No-Nonsense, Trusted HR Consulting
If you need help with an HR project or any people related challenge, you have come to the right place. We are experts in all aspects of HR. Our interim HR consultants will help you scope the project, will update you regularly and will deliver on time and budget.
Clients are often under pressure to meet their business plans to satisfy their stakeholders and to stay ahead. Great people management is key to them. Whether they are undertaking an acquisition or going through a period of change, a great HR interim professional can really take the heat off.
No-Nonsense, Trusted HR Consulting
If you need help with an HR project or any people related challenge, you have come to the right place. We are experts in all aspects of HR. Our interim HR consultants will help you scope the project, will update you regularly and will deliver on time and budget.
Clients are often under pressure to meet their business plans to satisfy their stakeholders and to stay ahead. Great people management is key to them. Whether they are undertaking an acquisition or going through a period of change, a great HR interim professional can really take the heat off.
HR Consulting Expertise
We consult in all areas of human resources, from generalist HR support to the HR specialist areas. You are in safe hands with our extensive experience across our team.
Below are some of the areas we provide HR consulting support for. There are very few challenges we haven’t seen before. If there are other areas of HR that you would like to discuss that are not listed below, please get in touch.
HR Consulting Expertise
We consult in all areas of human resources, from generalist HR support to the HR specialist areas. You are in safe hands with our extensive experience across our team.
Below are some of the areas we provide HR consulting support for. There are very few challenges we haven’t seen before. If there are other areas of HR that you would like to discuss that are not listed below, please get in touch.
Navigating Business Challenges
Cost reduction & restructuring (redundancy)
Our clients need us just as much when they are going through tough times. We have led many industry downsizing efforts. Our ultimate aim is to ensure when times are tough that staff are communicated with openly and honestly and treated with dignity and respect. We look at ways of reducing costs over and above headcount reduction. We project manage change and support you through difficult times,so you are not alone.
We support you in the most commercially affordable way we can. Working with trade unions where required, we aim to make the process as sensitive and smooth as possible for everyone involved. We proactively offer to use our network to try and support impacted individuals, be that with other opportunities or career coaching and outplacement.
Navigating Business Challenges
Cost reduction & restructuring (redundancy)
Our clients need us just as much when they are going through tough times. We have led many industry downsizing efforts. Our ultimate aim is to ensure when times are tough that staff are communicated with openly and honestly and treated with dignity and respect. We look at ways of reducing costs over and above headcount reduction. We project manage change and support you through difficult times,so you are not alone.
We support you in the most commercially affordable way we can. Working with trade unions where required, we aim to make the process as sensitive and smooth as possible for everyone involved. We proactively offer to use our network to try and support impacted individuals, be that with other opportunities or career coaching and outplacement.
Comprehensive HR Services for SMEs
As the human resources department for more than 400 SMEs and charities in the UK, we offer outsourced HR services for all of your HR needs. We provide practical HR advice and keep you in line with employment law, leaving you with more time on your hands to focus on running the business. We offer our HR services as a call off via a ‘bank of hours’ and on a monthly retainer basis.
Comprehensive HR Services for SMEs
As the human resources department for more than 400 SMEs and charities in the UK, we offer outsourced HR services for all of your HR needs. We provide practical HR advice and keep you in line with employment law, leaving you with more time on your hands to focus on running the business. We offer our HR services as a call off via a ‘bank of hours’ and on a monthly retainer basis.
Another happy client
Another happy client
-Gaynor Gillespie, Chief People Officer, Rathbones plc
Start-Up and Scale-Up HR Support
We have started-up and scaled-up a huge list of businesses. We can set you up fairly quickly and get you hiring. We can help you to attract the right staff. Right from the start, we are thinking about culture, attraction and the retention of the people you hire. So whether it’s HR policies, a handbook, an induction programme, recruitment, or a full People Strategy; we have the tools and experience to make your start-up or scale-up as stress-free as possible.
Start-Up and Scale-Up HR Support
We have started-up and scaled-up a huge list of businesses. We can set you up fairly quickly and get you hiring. We can help you to attract the right staff. Right from the start, we are thinking about culture, attraction and the retention of the people you hire. So whether it’s HR policies, a handbook, an induction programme, recruitment, or a full People Strategy; we have the tools and experience to make your start-up or scale-up as stress-free as possible.
Support for Strategic Growth
Scale-up and growth is a core area of our expertise. We have developed our own growth models to ensure that the key fundamentals are in place. We work with you to ensure you have the right organisational model, the right leadership team, clear roles and responsibilities and we can support you with your business strategy.
Support for Strategic Growth
Scale-up and growth is a core area of our expertise. We have developed our own growth models to ensure that the key fundamentals are in place. We work with you to ensure you have the right organisational model, the right leadership team, clear roles and responsibilities and we can support you with your business strategy.
Employee Relations Management
We are the trusted partner to many clients in the Public, Private and Third sectors. We have supported some very high profile clients in managing their employee relations cases. Whether it’s an investigation, grievance or disciplinary hearing, or an organisational review; we have first class consultants who will approach these matters in a very confidential, sensitive and professional manner. We are often the independent party at the table and have worked with many boards and committees to ensure that things are how they should be within their businesses and organisations.
Employee Relations Management
We are the trusted partner to many clients in the Public, Private and Third sectors. We have supported some very high profile clients in managing their employee relations cases. Whether it’s an investigation, grievance or disciplinary hearing, or an organisational review; we have first class consultants who will approach these matters in a very confidential, sensitive and professional manner. We are often the independent party at the table and have worked with many boards and committees to ensure that things are how they should be within their businesses and organisations.
Mergers and acquisitions & TUPE
We have been involved with a significant number of sales processes. From HR due diligence to the interview and retention of the business owners, we have created and populated data rooms and worked to ensure seamless transitions and integrations.
In recent years we have managed acquisitions and divestments that have applied TUPE (or equivalent in other jurisdictions) and managed share sale deals that have not applied this legislation.
We have transferred around 10,000 staff in recent years under TUPE. We have been responsible for writing industry regulations on the subject and would be considered market-leading in this area.
Mergers and acquisitions & TUPE
We have been involved with a significant number of sales processes. From HR due diligence to the interview and retention of the business owners, we have created and populated data rooms and worked to ensure seamless transitions and integrations.
In recent years we have managed acquisitions and divestments that have applied TUPE (or equivalent in other jurisdictions) and managed share sale deals that have not applied this legislation.
We have transferred around 10,000 staff in recent years under TUPE. We have been responsible for writing industry regulations on the subject and would be considered market-leading in this area.
Culture and Engagement
Leaders are becoming more aware of the “cost of disengagement”, so culture and engagement is creeping up the agenda. To deliver growth and ultimately secure an exit or investment for a company, leaders need to ensure that they retain their team in the long term.
For many years, companies have used surveys to identify the key frustrations of the staff. For years, surveys have failed to deliver on expectations. By independently facilitating engagement focus groups we have the ability to take a list of 30 challenges and to work with the staff to agree on the key few priorities for the year ahead.
Culture and Engagement
Leaders are becoming more aware of the “cost of disengagement”, so culture and engagement is creeping up the agenda. To deliver growth and ultimately secure an exit or investment for a company, leaders need to ensure that they retain their team in the long term.
For many years, companies have used surveys to identify the key frustrations of the staff. For years, surveys have failed to deliver on expectations. By independently facilitating engagement focus groups we have the ability to take a list of 30 challenges and to work with the staff to agree on the key few priorities for the year ahead.
Keeping it Simple
Our simple but effective engagement programme has led us to become the Top Employer in recognised listings in the countries that we have operated in.
Great cultures take great cultivation and thankfully with this process it doesn’t have to take years. We’ve seen things change overnight.
We have conducted our face-to-face engagement programme cross-sector in the UK and internationally with some really great results.
Keeping it Simple
Our simple but effective engagement programme has led us to become the Top Employer in recognised listings in the countries that we have operated in.
Great cultures take great cultivation and thankfully with this process it doesn’t have to take years. We’ve seen things change overnight.
We have conducted our face-to-face engagement programme cross-sector in the UK and internationally with some really great results.
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Wellbeing is not new, but leaders are starting to recognise that most people at some time suffer from mental health issues, regardless of their seniority. We deploy wellbeing advocates who can ultimately help you bring together all aspects of your existing support for employees (as well as suggesting new approaches) and to make this support more visible to them. We also look to engage everyone in your business including line managers and employees in mental health and wellbeing awareness as part of their roles.
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Wellbeing is not new, but leaders are starting to recognise that most people at some time suffer from mental health issues, regardless of their seniority. We deploy wellbeing advocates who can ultimately help you bring together all aspects of your existing support for employees (as well as suggesting new approaches) and to make this support more visible to them. We also look to engage everyone in your business including line managers and employees in mental health and wellbeing awareness as part of their roles.
Transformative Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Many organisations now want to be educated and supported to ensure that their workforces are as diverse as their client bases. However the truth is that this is not a 3 month project; it is going to be a major transformation for many organisations. It’s not just about policies and processes – it’s about your leaders, your career practices, your values, and many other things which are perhaps no so visible or obvious. We have some fantastic equality, diversity and inclusion consultants, if you would like to chat to one of them please let us know.
Transformative Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Many organisations now want to be educated and supported to ensure that their workforces are as diverse as their client bases. However the truth is that this is not a 3 month project; it is going to be a major transformation for many organisations. It’s not just about policies and processes – it’s about your leaders, your career practices, your values, and many other things which are perhaps no so visible or obvious. We have some fantastic equality, diversity and inclusion consultants, if you would like to chat to one of them please let us know.
Management and Leadership Development
We don’t do training for training’s sake. Our clients come to us as they feel that they often waste their training budgets on ‘just another training course’ that has no real impact back in the office.
The differentiator about our approach is in line with our purpose. We know the right managers with the right skills will help grow the business and increase bottom line profitability. Many people-related challenges are circumvented where we have effective managers leading people.
To that end, if we are going to help you to step up your managers to take more accountability, and to have every chance to deliver, we need to ensure that any training course or intervention has real outcomes and real takeaways so you can see a measurable change and improvement.
We put the commercial into management and leadership development training
We also provide the following L&D services on an interim consulting basis.
- ✅ To develop career frameworks and visible career paths.
- ✅ To develop technical and ‘softer’ skill competence frameworks.
- ✅ To develop leadership competencies
- ✅ The design and delivery supervisory and management training programmes
- ✅ To identify and develop ‘High Potential’ individuals.
- ✅ To design and implement succession planning frameworks.
Management and Leadership Development
We don’t do training for training’s sake. Our clients come to us as they feel that they often waste their training budgets on ‘just another training course’ that has no real impact back in the office.
The differentiator about our approach is in line with our purpose. We know the right managers with the right skills will help grow the business and increase bottom line profitability. Many people-related challenges are circumvented where we have effective managers leading people.
To that end, if we are going to help you to step up your managers to take more accountability, and to have every chance to deliver, we need to ensure that any training course or intervention has real outcomes and real takeaways so you can see a measurable change and improvement.
We put the commercial into management and leadership development training
We also provide the following L&D services on an interim consulting basis.
- ✅ To develop career frameworks and visible career paths.
- ✅ To develop technical and ‘softer’ skill competence frameworks.
- ✅ To develop leadership competencies
- ✅ The design and delivery supervisory and management training programmes
- ✅ To identify and develop ‘High Potential’ individuals.
- ✅ To design and implement succession planning frameworks.
Reward (Compensation and Benefits)
We deploy excellent reward consultants who can support you to ensure you are competitive in the marketplace. We cover the breadth of the reward discipline from job evaluation, salary structure, benchmarking and have experience across several sectors. We can support executive pay and associated incentive (bonus and equity) schemes. We have experience both domestically and internationally. Whether it is a short term project for a few days or larger scale project we can support you.
Reward (Compensation and Benefits)
We deploy excellent reward consultants who can support you to ensure you are competitive in the marketplace. We cover the breadth of the reward discipline from job evaluation, salary structure, benchmarking and have experience across several sectors. We can support executive pay and associated incentive (bonus and equity) schemes. We have experience both domestically and internationally. Whether it is a short term project for a few days or larger scale project we can support you.
HR Systems
We have extensive experience in developing specifications for HR systems. We have managed several implementation projects for the HR workstream. In some cases, our clients have come to us when their implementation is not effective and need us to intervene to get them on track. We have experience working with several major branded HR systems as well as more bespoke arrangements.
HR Systems
We have extensive experience in developing specifications for HR systems. We have managed several implementation projects for the HR workstream. In some cases, our clients have come to us when their implementation is not effective and need us to intervene to get them on track. We have experience working with several major branded HR systems as well as more bespoke arrangements.
Facilitation
We offer first class leadership team facilitation. Whether it’s an offsite meeting or a strategy day our facilitators will add real value to ensure you achieve your outcomes.
Facilitation
We offer first class leadership team facilitation. Whether it’s an offsite meeting or a strategy day our facilitators will add real value to ensure you achieve your outcomes.
Management and Executive Coaching
We have a first class executive coaching pool, we recognise the real value of coaching from a personal development perspective. Our coaches have external supervision, are suitably qualified and have years of experience as business leaders.
Management and Executive Coaching
We have a first class executive coaching pool, we recognise the real value of coaching from a personal development perspective. Our coaches have external supervision, are suitably qualified and have years of experience as business leaders.
