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Your Workforce
Administration, Handled Honestly.

Flat-fee payroll processing, HR documentation, and compliance administration for growing businesses. No hourly billing. Just reliable, structured support every month. Cared for by an Honest WorkForce.

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Starting At
$250/mo
Flat-fee payroll administration
Every Service Includes
Predictable Pricing
No hourly billing. No scope creep. No surprises.
Serving
US-Based Employers
Contiguous United States coverage
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E&O & Cyber Liability Insured
Registered Florida LLC
ACH-Secured Billing
Founder-Led by Industry Operators
The Problem

Growing Businesses
Deserve Better Than
Guesswork

When business owners manage payroll and HR without dedicated support, the result is predictable, and expensive.

Payroll Errors & Missed Filings

Manual processing leads to miscalculations, late tax filings, and penalties that compound over time.

Missing Employee Documentation

Incomplete I-9 records, missing onboarding forms, and disorganized files create invisible legal exposure.

Unpredictable Costs

Hourly consultants with scope creep. Enterprise PEOs with co-employment and minimums that exclude you.

Owner Time Consumed

Every hour you spend on admin is an hour not spent on clients, revenue, or growth.

The Solution

Structured, Reliable
Administration

HonestWorkForce fills the gap between doing it yourself and hiring a full department. We handle the operational workforce administration: payroll, documentation, compliance filings, documented onboarding, so your attorney, CPA, and eventual in-house team can focus on what only they can do.

Every service is administrative. Every fee is flat. Every boundary is clear.

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Services

Three Tiers. Flat Fees.
Complete Clarity.

Every service falls into one of two categories: processing a defined transaction, or producing a defined document. Choose the tier that fits.

Tier 1

Payroll Administration

Reliable payroll processing for businesses that need compliant, accurate payroll from a dedicated partner.

$250/month

+ $12 per employee · 10 support requests/mo

Payroll processing & submission
Direct deposit coordination
Payroll tax filing & verification
New hire & termination payroll
W-2 & 1099 year-end coordination
Garnishment & levy processing
Payroll reporting · Email support
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Implementation: $1,250 upfront or $500 + $75/mo

Tier 2 — Most Popular

Core HR Administration

Full payroll processing plus complete HR infrastructure — onboarding, compliance tracking, policy templates, and dedicated monthly support.

$600/month

+ $24 per employee · 20 support requests/mo

Complete payroll processing & tax filing
Direct deposit, W-2, 1099 & garnishments
Onboarding & offboarding workflows
Employee file setup & management
PTO tracking & I-9 compliance
Org chart & employment verifications
9 core policy templates (1 rev/yr each)
Offer letter template library
Monthly HR support call
Email + phone support
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Implementation: $2,500 upfront or $1,000 + $150/mo

Tier 3

Full HR Operations Partner

Everything in Tiers 1 & 2 plus a dedicated account manager, expanded governance, annual audits, benefits coordination, and HR analytics.

$1,500/month

+ $36 per employee · 30 support requests/mo

Everything in Tiers 1 & 2
Dedicated account manager
Confidentiality & data protection policy
Conflict of interest & social media policy
Performance review template & framework
Customized employee handbook
Compliance calendar & policy consolidation
Annual documentation audit
Benefits vendor coordination
HR metrics dashboard & employee surveys
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Implementation: $4,000 upfront or $1,500 + $250/mo

$300 minimum monthly billing · 12-month initial term · ACH autopay required · Flex implementation available

Additional Services

À La Carte &
Project Services

Defined-scope deliverables available to all clients. One-time engagements with clear pricing and written approval before work begins.

Strategic HR Projects
Custom Employee Handbook$3,500
Administrative HR Audit$3,500
Full Job Description Library$3,500
Compensation Benchmarking Analysis$4,500
Compensation & Performance
Bonus Plan Structuring$3,500
Commission Plan Structuring$3,000
Performance Review Framework$2,000
Progressive Discipline Framework$2,000
Policies & Documentation
Advanced PTO Policy Structuring$1,750
Independent Contractor Agreement Template$2,000
Confidentiality & IP Policy Template$1,500
Severance Documentation Template$1,500
Warning & Documentation Kit$1,500
Individual Templates
Offer Letter Bundle (4 Templates)$1,600
Offer Letter Template (Single)$500
Job Description (Per Role)$450
Bundle Discount: Select any four qualifying services simultaneously and receive 10% off the total.
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And How We Compare

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Your HonestWorkForce Monthly Cost
$430
$250 base + $180 (15 × $12/ee)
Annual: $5,160
Implementation: $1,250 upfront
How That Compares
HonestWorkForce $430/mo
Dedicated human-led admin, not self-service software
PEO (Avg.) $1,800/mo
Co-employment model, you lose employer status
In-House HR Hire $4,583/mo
Avg. salary for a full-time HR generalist (BLS 2024), one person, limited scope
Competitor pricing based on publicly available 2025–2026 rate data. In-house salary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Actual costs vary by plan, features, and add-ons. HonestWorkForce provides dedicated human-led administration, not self-service software.
How It Works

From First Call to
Fully Managed

Here's what the first 30 days look like, from discovery call to your first live payroll.

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Discovery Call

We look at how your payroll and HR actually runs today: who's processing it, what systems you're using, where the gaps are. We recommend the right tier, walk through costs, and give you a clear picture of what the first month looks like. No pressure, no sales pitch.

2

Agreement & Onboarding

Execute the Master Services Agreement, select your implementation payment option, and we get to work. We set up your secure ShareFile portal, configure your HRIS account, collect company and employee data, and build your payroll platform credentials, all within the first two weeks.

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First Payroll & Systems Launch

We run a parallel payroll verification, confirm tax filing accuracy, coordinate direct deposit setup, and process your first live payroll cycle. For Tier 2+ clients, we simultaneously deploy onboarding packets, set up employee files, configure PTO tracking, and deliver your initial policy templates.

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Ongoing Administration & Growth

Every month, we process payroll, manage new hires and terminations, coordinate compliance filings, and handle your support tickets. As your team grows, your infrastructure scales with it: upgrade tiers, add à la carte projects, expand documentation, all without changing systems or starting over.

Why HonestWorkForce

The Partner Your
Business Deserves

We built HonestWorkForce to solve the problems we saw every day: businesses paying too much for too little, getting advice they didn't ask for, or stuck managing HR on the side of their desk.

Flat-Fee. No Surprises. Ever.

You know exactly what you're paying every single month. No hourly billing, no hidden add-ons, no invoice shock. Your base fee plus your per-employee rate, that's it. For a growing business managing cash flow, that certainty is a product in itself.

People, Not Software

Call us and a person picks up. The same person who ran your payroll last week and knows your team by name. We're not a dashboard. We're not a chatbot. When something needs attention, your team handles it.

We Stay in Our Lane

No legal advice. No tax guidance. No compliance opinions. This isn't a limitation, it's the structural decision that protects you from unqualified guidance. When something requires legal judgment, we tell you clearly and redirect you to qualified counsel. Your attorney and CPA can refer clients to us without conflict.

Not a PEO. You Stay in Control.

PEOs require co-employment: they become the employer of record and make decisions about your workforce benefits. We don't do that. You remain the sole employer. No co-employment agreements, no minimum headcount requirements, no enterprise complexity. Just the administrative backbone your business needs.

Documentation You Can Trust

Every deliverable we produce follows a defined scope with clear versioning. Your employee handbook, policy templates, onboarding packets, and compliance documents are organized, professional, and consistently formatted. When an auditor asks for documentation, you'll have it.

Built for Growing Companies

We work with founder-led businesses in the sweet spot: past the point where the owner can handle HR on a napkin, but before the point where a full-time HR hire makes financial sense. If you're hiring, expanding, or just trying to get your workforce documentation in order, that's exactly who we built this for.

Who We Are

Four Operators Who
Built What Was Missing

We're a founder-led team with backgrounds in finance, operations, technology, and growth, and firsthand experience with the HR gaps that hold growing businesses back.

EJ
Eric Jarquin
CEO

Operations leadership across service industries. Drives client relationships and firm strategy.

AM
Armanddo Marques
CFO

Finance and business administration. Manages financial operations, pricing architecture, and client infrastructure.

JS
Julio Solis
COO / CTO

Technology and operations systems. Builds the platforms, workflows, and integrations that power service delivery.

KK
Konstantinos Kokavessis
CMO

Marketing and growth strategy. Leads market positioning, referral partnerships, and client acquisition.

Honest About Our Scope

What We Don't Do,
And Why That Matters

This is not a limitation. It is the model's most important structural feature, the boundary that protects clients from unqualified guidance and protects the firm from the liability that follows when that line is crossed.

When your situation requires legal judgment, we say so clearly, redirect you to qualified counsel, and document that redirect. That is the model functioning correctly.

×Legal advice of any kind
×Tax advice or compliance determinations
×Employment law interpretation (FMLA, ADA, Title VII)
×Guidance on terminations or disciplinary decisions
×EEOC charge responses or legal representation
×Employer of Record or co-employment services
×HR advisory hotline or compliance consulting
×Immigration or visa compliance advisory
Frequently Asked Questions

Everything You
Need to Know

HonestWorkForce is a payroll and HR administration services firm. We process payroll, manage employee documentation, coordinate compliance filings, and handle onboarding and offboarding workflows. Every service is administrative in nature: we process transactions and produce documents. We do not provide legal advice, tax advice, or employer of record services.
Flat-fee, predictable pricing. Tier 1 Payroll starts at $250/month plus $12 per employee. Tier 2 Core HR starts at $600/month plus $24 per employee. Tier 3 Full Partner starts at $1,500/month plus $36 per employee. A $300 minimum monthly billing threshold applies. Implementation fees can be paid upfront or spread over 12 months.
No. We are strictly an administrative services firm. We do not provide legal advice, tax advice, compliance guarantees, or regulatory interpretation of any kind. When a situation requires legal judgment, we clearly redirect clients to qualified legal counsel and document that redirect. This boundary is a deliberate structural feature.
Growing businesses in service-based industries, professional services, retail, hospitality, healthcare support, and logistics across the United States. Typically founder-led or owner-operated businesses that need dedicated payroll and HR administration but aren't ready for a full in-house HR hire.
A PEO uses a co-employment model where it becomes the employer of record for tax and benefits. We do not operate as a PEO or employer of record. We handle payroll processing, HR documentation, and compliance filings on your behalf. You remain the sole employer. No co-employment, no minimum headcount, no enterprise complexity.
All agreements carry a 12-month initial term with automatic renewal. No month-to-month option. The 12-month term gives us the runway to properly build out your administrative infrastructure: payroll, documentation, compliance, without rushing. Early termination results in a fee equal to three months base plus any remaining unpaid implementation balance.
Yes. We offer a custom employee handbook as an à la carte service for $3,500. This is an administrative document, not an attorney-reviewed legal instrument. We strongly encourage clients to have the handbook reviewed by qualified legal counsel before implementation.
2040 Polk Street, Hollywood, Florida 33020. We provide services to US-based employers with employees working within the contiguous United States.
Gusto, ADP, and Paychex are self-service payroll software platforms: you log in and run payroll yourself. HonestWorkForce is a dedicated, human-led administration firm. We process your payroll, manage your employee documentation, and handle your compliance filings for you. If you want software to do it yourself, those platforms work well. If you want someone to handle it so you don't have to, that's what we built HonestWorkForce for.
Find Your Fit

Not Sure Which
Tier You Need?

Answer four quick questions. We'll recommend the service tier that matches your business, with a cost estimate based on your team size.

Question 1 of 4

How many employees does your company have?

Question 2 of 4

Who runs your payroll today?

Question 3 of 4

What's your biggest HR pain point?

Question 4 of 4

How soon do you need this in place?

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Client Support

Need Help?
Submit a Request.

Current clients can submit support requests directly through our ticket system. Your request will be acknowledged within the response time outlined in your service agreement.

Tracked by SLA — every request on the clock
Assigned to your dedicated team member
Full documentation trail for every ticket
Submit a Support Request

Click below to open the support request form. Provide your company name, request type, and a description of what you need.

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Existing clients only. Your request will create a tracked ticket in our system.

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Ready to Get Your Workforce
Administration Right?

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