverage that’s best for you.
Bambee provides online access to over 650 training courses such as OSHA, workplace safety, leadership and management, and custom training. For small businesses, you can train employees for $12.50/employee or buy a four-course bundle for $40/employee.
What Does Bambee Offer?
Bambee provides a human resources manager to hold your hand through any HR challenges. From hiring to termination, a Bambee advisor will work with your business to create and maintain an HR policy to protect you from HR risk.
Services include:
- HR policy and procedures
- Coaching via email, online chat, or phone
- Onboarding and termination
- Compensation issues
In addition to the support from an HR manager, the Bambee platform features a well-rounded set of tools for online management of HR functions. These features include:
- Real-time chat for both employers and employees. Employers can ask questions and receive responses quickly. Employees are also able to interact with the HR manager to raise issues or ask questions of their own.
- Create and manage HR policies for vacations, sexual harassment, etc.
- Use e-signatures so that employees can sign documents
- Folders for each employee so all documentation is in a single place
- “Smart Cabinet” for record-keeping allows compliance with state and federal laws for retention
Each engagement with Bambee begins with an overview call to pinpoint problematic issues to be addressed first and then a plan for ongoing compliance with relevant laws.
HR for Healthcare’s services and cloud platform match up well with Bambee’s services. The HRFH platform includes, but is not limited to:
- Complete compliance review
- Simple and easy time tracking
- Performance and task management tools
- A document vault designed to adhere to all relevant federal, state, and industry-specific retention requirements
- Automated workflows of HR documents that require a signature
- E-signatures so employees can sign documents online
- Payroll Processing
Bambee vs HR for Health: Pros and Cons
Bambee Pros
Bambee provides HR support for businesses throughout the United States and can also provide online training as well as insurance for your practice. Other pros of Bambee include:
- Easy to use with an intuitive design
- As a cloud product, the platform is continually improved
- Excellent customer service
- Up-front pricing with no contract
- Access to a dedicated HR professional
- Employees can easily access their HR documents in a secure online folder
- Assistance in creating an HR policy
- Remain compliant with state and federal regulations
- Extensive online library of training available for both staff and leadership
Bambee Cons
- Relative to HR for Health, the Bambee platform is essentially a place to manage HR documents and is not an all-in-one-HR platform
- HR focused, but not experts in any specific industries
- Lack of a timekeeping, benefits tracking, or payroll option
- Can’t speak with HR Manager over the phone for their 1-4 employees option
HR for Health Pros
HR for Health exists to make human resources issues disappear for its customers -- healthcare practices.
- In-depth expertise and knowledge of the intricacies of HR needs for healthcare practices such as dentists, optometrists, veterinarians, physicians, chiropractors, surgeons, physical therapists, dermatologists, and pharmacists
- Optional integrated payroll services
- Human resources is the core of what HRFH does, all HR documentation and time/performance tracking included in all levels of service
- Extensive HR coaching
- Employee handbook, updated yearly, available for all customers
- All employee documents stored in a cloud-based document vault
- Direct access to HR experts for answers to any HR-related question as well as emergency issue escalation with HR for Health’s legal team
- Ongoing monitoring of changes to laws so you will always remain in compliance
- No hidden costs and no contracts
- As a cloud product, the platform undergoes continual improvement -- at no added cost to the customer
- Remain compliant with state and federal regulations
HR for Health Cons
- While HR for Health’s services are perfect for practices, they may not be a perfect fit for other industries
- HRFH functions more as a coach and advisor as you implement your HR policies. Bambee offers more hands-on HR support directly to a practice’s employees
How Much Does Bambee Cost?
Bambee offers four packages with flat pricing and no contracts, though paying annually can save you 20% over paying monthly.
1. Bambee Essential. Designed for 1 - 4 employees and is $99/month with a one-time “In-depth HR setup” for $500. It includes an HR manager with unlimited email and chat.
2. Small Business. Supports 5 - 19 employees and is $199/month with a one-time $500 setup fee. Also includes an HR manager with unlimited phone, email, and chat.
3. Growing Business. Unlimited phone, email, and chat with a senior HR manager for 20 - 49 employees. The cost is $299/month with a $1,000 setup fee.
4. Expanding Business. Includes unlimited access to an HR director. Support for 50 - 99 employees for $449/month and a $1,500 setup fee.
Of course, the higher-end packages include all features from those preceding them.
Comparing HR for Health -- Pricing Structure and Costs
HR for Health offers a variety of plans suitable for practices of all sizes, from cost-conscious small startups to growth-oriented businesses with complex HR needs. All pricing plans are billed monthly:
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Basic: $199/month per location
Ideal for small practices or startups with simple needs and minimal complexity.- Always Up-to-Date Handbook
- State Federal & Local HR Compliance
- People Management Software
- Document Automation
- Time & Efficiency Tools
- One-Time Account Set-Up Fee: $800
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Essentials: $249/month per location
Suitable for small to mid-sized practices that need streamlined HR systems and powerful automation tools.- All Basic Plan features plus 12 Hours of HR Advising Annually
- One-Time Account Set-Up Fee: $1,200
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Plus: $399/month per location
Suitable for established practices with 5 or more employees looking for all-in-one systems to properly manage a growing team.- Integrated Payroll for up to 15 Employees Included
- All Essentials Plan features plus 36 Hours of HR Advising Annually
- One-Time Account Set-Up Fee: $1,600
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Premium: $529/month per location
Ideal for growth-oriented practices with 8 or more employees needing a comprehensive solution that simplifies complex HR needs.- Integrated Payroll for up to 25 Employees Included
- 401k Benefits Included,
- All Plus Plan features with Unlimited Access to HR Advising
- One-Time Account Set-Up Fee: $2,000
Please note that the HR for Health Basic plan cannot be combined with other discounts or promotional rates.
For more information, visit the HR for Health Pricing Page.
What Others Are Saying About Their Experiences with Bambee and HR for Health
There are many examples of happy customers who have had a positive experience with the company. Here are a few HR for Health customer testimonials and reviews.
“I have been with HR for Health for several years now! I must say, I am so grateful for having them on my side. They have helped me remain compliant with all the California labor rules, they have helped make my employee hours consistent with their standardized time clock, and they always let me know if there are any new labor law changes. BEST PART is their dedication to EXCELLENT customer service and for making their customers their top priority!” -- Brian Toorani
“This company has been SO helpful during the COVID HR nightmare. They are the best and so easy to ask questions/communicate with. Highly recommend!” -- Niekia Franklin
“We finally made a decision to have an outside service manage our HR. It was one of the best decisions we have ever made. The team at HR for health has been prompt, and efficient. It has made our lives so easy and the best part is that we know we are compliant with the law and are never in the dark about touchy topics such as termination and paid family leave. They respond to all our questions within a day and even track our benefits for our employees. There is no maintaining paper files anymore. Our employees can go online and look at everything in their records. Our handbook is the best we have ever had, very particular and detailed so that we as a company are as protected as our employees. They are worth every penny when we live in such a litigious society!” -- Rabee McDonald
“Very helpful to me from setting up my practice, hiring staff, coaching staff and when necessary terminating staff. We are a small optometry practice & it is reassuring to have a professional team to run things by.” -- George Meers OD
To be fair, Bambee’s customers also have a positive view of that company and their services.
Bert B, a small business CEO, says “Great product for small business compliance issues! Great help with multi-state compliance though can be a bit slow to respond sometimes.”
“Termination assistance. Catherine, my HR Manager, was a great help in reviewing and assisting with the communication I had to prepare with a terminated employee. Her responses were very prompt and she gave excellent advice.” -- Beverly Bullen
“We own a medium size pest control business. We were growing fast and were having a lot of human relation problems! Julie, our rep, has been amazing. They are incredibly attentive and customize everything we needed that fit our wanted culture! I definitely recommend!” -- Office Manager
How Does HR for Health Stack Up in Comparison?
- Bambee cannot process payroll.
- Bambee does allow employees to directly communicate with an HR expert. HRFH does not, though the company does provide coaching to guide employers through various employee situations.
- Both HR for Health and Bambee provide support specific to COVID-19.
- The biggest difference between Bambee and HRFH is that HRFH is 100% focused on healthcare. While both Bambee and HRFH are focused on small businesses, HR for Health knows the ins and outs of the needs of small healthcare practices like no one else in the cloud-provider HR industry.
- Bambee’s software is very limited. Both platforms function as an online “filing cabinet” for all HR documentation. However, HRFH is a full-featured HR software with compliant timekeeping, payroll integrations, performance management, new hire documents, document signatures, PTO tracking, termination, etc.
Is Bambee Right for You?
Bambee may very well be the best cloud-based HR solution for your business (if you aren’t in the healthcare industry). They have offices nationwide, so smaller businesses that operate in multiple states can benefit from Bambee’s geographic reach.
Bambee has a solid set of HR software backed by good HR professionals. If you are looking to outsource your HR to a cloud-based HR provider, they are a good choice.
However . . .
HR for Health Will Help Your Practice with HR and Mitigate Compliance Risk
For small healthcare offices, HRFH is often the perfect fit for their HR needs. With two easily affordable tiers of service, the service can scale to meet your needs -- from the basics to the coaching and support to help you eliminate (or at the very least minimize) the stress of managing staff while staying in compliance with all state, local, and national labor laws. Plus, HRFH can handle your payroll too.
The focus of the company is in the name: HR for Health. They’ll work with your practice to create a . . . “healthy” HR environment in your office.
