Why choose one of our HR Retainers for SMEs?
As UK employment law becomes more complex, having expert HR Consultancy and support isn't a luxury, it's protection for your business.
We can offer ongoing HR Consultancy and Support or a fully outsourced HR Department, depending on the level of support you choose.
Whether you choose HR Foundations or HR Complete, you'll have the confidence of knowing expert HR and employment law advice is always on hand.
We'll help you stay legally compliant, manage employee relations effectively and deal with issues before they become expensive problems.
What’s included?
HR Foundations Retainer
Expert HR Consultancy
✔Dedicated HR Consultant who gets to know your business
✔Up to 1 hour of priority HR support each month
✔Use your monthly hour for HR advice, manager training, and discrimination & harassment training
✔Proactive HR guidance
✔Employment law advice for employers
✔Practical support before issues become costly problems
✔Annual 1-hour strategic HR review
Compliance Essentials
✔Employment contract templates
✔HR policy library
✔Employment law and policy updates
*If required, any additional hours needed are charged at our lowest hourly rate of £100 + VAT per hour.
£199 + VAT per month.
HR Complete Retainer
HR Complete is our outsourced HR service for growing SMEs. It includes everything included in HR Foundations, plus...
Complete HR Systems
✔HR Management system for employee records and people management and HR Administration
✔Recruitment Management Platform
✔Compliance training platform with 50+ courses
Flexible HR Support
✔Choose 1, 2 or 3 hours of retained HR support each month
✔Use your hours for whatever your business needs, including:
Your Strategic HR Partner
✔Ongoing proactive support as your business grows
✔Practical guidance to improve people management
✔Reduced risk and greater confidence when making employment law decisions
*If required, any additional hours needed are charged at our lowest hourly rate of £100 + VAT per hour.
Confidence in every people decision from just £299 + VAT per month.
Who is it for?
Perfect for businesses that:
✔Employ staff.
✔Want proactive HR Consultancy and support.
✔Want to stay legally compliant.
✔Are growing and strengthening their people processes.
✔Don't have an internal HR function.
✔Want to reduce employment law risks.
✔Need expert guidance whenever people issues arise.
✔Want a trusted outsourced HR partner, not just ad hoc advice.
Book a free, no-obligation call to discuss which HR retainer best protects your business.
From no HR infrastructure to HR confidence in just three months
An entertainment business with a small team wanted expert HR support, compliant documentation, and practical HR tools to protect their business, without the cost of an in-house HR team.
The challenge
When they joined our HR Complete retainer, they were starting from zero:
Without these in place, the business was carrying unnecessary risk.
Three months later, they have:
A fully compliant employment contract that protects the business, drafted with the upcoming Employment Rights Act changes in mind, so they're ready for what's coming, not just what's here.
A comprehensive suite of HR policies, so they are fully compliant with employment laws.
An HR system, so employee records, holidays and documents are managed in one place instead of scattered across inboxes and spreadsheets.
An online compliance training portal, with up to 50 courses per employee, and a record to show that key compliance training has been carried out.
A recruitment system ready to go, so when they make their next hire, the process is streamlined, with no wasted time.
A dedicated HR consultant on hand whenever a question or issue comes up.
The difference
Instead of worrying about HR compliance, they now have the confidence that the right documentation, systems and support are in place, reducing the risk of facing an employment tribunal, and leaving them free to focus on running and growing their business.
Client feedback
"We have been working with the Creative HR Services team for 3 months and have found them to be very helpful, professional and efficient. They have helped us implement fully compliant employment contracts as well as set up full HR policies and systems. They have also provided ongoing access to HR support as and when we've needed it."
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