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HDHR Services logo — practical people and HR support for SMEs in Huddersfield & West Yorkshire

Supporting People. Protecting Businesses.

Approach

I provide practical, hands-on people and HR support tailored to the real challenges businesses face day-to-day. ​​​

Hands-On HR

Support is flexible and shaped around what your business needs — whether that’s day-to-day employee relations and performance management, manager enablement and guidance, or an ongoing partnership.

How I Work

Support is available on an hourly, daily, project, or retainer basis and can be delivered remotely or on-site, depending on your needs.​

Tailored to You

​Monthly HR packages, retained support, and short-term or interim arrangements are available, with the right approach agreed up front so expectations and scope are clear.

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Services

Below are some of the ways I help small and medium-sized businesses stay compliant, manage people effectively, and enable managers to lead confidently — so their people can thrive.

1

Primary HR Support

Ongoing, practical advice and hands-on support for sustainable business growth​​​

  • Ongoing HR advice and hands-on support, including employee relations, performance, and absence management

  • Disciplinary and grievance investigations and hearings

  • Appeals support

  • Coaching managers through people issues

  • “On-call” HR support

  • Acting as a trusted HR partner for SMEs​​

2

Compliance & Risk

Reducing risk and getting the basics right

  • Policy and process advice

  • UK employment law guidance and updates

  • HR policies and handbooks 

  • HR audits, compliance assessments, and process improvements to mitigate risk

  • Contracts of employment and variations

  • GDPR and HR data compliance (within HR remit)​

3

Manager Capability, Training & Enablement

Enabling managers to lead confidently and get the best from their teams

  • Manager enablement and guidance

  • Onboarding and induction design

  • Training design and delivery

4

People Lifecycle Support

Practical support at key stages from hiring through to exit

  • Recruitment support

  • Interview support and shortlisting

  • Exit process support

  • Redundancy support and process guidance

5

Change, Projects & Optimisation

Support for change, growth, and improvement

  • HR project work

  • Organisational change support

  • HR process optimisation and standardisation

  • HRIS implementation, reporting, and people data insights

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