At The Fifth Option, we have over 50 years of combined experience working with industry leaders within various lines of business in Canada, the US, Europe and South America.

We have worked with a wide spectrum of clients in a variety of markets and environments. Our services provide solutions in the following areas:

• Human Resources / Labour Relations Strategies
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Training and Development
• Recruitment and Executive Search
• Retention
• Performance Management
• International / Expatriate Workforce Strategies
• Project Start-up Support
• Leadership Analysis & Succession Planning
• Employee Compensation / Incentive Systems

Why The Fifth Option?

We believe that human resources management is essential to running an effective organization.

In today’s environment you are already being faced with fighting for the same market of potential employees, suppliers, customers and investors. This fight can become close to impossible when competing with other organizations that may already have their human resources management in place. The difference is as simple as having the right human resources practices in place to service your people and your financial objectives.

However, many organizations may not think they have the need to source and take on human resources as a full time initiative in their work environment.

Here at The Fifth Option, we understand the problem as businesses having had only one of four options:

OPTION 1 - Hiring expensive full-time Human Resources staff
OPTION 2 - Retaining costly hands-off consultants
OPTION 3 - Delegating to existing staff
OPTION 4 - Assigning responsibilities to senior executives.

Now, you have a better option:
OPTION 5 - The Fifth Option