HR Services
Running a business means wearing many different hats. Whether you’re sorting out staff contracts or dealing with a resignation at the worst possible moment, there are difficult conversations to have, and you’ve always got to make sure you keep up with ever-changing employment laws.
We provide practical HR services for small and growing businesses, so you stay compliant and protected without the cost of an in-house HR team. Whether you need a one-off contract sorted or a fully outsourced HR function behind you, we’ll handle all the people stuff so you can get back to running your business.
Expert HR Services, for whatever you need.
Multi-award-winning HR practice
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Helping UK businesses since 2007
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Real, named HR advisors, not AI
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No long contracts
What our human resources management services cover
Good HR is not about paperwork for its own sake, it is about keeping your business protected and your team performing well. Our HR services cover everything an employer needs, from the everyday to the high-stakes.
On any given day that might mean drafting a watertight contract, advising on a tricky absence case, guiding you through a disciplinary, or telling you exactly what you can and cannot do before you act. If it is something bigger, such as a redundancy, a grievance or a TUPE transfer, you can rest assured you have got experienced advisers behind you who have handled the situation many times before and are ready to step in.
The full range of HR services
HR Support
Ongoing, on-call HR advice for when you need an answer fast. Our experienced advisors get to know your business so they can support you with day-to-day employee relations, absence, performance and everything in between.
HR Consultancy
You can rely on our expert help to get a specific piece of work done properly, leaving you in a stronger position. Ideal for one-off projects, restructures, policy work and strategic people planning.
HR Audit
A full HR health-check, showing you where you are exposed and what to fix first. This gives you the peace of mind that a small problem will not become an expensive one.
Contracts and Handbooks
Legally sound employment contracts and staff handbooks, written in plain English and tailored to your business. These are the documents that protect you when something goes wrong.
Employment Law Support
Employment law changes constantly. We stay on top of it so you do not have to, keeping you on the right side of the law in every people-related decision.
Disciplinary and Grievance
Calm, expert guidance through the situations most employers dread. We help you handle them fairly, correctly and without creating a tribunal risk.
Redundancy and TUPE
These are the highest-risk processes most small employers will ever face. We guide you through the process, step by step, so you are confident it is being done genuinely, correctly and with the least disruption.
Recruitment
Practical help to hire the right people without the cost of a traditional agency, from job design to offer.
HR Administration Support
The behind-the-scenes people admin handled properly, so your records, processes and paperwork are always in order.
Training
Practical management and HR training that gives your managers the confidence to handle people properly, before problems escalate.
Who we help
We work with employers who would rather run their business than run an HR department.
Owner-managed small businesses
When you employ fewer than ten people, HR is rarely anyone’s actual job, it just lands on yours. We give you an expert on call whenever you need one, so you get proper advice the moment something comes up without the cost of a full-time hire.
Growing SMEs
Scaling past ten staff is where informal HR starts to cost you. We put the structure, contracts and processes in place that a growing business needs, so you can take on people and grow safely rather than exposing yourself as you go.
Operations and office managers
When people issues land on your desk and HR is not your background, you need a senior partner to escalate to. We are that backup, giving you expert answers and taking the pressure off, so you stay on top of it and look good doing so.
Trades and service businesses
You want a straight answer you can act on today, not jargon or a lengthy process. We take the people risk off your plate and talk your language, so a problem employee or a tricky conversation never holds up the work.
How working with DOHR works
There’s no one-size-fits-all solution. You choose the level of support that suits your business, and you can move between our services as you grow.
Ad hoc support
Ad Hoc HR Fees
Help when you need it with no ongoing commitment.
The HR Club
from £99 per month.
A dedicated HR advisor on call for less than you’d think.
Tell us what you need and we’ll come back with clear, practical advice and a personalised quote, with no obligation.
Why Choose DOHR?
- Multi-award-winning HR practice, helping UK businesses since 2007.
- Real, named HR advisors who get to know your business. Not a call centre and not a chatbot.
- Plain-English advice you can actually act on.
- No long contracts and no eye-watering fees. Great HR when you need it.
- Expertise across every people situation, from a first hire to a complex tribunal risk.
“I have worked with the team at DOHR for several years. As a small charity having trusted external HR support has been vital. They are knowledgeable, their staff have been supportive, empathetic and go above and beyond in how they’ve provided the advice needed in the organisation. I highly recommend them.”
Jude Habib
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Plenty of clients start with ad hoc advice or the HR Club and move to a fully outsourced service as their business grows. Others dial support up and down around busy periods. We’re happy to give you flexible support that works around the needs of your business, not the other way round.
You get a whole team of experienced advisors for a fraction of the cost of a full-time HR hire, with no recruitment, no salary and no National Insurance costs.
The employers who avoid the expensive problems are usually the ones who sorted the basics before anything went wrong. Getting your contracts, policies and processes right now is far cheaper than fixing a tribunal claim later. Good HR is protection, so even if you have a small team and don’t have any problems at the moment, you still need good HR.
Yes. In fact, this is one of the most common reasons people call us. We start with a clear picture of where you are, tell you straight what needs fixing first, and work through it in priority order so you end up compliant and protected without the overwhelm.
Let’s talk about your HR
Whatever’s happening with your team, you don’t have to deal with it alone.
Tell us what you need and we’ll help you get compliant, protected and confident – without the cost of an in-house HR team.