SERVICES
HR that keeps your business moving.
HR services for small and growing businesses without in-house HR.
Practical, plain-English HR support for UK businesses that do not have an in-house HR team. We help with employment contracts, staff handbooks, HR policies, first employee setup, employee relations, sickness absence, performance, probation, retained HR support and HR systems. One named consultant. Clear pricing. No call centres.
Named consultant · Clear pricing · No call centres · Surrey · London · South East · Remote UK
The HR support a growing business needs.
What If HR provides outsourced HR support for small and growing UK businesses without an in-house HR function. We help business owners get the people side working properly, from the first employment contract to ongoing retained HR support.
You can come to us when you are hiring your first employee, reviewing contracts, building a staff handbook, putting proper HR policies in place, managing sickness absence, dealing with performance concerns, handling a disciplinary or grievance, setting up an HR system, or preparing your business for employment law changes.
The work is practical and proportionate. A 10-person business does not need corporate HR. It needs clear contracts, usable policies, simple processes, manager guidance and access to someone who knows what to do when a people issue lands.
If you are looking for an HR consultant in Surrey, HR support in London, outsourced HR for a small business or a retained HR partner who can get to know your business properly, this is where to start.
All HR services.
First Employee HR Setup
For business owners hiring their first employee and wanting the contract, core policies and onboarding basics in place before day one. First Hire Ready
Includes:
Employment contract, five core policies, onboarding checklist and a handover call.
Employment Contracts for Small Businesses
Bespoke employment contracts and written statements for small businesses that want documents that reflect how the role works and protects the business.
Good for:
First hires, new starters, role changes, contract reviews and businesses moving away from old templates.
HR Foundations Package
For growing businesses that need their contracts, handbook, policies and onboarding process rebuilt properly. HR Foundations Build. HR Backbone Programme.
Good for:
Businesses with 5 to 50 employees that have grown faster than their HR paperwork.
Retained HR Support
A named HR partner in your corner month to month, so you are not starting from scratch every time something happens. HR Buddy. Retained HR Partner
Good for:
Businesses that want ongoing advice, employee relations support, employment law updates and someone who knows their team.
Employee Relations Support
Support with disciplinary, grievance, misconduct, investigations and difficult employee situations. ER Crisis Support
Good for:
When something has happened and you need to know what to do before you say or send the wrong thing.
Not sure which HR service you need?
Most businesses do not arrive with a neat HR brief. They arrive with a problem, a deadline or a feeling that the people side has become harder than it should be.
Quick guide:
Making your first hire? ⟶ Start with First Employee HR Setup.
Contracts or handbook need sorting? ⟶ Start with HR Foundations.
Something has gone wrong with an employee? ⟶ Start with Employee Relations Support.
Not sure how exposed you are? ⟶ Start with an HR Health Check.
Need someone month to month? ⟶ Start with Retained HR Support.
HR system not working properly? ⟶ Start with HR Systems Setup.
Managers need to handle things better? ⟶ Start with Manager Training.
Still not sure?
The right HR, not more HR.
Most small businesses do not need a corporate HR department. They need the right level of structure, clear documents and someone calm to call when things get difficult.
We keep HR practical, proportionate and commercially useful. We will not sell you a policy for the sake of it. We will not make your business feel more corporate than it needs to be. We will tell you what matters, what can wait and what needs action now.
Clear pricing, with room to tailor.
Some HR work is well defined, so it is priced as a fixed-fee service. Other work depends on your team size, documents, risk level and what has already happened, so we quote clearly after a short call. You will always know what is included before work starts. No call centre. No hidden retainer requirement. No paying for HR you do not need.
What proper HR costs, compared to the alternative.
vs a tribunal
One straightforward tribunal, even one you win, costs £4,500–£8,000 in legal fees. A 12-month Foundations retainer: £5,400.
vs hiring in-house
An in-house HR Manager costs £45,000–£70,000 a year. The Full Cover retainer: £10,740 a year, a named senior partner for less than 16% of the in-house cost.
vs a solicitor
Employment law solicitors charge £200–£400 an hour. The ER Crisis Support triage package: £750 fixed fee.
HR support across Surrey, London and the South East.
What If HR is based in Caterham, Surrey, and works with owner-managed businesses across Surrey, South London, London and the wider South East. Most support is delivered by phone, email and video, so we also support small businesses remotely across the UK.
If you are searching for an HR consultant in Surrey, HR support in London, retained HR support for a small business, or outsourced HR support without hiring in-house, we can help you find the right starting point.
The employment law context in 2026.
The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduced day-one rights for several types of leave. From January 2027, the unfair dismissal qualifying period drops from two years to six months. None of this needs to be frightening. It does mean documented contracts and processes matter more than they did, and there is still time to get them in place without disruption. If your documents are old, missing or copied from somewhere else, now is a sensible time to review them.