We’re not your average East Midlands HR consultancy!

We’re a multi-award winning 5-star rated team of friendly and down-to-earth CIPD-qualified HR consultants. We provide outsourced HR support and employment law consultancy for growing businesses in Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, and the surrounding East Midlands area. But we’ve got a few things that make us different from the average HR consultancy.

We pride ourselves on the personal service we deliver to employers. No anonymous telephone helpdesks or generic document databases here. Just proper face-to-face HR support from down-to-earth approachable people with actual names. People who you can get to know and trust, and who can be relied on to be there to provide practical assistance and a non-judgemental friendly face whenever things aren’t going so well. People who in turn can really get to know you and your business, and so fully understand how best to help you achieve your goals. HR support like it should be.

What local businesses say about our outsourced HR support services

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Loates HR Consultancy have been so supportive

“Loates HR Consultancy have been so supportive. Taking on that first employee can be so daunting, but Rosie and team really laid everything out for us so we were very clear what processes we needed to follow and also what paperwork we needed to get in place. We look forward to working with Loates HR Consultancy as our company develops further – thank you!”

Sharon Stevens-Cash
Director
Gravity Digital
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Always on hand to help

Loates HR and especially Matilda have supported us through a complicated TUPE process. I had the pleasure of working alongside Matilda to get the process initiated and safely over the line, she was an absolute godsend! Always professional, positive and supportive – I know I’d have struggled without her. So thank you for all your help and guidance.

Kate Gillespie
Director of Housing
YMCA Derbyshire
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Impressed with their professionalism

“We used Loates HR Consultancy to carry out an assessment of our current HR polices and to provide a solution to ensure we are compliant. Rosie and the team were thorough and efficient in providing the material we needed to ensure this was the case. There were several discussions and amendments to the documents but the steps taken to reach the final product were quick, easy to understand and well documented. I have been impressed with their professionalism and consequently, I have referred several clients to the team.”

Hari Vasdev
Director
Sibbalds Chartered Accountants
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Responsive and professional

“I have known Sarah and the team at Loates HR Consultancy for six months and during this time Sarah and her team have played an integral part in supporting us in our HR function. Sarah took time to quickly understand our business and developed a plan to review key documents. The team at Loates have provided their support and services to our charity on a pro bono basis, which we are especially grateful for as it is a challenge for us as a charity to buy in this specific function, although it is key to the professional running of the charity. The team are responsive and professional and we hope to have their continued support and expertise for the foreseeable future.”

Dionne Reid
CEO
Women's Work (Derbyshire)
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Most professional, excellent service

“I found Sarah from Loates HR Consultancy to be most professional from the start of her intervention until the end. Sarah made a difficult situation as simple and straightforward as possible for me as the owner of a small/medium sized business with limited HR resources and experience. The level of anxiety for me and my team was reduced by Sarah’s intervention which was fair to all parties whilst safeguarding the business within the realms of employment law. I would recommend Sarah and her company to any employer who needs HR representation, advice and support. Sarah can be relied upon and I will certainly be using her excellent service should the need arise in the future.”

Zoe Reynolds
Owner
Angel Homecaring
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Excellent, flexible and accessible support for a growing charity

Trent Rivers Trust has been working with Loates for nearly a year. They have steered us through an update of HR policies and a re-organisation process as well as being there to talk through a number of HR related issues. For a small growing charity without internal HR, their support has been hugely beneficial to me as a CEO navigating my organisation through a number of HR tasks and issues. I have found the Loates team to be available, clear in their advice and providing what I have asked for quickly and professionally. I would wholeheartedly recommend working with Loates to other organisations similar to mine.

Matthew Easter
Chief Executive Officer
The Trent Rivers Trust
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Why choose us for your outsourced HR support?

We're a special blend

Big company professionalism

Small company values

We walk-the-talk

Practical business-focussed solutions

Delivered in person by experts

We know our stuff

Highly qualified academically

Highly qualified professionally

We're close at hand

We're only minutes from central Derby

Drop in for a chat and a cup of tea!

We're made-to-measure

Exactly what you need

Exactly when you need it

We pay it back

From trusteeships & pro bono advice

To mentoring & academic research

We've done it before

From startups to multinationals

We've pretty much seen it all

We're tried & tested

Don't just take our word for it

Our testimonials speak for themselves

We'll be there for you

We're at work when you're at work

Availability & response times guaranteed

We're fair & transparent

No monthly fees, no annual contracts

Simply pay for what you use

We're people-people

Friendly and down-to-earth

Highly personal service

We're great value

Employment lawyer quality

Without employment lawyer prices

Our outsourced HR support services

We can help you with outsourced HR support!

Already know what you want?

Great, let's get to it!

Not sure exactly what you need?

No problem!

Our friendly and down-to-earth HR consultants will point you in the right direction. We'd love to have an informal chat to find out more about your business and so help you identify the areas most in need of attention.

We're not after a quick sale, we're all about building long-term relationships. In fact, we don't even employ any sales people. Which means that right from the start you'll be talking directly to someone who can actually help you!

We're ready and waiting, so just get in touch!

☞☞☞ 01332 890 345 ☜☜☜

Upcoming HR training courses

  • Your Guide to Performance Management
    on Wednesday 8th May, 2024

    The action planning workshop will show you how to set clear objectives, hold regular review meetings and manage performance.

  • Recruiting in a Tight Labour Market
    on Thursday 30th May, 2024

    This *FREE* webinar is limited to SMEs based in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire

  • How to Resolve Workplace Conflict
    on Wednesday 12th June, 2024

    Understand why conflict arises, discover different ways to manage issues effectively and pick up top tips for creating a harmonious workplace.

  • How to Manage Day-to-Day HR Issues
    on Wednesday 26th June, 2024

    Our online workshop is a short practical guide for HR and people managers, where we discuss the fundamentals of HR.

  • How to Manage Employee Absence
    on Wednesday 3rd July, 2024

    Estimated to annually cost businesses £554.00 per employee, absence is a cost to the business. Post-pandemic line managers are increasingly having to deal with more complex cases. This course covers practical aspects of managing absence and deals with some of the more complex scenarios involving long-term absences.

Upcoming management training courses

Upcoming wellbeing training courses

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