For Businesses
Senior HR support for SMEs and start-ups
The Work Partner provides experienced hands-on HR support for growing businesses that need senior expertise without the cost or commitment of a full-time senior HR hire.
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Whether you are building your people foundations from scratch, putting the right policies and processes in place, or need support as your business grows, I can help across the full employee lifecycle, from day-to-day people matters through to complex employee issues, culture, change, people strategy and HR technology.
How I can help
HR foundations and employee lifecycle
Set-up and support across the employee lifecycle, including HR policies, handbooks, onboarding and core people processes.
Employee relations
Practical support with grievances, disciplinaries, investigations and other employee relations matters, with a focus on fair process and sound judgement.
Performance and manager support
Support with performance concerns, capability issues and difficult conversations, helping managers handle people matters clearly and confidently.
People strategy and workplace culture
Practical support with people strategy and workplace culture, helping growing businesses build strong, consistent ways of working.
Restructures and organisational change
Experienced support through restructures, redundancies and wider organisational change, from planning through to implementation.
HR technology and AI
Hands-on expertise in implementing, testing and helping design AI-enabled HR tools to improve efficiency, streamline people processes and strengthen the employee experience.
Why businesses work with The Work Partner
Senior experience
More than 18 years of HR leadership experience across international, high change and complex organisations, with experience spanning employee relations, performance, organisational change and people strategy
Commercial judgement
Practical HR support that considers both the people involved and the wider needs of the business
Hands-on delivery
Support that goes beyond advice, helping you manage the issue, process or piece of work through to an outcome.
Fees
Fees are agreed in advance based on the scope of support required. Support can be provided on a project, day-rate or ongoing basis.