HR

Human Resources - an overview

We provide hands-on HR support for a wide range of clients. Typically, we become involved in a client's HR activities when the CEO, MD or HR Director of an organisation needs the practical support of HR professionals.

The clients for whom we provide HR support range from SMEs, charities and membership organisations to larger companies and PLCs.

Although their requirements vary, the main reasons clients choose to work with us include:
·      having direct access to a senior HR professional with across-the-board experience, who has worked at Board level and who has business acumen
·      providing one-off specialist expertise in a specific area of HR, such as recruitment, competencies or performance management
·      providing an ongoing, on-call HR support service for managers

The very considerable HR experience of Darbyshire Consulting' Consultants ranges from the recruitment of CEOs, MDs and Senior Managers, to working with trade unions, managing performance, carrying out investigations and handling sensitive people issues, such as grievance, disciplinary and appeals situations.

We are also specialists in the fields of redundancy and change management.

We develop and implement appraisal systems and competency frameworks.

And, finally, we draft policies, procedures, employment contracts and staff handbooks.

For more information, contact us today.

We work in the following sectors:

* SMEs, charities and membership organisations

Clients who fall into this category employ between 10 and 80 people. They generally do not have their own in-house HR specialist and work with us on either a retained or a 'pay-as-you-go' basis.

* Medium-sized companies and PLCs

The medium-sized companies we work with are usually in the private sector. They will typically have their own HR team but use our specialist resources on an ad-hoc basis, either when specilaist expertise is needed in a certain area or an extra pair of hands to help with a big project.

PLCs utilise our services for one-off support, usually in highly-specific fields such as internal investigations following a grievance or complaint.

For more information about the Human Resources services we provide, contact us today.

HR

What our clients say

"I have been working with Graham for some five years and am delighted to be able to recommend his professional services. He provides support for the Institute through delivering an expert and reliable service. We are a small organisation and the ad-hoc services he provides to us have included contract reviews, drafting policy updates and advising on dealing with tricky HR issues. It is great to have someone like Graham on tap. As we do not have a full time internal HR advisor, we can be reassured that all of our HR, training and management-development needs are met. Graham understands that we’re a small outfit and his advice – which is always sound – is also pragmatic. We get to the nub of a problem very quickly. No job is ever too big or too small. He’s very personable and very easy to work with. I have no hesitation in recommending him."