HR answers. Anytime. Anywhere.

You didn’t sign up to be the HR department.

Handle difficult employee conversations, performance concerns, and workplace issues with more confidence. Arvia helps you figure out what to say, what to document, and when to bring in an HR expert.

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Private to you·Never used to train AI·You stay in control

Running a business is hard enough.

Handling employee issues shouldn’t mean figuring everything out on your own.

For the people who end up handling HR

Start with yourself, then add the managers who need it.

🏢 Business owners

You run the business, and HR landed on you too. Get help with the employee side without hiring an HR team.

  • What to say before a hard conversation
  • How to handle discipline and performance fairly
  • When it’s worth calling an HR consultant or attorney
  • Guidance for the state you’re in

🗂️ Operations and office managers

You’re the one people come to when something goes wrong. Have a plan before you walk into the room.

  • Attendance, conduct and complaints
  • What to write down, and how
  • Talking points and follow-up emails
  • A private record of each situation

👥 Supervisors and team leads

Promoted for doing great work, now leading people. Get practical help with the conversations that come with it.

  • Giving feedback that lands
  • Handling conflict on the team
  • Knowing when to bring it to the owner
  • Private conversations, only you can see them
Built for small businesses without an HR department.

Guardrails for people decisions

Arvia helps you move forward with care: it flags the risk, tells you when to pause, and leaves the decision with you.

A risk level on every answer

Every Employee Relations answer comes with a risk level, and Arvia is designed to tell you when to pause and bring in an HR consultant or an employment attorney.

You stay in control

Arvia gives guidance. It can’t email anyone, access your systems, or act on its own. The final decision is yours.

A second set of eyes

For situations that need it, Smart Tickets send the next step to a reviewer your business chooses before anyone acts.

Private to you

Your conversations aren’t visible to your manager, your team, or your HR department. If you open a Smart Ticket, it’s shared only with your reviewer.

Never used to train AI

Your conversations and documents are never used to train AI, ours or anyone else’s.

Built on real HR experience

Built on 25+ years of HR leadership, and reviewed regularly to improve answers that fall short. Reviews don’t show who asked or where they work (see our privacy policy).

Many AI tools tell you what you want to hear. Arvia tells you what you need to know.

An owner asks

“An employee keeps showing up late. Can I let her go on Friday?”

Employee Relations Washington State

Before moving to termination, make sure the groundwork is there, both to be fair to her and to protect you if she disputes it.

A few things to check first
  • Has she been told clearly that her attendance is a problem, and what the expectation is?
  • Has she had a chance to improve? Termination without a prior warning can feel like it came out of nowhere.
  • Is anything driving the lateness, like a medical condition, caregiving, or transportation? That could mean considering an accommodation under federal or Washington law.
  • Does your company have a progressive discipline policy? If so, skipping steps creates risk.

If you’ve had the conversation, written it down, and she hasn’t improved, ending her employment may be appropriate. If any of the questions above give you pause, talk with an HR consultant or an employment attorney before you decide.

Don’t make Friday a deadline until those questions are answered.
Would you like a sample script or talking points for this conversation?

Arvia can help you think through the situation, but the final decision and reasoning are yours.

A manager asks

“How do I give difficult feedback without damaging the relationship?”

Leadership Coach

Honest feedback doesn’t damage relationships. How it’s delivered can, and so can avoiding it until things reach a breaking point.

The framework that works
  1. Care personally and challenge directly, at the same time. Try: “I value working with you, and I want to be direct about something that isn’t working.”
  2. Describe the behavior, not the person: specific, concrete, and recent.
  3. Name the impact: what’s at stake for the team, the project, or you.
  4. Make a clear request: “What I need going forward is…”

The relationship is usually more at risk from avoidance than from honesty.

What’s the conversation you’re preparing for, and what’s making it feel risky?
Would you like talking points or a script for this conversation?
A business owner asks

“We have high turnover and don’t know why. Where do we start?”

Team & Culture Strategy

High turnover without a clear cause is a data problem before it’s a strategy problem. Learn who is leaving, when, and from where before designing any solutions.

Where to start
  1. Segment your turnover data by department, role, tenure, and manager. If turnover is clustered, the cause almost certainly is too.
  2. Run stay interviews before exit interviews. Ask your strong performers what would make them leave.
  3. Review exit interviews for patterns, and start a consistent exit process if you don’t have one.
  4. Put a cost on it: recruiting, lost productivity, and training time. Not all turnover is equally damaging.
The question for your leadership team: is this a pay, management, culture, or role-design problem? The data tells you which.

Key metric: turnover by department and tenure, tracked quarterly.

Would you like a template to get started?

Examples shortened for this page. Arvia’s guidance depends on your location and the policies you upload.

Small problems rarely stay small.

Your good employees

An issue no one knows how to address can end in a resignation, or a discrimination complaint.

Your culture

What a manager doesn’t know how to handle can quietly become how the whole team operates. A toxic culture is much harder to fix than one hard conversation.

Your time

Managers without guidance can make mistakes that pile up, turning small issues into problems that take months to untangle.

Arvia helps you handle it early, while it’s still a conversation.

Payroll software pays your people. Arvia helps you lead them.

Your other tools handle payroll, time tracking, benefits, and hiring. Arvia is built for the moments they don’t cover: the hard conversation, the employee issue that’s getting worse, the decision you’re not sure about.

  • Help the moment you need it, not by appointment.
  • Guidance that knows when to stop and bring in an HR consultant or an employment attorney.
  • Grounded in where you work and the policies you share.
  • A fraction of the cost of HR add-ons or outsourced HR.

Keep your payroll provider. Add the people side it doesn’t cover.

Start with Employee Relations. Everything else is included.

Most days, Employee Relations is where you’ll start. When you need more, like coaching, team planning, a promotion or hiring decision, or a record of a situation over time, it’s already part of your plan.

👥

Employee Relations Agent

Practical help with the employee situations in front of you, with a risk level on every answer. Informed by employment law where you work and, if you upload them, your own policies.

  • A risk level on every answer
  • Attendance, performance & conduct
  • Harassment and discrimination
  • Progressive discipline guidance
  • Investigation neutrality
  • Talking points & conversation scripts
  • Documentation guidance
💡

Team & Culture Strategy Agent

Help with the bigger picture: morale, turnover, unclear roles, and how your team works together.

  • Workforce planning and org design
  • Engagement and retention strategy
  • Performance management frameworks
  • Succession planning
  • Culture and change management
  • People analytics and metrics
⭐

Leadership Coach Agent

Practical guidance for leaders at every level — from self-awareness and executive presence to building high-performing teams and leading through change.

  • Self-awareness & leadership brand
  • Coaching & developing others
  • Performance conversations
  • Building high-performing teams
  • Leading through change
  • Strategic thinking & decision-making
📈

Promotion Readiness Agent

Structured promotion readiness assessments based on demonstrated next-level competency — not just current performance. Built on the SKW Leadership Readiness Framework.

  • 10 competency dimensions
  • Four leadership transition levels
  • Save and export assessment reports
  • Share with HR or department managers
💼

Position Strategy Agent

Evaluate whether a proposed position is a sound organizational investment — before it is budgeted, approved, or posted.

  • 8 assessment dimensions
  • Strategic alignment analysis
  • Budget & sustainability review
  • Exportable Position Strategy Brief
🎫

Flexible Case Tracking

Document and track employee relations situations your way — from AI-assisted risk assessment to a simple, self-managed record.

  • Smart Tickets — automatic risk assessment & discipline-stage tracking
  • Regular Tickets — simple, self-managed step-by-step record
  • Full documentation trail either way
  • Sort, filter & export ticket history

Up and running in minutes

1

Create your account

Sign up, choose how many people, and start your 14-day free trial. A card is required to start; nothing is charged until day 15.

2

Set up your organization

Tell Arvia where you work, whether your workplace is unionized, and who handles HR, then invite your team. Uploading your employee handbook is optional; add it anytime so guidance reflects your policies.

3

Get guidance when you need it

Describe your situation and get clear, practical guidance, informed by the employment laws where you work.

Know when it's time to bring in help.

Arvia is designed to help you recognize when a situation needs an HR expert, based on your business and the circumstances at hand.

  • Guidance that reflects where you work, your policies if you upload them, and the situation in front of you
  • Smart Tickets assess how much attention a situation may need, and track it over time
  • The reviewer you choose is notified when a Smart Ticket needs review
  • A documented timeline for each situation, with Smart Tickets or simple Regular Tickets
  • Employment law guidance for all 50 US states, plus Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore

$59 per person per month

One plan, everything included: $59 per person per month, or $590 per person per year.

Try it free for 14 days. A card starts your trial. Cancel before it ends and you won’t be charged.

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Good questions to ask before you start

Can I use Arvia without an HR team?

Yes. Arvia is built for businesses without an HR department. It walks you through what HR would normally do, and points out when a situation may call for an HR consultant or an employment attorney.

Do I need a card to start the free trial?

Yes. A card is required to start your 14-day free trial. Nothing is charged during the trial, and we’ll email you before it ends. Cancel before your trial ends and you won’t be charged. Payments are processed securely by Stripe, so Arvia never sees your full card number.

Do I need an employee handbook to get started?

No. You can start asking questions right away. If you upload a handbook later, Arvia draws on your policies where they apply.

Is Arvia giving me legal advice?

No. Arvia provides HR guidance and educational information, not legal advice. For specific legal questions or high-stakes decisions, consult a qualified employment attorney.

Does Arvia replace HR?

No. Arvia helps with everyday employee questions and recommends bringing in an HR expert when a situation calls for it. Smart Tickets that need review stay with the reviewer your business chooses until they approve next steps.

Who can see my conversations?

Only you. Your conversations aren’t visible to other managers, administrators, or anyone else in your business.

Does Arvia use our conversations to train AI?

No. Your data is never used to train AI, ours or anyone else’s.

Can Arvia take actions on its own?

No. Arvia’s agents read your question and write an answer. They can’t reach your email, files, or other systems, and they don’t make employment decisions for you.

Can other organizations see our information?

No. Each organization has its own separate workspace, designed so your conversations, tickets, and documents are never visible to or shared with another organization.

Have another question? Email hello@arviahr.com

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