HR support for businesses too small to need an HR department.
We look after the people side of running a business for owners and managers across Leeds and West Yorkshire. Contracts, policies, absence, the occasional disciplinary: done properly, and explained in plain English.
Most of our clients employ somewhere between five and fifty people. They come to us because they'd rather spend their time running the business, and because getting employment matters wrong is expensive. More about us.
What we help with
- Contracts and handbooks
- Employment contracts, offer letters and a staff handbook that fits how your business actually works, kept up to date when the law changes.
- Absence and sickness
- Recording absence, return-to-work meetings, fit notes, long-term sickness and phased returns.
- Disciplinaries and grievances
- Investigations, letters, hearings and appeals, handled fairly and in the right order, with someone beside you at each step.
- Change and redundancy
- Restructures, changes to terms, consultation and selection, planned before anything is announced.
- Recruitment and starters
- Job descriptions, right-to-work checks, interviews, references and a proper first week.
- Managers
- Short, practical sessions for new managers on running one-to-ones, handling absence and having difficult conversations.
How we work
Most clients use us on a monthly retainer: a set number of hours each month, with quick questions answered by email or a call whenever they come up. Others bring us in by the job, at a price agreed before we start.
We're not a law firm. If a matter needs legal advice or representation at a tribunal, we'll say so early and introduce you to an employment solicitor.
Getting in touch
Tell us a little about your business and what's on your mind, and we'll arrange a call. The first conversation is free and there's no obligation.