Practical HR support, without the overheads.
From everyday HR processes to the bigger strategic People decisions.
Practical, jargon free HR support delivered by someone who’s built HR functions from scratch, not just administered them.
You Don't Need a Full HR Department
Most small businesses don't need a full HR department. They need someone who can handle the day-to-day (contracts, policies, compliance queries) reliably, and who can step up to something bigger, like a restructure, a culture reset, or a compliance overhaul, when it's genuinely needed. That's exactly what I offer.
I provide practical HR support across the full range of core HR activities, making sure your policies, processes and people practices are legally compliant and actually work for your business.
Day-to-day advice, contracts and policies, absence and performance issues, employee relations, workplace investigations. The aim is always the same: reduce risk, keep things consistent, and give managers the confidence to deal with people matters properly.
Straightforward, practical advice in plain English and no unnecessary HR jargon.
HR Consultancy
My services
Ongoing support or projects (day rate from £400pd)
General day-to-day HR advice and people process support
HR compliance audits and reviews
Policy development and employee handbook creation
Employee relations casework
Culture and engagement strategy
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) support
Employee wellbeing and mental health at work initiatives
HRIS systems selection and implementation
Establishing HR functions from scratch for growing start-ups
Practical HR and employment law training for managers and teams
I support you with the everyday HR processes that come with running a business, from recruitment and onboarding, probation, flexible working and family-friendly policies, to performance management, employee wellbeing, diversity and inclusion and employee engagement, to ending employment, plus everything in between.
Whether you need advice on a specific situation or ongoing support, I'll help you understand what needs to be done, provide the relevant documentation and letters, and work alongside you to put the right processes in place, supporting you throughout.
I also keep you up to date with changes to UK employment law and what they mean in practice for your business. Support is tailored to what you need, from guidance through to managing the process for you.
HR Advice & Support
Not sure whether your HR processes are up to scratch? An HR Health Check is a straightforward, cost-effective way to identify compliance gaps and areas for improvement. I can review your contracts, policies, procedures and key HR documentation, including employee files and Right to Work records, and provide a clear report highlighting any issues, risks and recommended improvements.
From there, I can create or improve your employee handbook, policies, procedures and supporting templates, tailoring them to your business and aligning with current UK employment legislation and best practice. Clear, well-structured documentation protects your business, manages risk, and makes sure employees know what's expected of them, with support available to put every recommendation into practice.
HR Health Checks,
Handbooks & Policies
I provide practical HR training, covering the situations business owners, managers and teams are most likely to encounter, including managing absence and performance, handling disciplinary and grievance processes, conducting redundancy consultations, and understanding managers' legal responsibilities when dealing with employees.
All training is tailored to your organisation, giving your managers the practical knowledge and confidence to deal with people issues consistently, fairly and appropriately.
It's particularly valuable for new or first-time line managers who need the confidence to handle people issues consistently and fairly from day one.
I can create bespoke training materials for you to deliver in-house, or deliver the training myself, whichever works best for your business.
HR Training
Managing people issues can be time-consuming and difficult, particularly when you’re trying to run and grow your business at the same time.
I can provide practical support with issues including absence management, performance concerns, disciplinaries, grievances and workplace investigations. Whether an employee isn’t meeting the required standard, attendance is becoming a concern or you’re unsure how to approach a difficult situation, I can help you work through the process fairly, consistently and in line with employment law.
Employee Relations
& People Issues
Get in touch or book a free discovery call and we'll talk it through how I can help your business.
HR Administration
Ad hoc or ongoing support
(hourly from £40ph, or as a monthly retainer for regular ongoing support)
HR administration and maintenance of employee records
Set up and management of HR systems (such as Breathe HR)
Recruitment support: job ads, screening, shortlisting and interview coordination
New starter administration and onboarding
Management of holiday and absence records
Performance and absence management process support
Maintenance of HR policies, procedures and employee handbooks
Contracts, offer letters and onboarding paperwork
HR templates, letters and processes creation
Mandatory training administration and monitoring
Day-to-day HR queries and troubleshooting
HR record-keeping and compliance administration
My services
Choosing and implementing an HR system can transform how your business manages its people processes. I help you decide which HR technology system to use, manage its introduction, and ensure you get the most out of it, simplifying admin and reducing manual work.
From managing annual leave and sickness absence to maintaining employee records and improving the flow of information between HR and payroll, I'll help you identify where systems and processes could save time and improve efficiency.
HRIS Systems
& Process Improvement
I take the administrative load off recruitment and onboarding, from writing and posting job ads, to screening candidates and coordinating interviews, through to preparing contracts, offer letters and new starter paperwork.
That includes managing the onboarding process end-to-end, so new employees have a smooth start and nothing falls through the cracks while you focus on running the business.
Recruitment
& Onboarding Support
Accurate records and up-to-date policies are the backbone of good HR, but keeping on top of them takes time. I maintain employee records, holiday and absence tracking, and mandatory training records, so your compliance position stays solid.
I also maintain HR policies, procedures and employee handbooks, and create the templates, letters and processes that keep everyday HR running smoothly.
HR Record-Keeping,
Policies & Compliance Admin
If you don’t need a full-time HR employee but are finding that HR administration is taking up too much of your time, I can provide flexible virtual HR support built around your business.
Running a business comes with enough demands without having to spend hours dealing with HR administration. Whether you need a few hours of support each week, additional capacity during busy periods, or ongoing HR administration, I can provide a flexible service built around your business. This can be arranged hourly, or as a monthly retainer for a set number of hours if you'd prefer more predictable, budgeted costs.
This can include maintaining employee records, preparing HR documents and letters, managing onboarding administration, coordinating recruitment activity, keeping policies and documentation up to date, monitoring key HR dates and supporting your existing processes.
It’s a flexible way for small and growing businesses to have reliable HR support without the cost of employing a full-time HR professional.
Virtual HR Assistant /
Flexible Support
Get in touch or book a free discovery call and we'll talk it through how I can help your business.
Sole founders taking on their first employee, growing start-ups building out a people function, and established small businesses who need a compliance health-check or extra HR capacity without a full-time hire.
Who it's for
Work with me on a one-off project, a day-rate consultancy basis, or an ongoing retainer, whatever suits where your business is right now. We'll agree the right shape together on a free discovery call.
How it works
HR operational and administration support: from £40/hour
HR Consultancy & Projects: from £400/day
Retainers and hour bundles available. Get in touch to discuss what fits your business
Pricing
“Historically, we’d always treated HR as a purely regulatory function — necessary, but not something we invested in strategically. As we've scaled to around 70 people across two UK, plus opening up our first US office a couple of years ago, we realised we had managers for every part of the business, but no one dedicated to our people. Talking with Lindsey confirmed we were making the right call: she ran a culture healthcheck, interviewing a genuine cross-section of staff — new starters and long-standing employees, across both offices — and gave us a report that was genuinely insightful, surfacing things we hadn't seen ourselves. She followed this with a document healthcheck, giving us a clear, prioritised list of what we needed to bring our policies up to date and future-proof them.
What stood out most was how quickly she got under the skin of the business and gave us findings we could act on, not generic recommendations. We'd highly recommend her to any growing business that's outgrown its "HR as compliance" mindset and needs a proper, honest read on culture and people processes. ”
Neil Wright, COO, Citrus-Lime LtdHR Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. Even a business with one or two employees has legal obligations around contracts, right to work checks and basic employment policies, and getting this wrong can be costly. It's usually not worth a full in-house hire until you're much bigger, which is exactly the gap outsourced HR support for small businesses is designed to fill.
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It covers the full range: everyday admin like contracts and onboarding, ongoing advice on things like absence and performance, and bigger projects like policy development or a compliance health check. You can use as much or as little as you need, from a single project to ongoing support.
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Yes. I provide both practical HR administration and HR consultancy. This can range from preparing documents and maintaining records through to advising on employee relations, absence, performance, disciplinary and grievance matters, recruitment and other employment issues.
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Yes. I can advise and support you with issues such as absence, poor performance, disciplinary and grievance matters and workplace investigations, helping you understand the appropriate process and documentation.
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Yes. I can review your existing documentation to identify gaps, inconsistencies or outdated provisions and recommend or implement practical improvements. I can also create tailored HR policies, procedures, employee handbooks, letters and templates based on your business and the way you want to operate.
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Absolutely. I work with small businesses that don't have an in-house HR function and need someone they can turn to for reliable, practical HR support.
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Yes. I can support the recruitment process from job descriptions and candidate screening through to interviews, offers, contracts and onboarding.
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Yes. Training can be tailored to your business and can cover areas such as managing absence, performance, disciplinaries, grievances and other common people-management situations.