Fractional HR Leadership for High-Stakes Moments

• Labour & Employee Relations

• Workplace Investigations & Conflict

• Recruitment & Talent Strategy

• Executive & Board Advisory

• Compliance, Risk & Governance

• Culture & Workforce Stabilization

Joanna R. La Pointe is the President & Chief Human Resources Practitioner of JRHR Consulting Incorporated (Inc.), a nationally respected HR advisory practice specializing in high-stakes workforce transformation, labour relations, and organizational stabilization.

What is Fractional HR?

A fractional HR consultant is an experienced independent contractor providing strategic, part-time human resources leadership and operational support to businesses on an as-needed basis.

Offering a flexible alternative to full-time hires, these professionals manage compliance, talent management, and policy, allowing companies to scale HR services and costs according to demand, without adding permanent headcount.

25+ years leading a national HR consulting practice through JRHR Consulting Incorporated (Inc.) in multi-sector experience across Canada, First Nations, the U.S., and the U.K., she is known for her sharp judgment, strategic clarity, and ability to bring order and accountability to complex or politically sensitive environments.

1. Specializes in workforce transformation, complex labour & employee relations, policy modernization, and executive advisory

2. Deep experience in unionized and non-unionized environments

3. Sector range includes:

   • NGOs / non-profits

   • Manufacturing

   • Health regulatory bodies

   • Legal organizations

   • Creative industries

   • Studio and Production Companies

   • Private-sector organizations navigating rapid change or workplace conflict

 She has supported organizations requiring rapid, discreet, and high-stakes HR leadership and training.

Impact Highlights (JRHR Consulting Incorporated (Inc.)

• Stabilized 10+ organizations across 20+ sites during high-risk workforce disruption, reducing escalations by approximately 35% within 90 days

• Led 60+ workplace investigations, delivering defensible findings in 10 to 20 business days and improving time to decision by approximately 80%

• Managed 150+ union and employee relations files, including grievances, discipline, accommodation, and return to work, resolving approximately 95% without arbitration and reducing repeat issues by approximately 90%

• Designed and implemented workforce redesign in 500 to 2,000 employee environments, strengthening role clarity and accountability across multi-site operations

• Built and modernized 50+ policies, toolkits, and governance frameworks, improving leadership consistency and implementation speed across teams

• Strengthened culture and retention outcomes, decreasing turnover from approximately 22% to approximately 12% over 12 months through accountability systems and leadership support

JRHR Consulting Incorporated (Inc.) supports organizations that require rapid, discreet, and high-stakes HR leadership and training.