Purple Playground

Purple Playground is an Australian HR consulting and recruitment business based in Broadbeach Waters, Queensland. It is led by Sally Murphy, co-owner and founding director, and Jemma Eaton, co-owner and director. The company works with purpose-driven businesses, and its HR services are aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, not-for-profits, social enterprises and start-ups preparing to scale.

Its recruitment services rely on proactive candidate sourcing and screening. On the HR side it offers three models: an outsourced HR team under a partnership plan, an HR membership with a self-service portal and weekly Q&A sessions, and pay-per-service support for one-off projects such as employment contracts, policy reviews and Fair Work compliance guidance. Other areas include workforce planning, onboarding, leadership development and HR systems.

The company says it works remotely about 90 per cent of the time and has clients around Australia. Its HR and recruitment services are listed for Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, the Gold Coast, Sydney and the Sunshine Coast.