Wider reach
Extends PurpleTree's reach to Irish businesses through your network.
Earn from every good introduction
A referral programme built for partners
Our referral programme helps expand our network through trusted recommendations from partners like you. Earn tangible financial rewards for referring new clients to our expert HR, employment law, or health and safety services.
One introduction, one tangible reward.
Why Partners Refer to PurpleTree
The referral programme rewards you for introducing Irish businesses to PurpleTree. When a contact in your network is wrestling with a disciplinary case, a WRC claim, a redundancy, or simply has no HR function to lean on, a single introduction connects them to specialist support and earns you a tangible reward.
The programme covers our full service span: outsourced HR, employment law and WRC representation, health and safety, and HR software. It is open to partners, associates, professional advisors and existing clients referring businesses that operate in Ireland. For a sense of who fits, our overview of the biggest HR challenges facing Irish SMEs describes the situations we are built to handle.
Partner rewards
Rewards partners for successful new client introductions.
Full service scope
Covers HR, employment law, health and safety and HR software.
The more you send, the more it pays.
What You Earn for Each Introduction
PurpleTree rewards business partners generously for successful new client referrals, and the more you introduce, the more the structure pays. Rewards are tracked on a rolling 12-month basis from your first qualifying referral, with bonus payments built in at the third and fifth introduction. Every reward is paid by direct bank transfer and is never added to the client's own fee, so your introduction costs them nothing.
- 1st referral€250
- 2nd referral€250
- 3rd referral (bonus)€500
- 4th referral€250
- 5th referral (super bonus)€750
- 6th+ referrals€250 each
You will recognise the right ones easily.
The Businesses That Need PurpleTree
The best referrals are Irish employers carrying HR risk without the support to manage it. That might be a growing SME that has passed ten or fifteen staff with no dedicated HR person, an owner-manager handling contracts and disciplinaries on instinct, or a business that has just received a letter from the Workplace Relations Commission.
Some need a complete outsourced HR function on a fixed monthly fee, others need one-off WRC representation or help with a redundancy, and many simply want to replace spreadsheets with proper HR software. You do not need to diagnose what they need. If a contact feels exposed on the people side of their business, that is a referral worth making.
- Growing SMEs between roughly 5 and 150 employees with no in-house HR
- Owner-managers handling contracts, leave and discipline themselves
- Businesses facing a WRC claim, redundancy or difficult disciplinary case
- Employers still running HR on paper and spreadsheets
Just three simple conditions to meet.
What Constitutes a Qualifying Referral?
For a referral to qualify for compensation, three conditions must be met. Each is straightforward, and we confirm your reward as soon as they are satisfied so you are never left guessing where a referral stands.
- The referred client must be new to PurpleTree (no contact in the last 12 months).
- The referral must result in a signed contract or paid project (minimum €1,000 excl. VAT).
- The referred client must complete their initial payment to PurpleTree.
Quick to do, with no invoicing on you.
How to Make a Referral and Get Paid
Referring businesses to PurpleTree is quick and straightforward. Identify contacts who could benefit from our outsourced HR, employment law or HR essentials services, obtain their permission for us to reach out, then send our sales team the details. We acknowledge your referral within two business days and keep you informed of progress. Payment is processed by direct bank transfer within 30 days of the referred client completing their initial payment.
- Identify contacts who could benefit from PurpleTree's services.
- Obtain their permission for us to contact them, mentioning your introduction.
- Email our sales team with the company name, contact person, their needs, and your relationship.
- We contact the referred client professionally within five business days.
- Payment is processed to your nominated bank account within 30 days of qualification.
Every introduction handled in confidence.
Data Protection and Programme Terms
PurpleTree is committed to the highest standards of confidentiality and data protection for all referrals. All information you provide is handled strictly in accordance with GDPR and Irish data protection law, and is used only to process your referral. PurpleTree reserves the right to modify or terminate this programme at any time, with at least 30 days written notice to active partners. Referrals logged before any change will be honoured under the original terms.
- All referred client information is handled confidentially under GDPR.
- Data is used only for processing your referral.
- 30 days notice provided for any significant programme changes.
- Prior referrals honoured under original terms.
Get Started Today
Ready to put your professional network to work? Contact our sales team to discuss a potential referral or submit details for a business you think would benefit from PurpleTree's services. Whether they need outsourced HR, employment advice, health and safety support, or strategic HR consulting, we welcome your introductions. See how we price HR support so you know exactly what you are connecting them to.
Email: sales@purpletreehr.com
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Common questions from employers
The programme is open to anyone with a professional network in Ireland: accountants, solicitors, business advisors, recruiters, existing PurpleTree clients, and fellow business owners who come across employers that need HR support. There is no fee to take part and no minimum number of referrals. If you know an Irish business that would benefit from our HR, employment law or health and safety services, you can refer them.
We pay a tiered reward for every qualifying referral, tracked on a rolling 12-month basis from your first introduction. You earn €250 for your first and second qualifying referral, €500 as a bonus on your third, €250 on your fourth, €750 as a super-bonus on your fifth, and €250 for every referral after that. The reward is paid by PurpleTree and is never added to the client's fee.
A referral qualifies when three things are true: the business is new to PurpleTree with no contact from us in the previous 12 months, the introduction leads to a signed contract or paid project of at least €1,000 excluding VAT, and the client completes their first payment to us. Once those conditions are met, your reward is confirmed.
We acknowledge every referral within two business days and keep you updated on its progress. Once the referred client completes their initial payment and the referral qualifies, we process your reward by direct bank transfer to your nominated account within 30 days. There is no invoicing burden on your side.
Any Irish employer carrying HR risk without proper support. That usually means a growing SME with no in-house HR person, a business facing a disciplinary or WRC issue, or a company still running leave and contracts on spreadsheets. They might need outsourced HR, WRC representation, health and safety support or HR software. Our overview of the biggest HR challenges facing Irish SMEs is a useful gauge of who fits.
Yes. Before you pass on a contact, ask their permission and let them know you are introducing them to PurpleTree. We then reach out professionally within five business days, mentioning your introduction. All referred client information is handled confidentially and strictly in line with GDPR and Irish data protection law, and is used only to process your referral.
An introduction is just that. The referred business is under no obligation to proceed, and your reward is paid by PurpleTree rather than added to anything the client pays. We scope and quote every engagement in writing before any work begins, so the client always sees the cost in advance. See how we price HR support for how that works.
It is a natural fit. Professional firms regularly see clients run into employment law questions, contract gaps, redundancy decisions or WRC exposure that sit outside their own remit. Referring those clients to PurpleTree gives them specialist Irish HR support from our Longford-based team and earns you a reward for the introduction, while your own relationship with the client stays intact.