Practical HR support for growing businesses

Employee relations issues are the most common reason businesses come to us — and often the most stressful. Handled incorrectly, they create legal risk, damage team morale, and cost time and money. Handled well, they protect your business and your people.

What we help with:

• Disciplinary investigations and hearings — from informal conversations to formal dismissal
• Grievance procedures — ensuring fair and legally compliant processes
• Performance management — PIPs, capability procedures, and improvement plans
• Absence management — short-term, long-term, and persistent absence
• Redundancy and restructuring
• Settlement agreements and exits

How it works:

We guide you through every step — from preparing documentation and scripts to attending meetings and drafting outcome letters. You stay in control; we make sure it's done right.

Employment law changes constantly — and getting it wrong is expensive. We keep your business on the right side of the law without you needing to read the legislation yourself.

What we cover:

• Employment contracts — new starters, zero hours, variable hours, and senior hires
• Employee handbooks and policy manuals
• ERA 2025 compliance — SSP from day one, carer's leave, neonatal leave, and more
• TUPE and business transfers
• Auto-enrolment and benefits compliance
• Right to work checks and documentation

Why it matters now:

The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduced significant changes effective April 2026. Many businesses are still running on outdated contracts and policies. We'll audit what you have and update it to full compliance.

Hiring well is one of the most important things a growing business can do. A bad hire is costly — not just financially, but in time, morale, and management bandwidth. We help you get it right from the start.

What we support:

• Job descriptions and person specifications
• Interview frameworks and scoring tools
• Offer letters and pre-employment checks
• Probation period management and review documentation
• Induction plans and onboarding checklists
• New starter contracts and welcome packs

Your managers are the engine of your business. When they're confident, skilled, and consistent — everything else runs better. We design and deliver training that actually changes behaviour.

Training areas:

• Managing difficult conversations
• Conducting fair disciplinary and grievance hearings
• Performance management and coaching skills
• Employment law essentials for line managers
• Values and behaviours embedding
• Bespoke programmes designed around your business

You need senior HR thinking in your business — but you don't need (or can't afford) a full-time HR Director. A Fractional HR Director gives you exactly that: experienced, strategic HR leadership at a fraction of the cost.

What this looks like in practice:

• Regular senior HR input embedded into your leadership team
• People strategy development aligned to your business goals
• HR function setup — processes, reporting, and people metrics
• Senior ER case management and board-level HR advice
• Culture, engagement, and values programmes
• Flexible time commitment — typically one or two days per month

Is this right for you?

This service works best for businesses between 20–150 employees who are growing fast and need HR thinking at a senior level, without the cost of a permanent hire. If that sounds like you, let's talk.