Outsourced HR Support & Consultancy
Derby • Nottingham • Leicester • East Midlands

We’re not your average HR consultancy

We’re a multi-award winning 5-star rated team of CIPD-qualified HR consultants based in Derby. We provide outsourced HR support and employment law consultancy for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) 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 and 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.

Outsourced HR support like it should be.

We’re a 5-star rated HR consultants

Loates HR are outstanding in their knowledge support and care- highly recommended

“We’ve been really happy with the support we’ve had from Loates HR Services. They’re always quick to respond, give really good, practical advice and take the time to properly understand what’s needed. We’ve found them to be very professional and thorough, but without making things complicated or overly formal. You know that things are being handled properly, which gives you a lot of reassurance. They’re also just a lovely team to deal with — friendly, approachable and always happy to help. It’s that combination of great HR knowledge and being genuinely nice people that makes such a difference. We’d happily recommend Loates HR Services to any business looking for reliable, knowledgeable and personable HR support.”

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Tracy Harrison

Safe and Sound

Derby and Derbyshire

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Upcoming HR-related training courses

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Refresher

This half-day course is a skills update for those who have previously undertaken full Mental Heath First Aid (MHFA) training.

📅 Tuesday 13th October 2026, 09:00⁠–⁠13:00

📍 Online Delivery

💷 £150

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Lunch & Learn : How to Have Mental Health Conversations

By the end of the session, you will know more about mental health and be able to confidently have conversations with your team members to support their mental health in the workplace.

📅 Wednesday 14th October 2026, 12:00⁠–⁠13:00

📍 Online Delivery

✨FREE!✨

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Bitesize : How to Manage Poor Performance

Knowing how to deal with poor performance is often a challenge for managers but tolerating poor performance can lead to having a negative effect on the whole team. Using our HR expertise this session focused on procedures and practices within employment legislation that support you as a manager when tackling underperforming team members.

📅 Wednesday 21st October 2026, 09:30⁠–⁠11:30

📍 Online Delivery

💷 £129

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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!