Your HR department, without hiring one.

It depends on how you choose to work with us. You can pay as you go for ad hoc support at an hourly rate, commission a one-off project around a specific goal, or agree an annual retained service. We discuss the best package with you once we know the size of your team and what you need, so there is no one-size price list. The first 30 minutes with a senior HR advisor are free, and it is a good place to talk through the options before you commit to anything.

Yes. We help employers with one employee or one thousand. A small team might start with a one-off project, such as contracts and a staff handbook before a first hire, or call us for advice when a difficult situation comes up. As a business grows, the same consultant can stay alongside it: UKCS grew from 2 people to over 50 staff with our support over six years.

Yes. Call 01473 653000 and tell us what has happened so far. Our consultants coach managers through sickness absence, poor performance, conduct and grievance procedures, draft and support disciplinary processes, and can attend meetings with you, including redundancy meetings. Where a conflict needs an independent voice, we offer mediation. The sooner you call, the more options you have, and the cheaper most problems are to put right.

A retained service is an annual agreement that keeps a consultant alongside your business, so you are not starting from scratch each time something comes up. Marks & Mann, for example, hear from their consultant once a week and can call whenever something unexpected happens. You do not need one to work with us. You can start with ad hoc support or a one-off project, and we will talk through which option fits on the free call.

Yes. Four of the seven consultants on our team page are Fellows of the CIPD. The others hold CIPD membership at Associate or Member level, or an MSc in human resource management, and one has an LLM in employment law. Our directors are also accredited DISC practitioners, so we can use personality profiling in recruitment, coaching and team development when it helps.

BreatheHR is a cloud-based HR system built for small and medium-sized businesses. It keeps employee records in one place, handles holiday booking and absence tracking, and sends reminders for key dates, with reporting to help you spot patterns. PS Human Resources is a Breathe Certified Partner: we set the system up, train you and your managers, and support you afterwards. Ask for a free demo and trial before you decide.

We are based in Nacton, near Ipswich, and work with employers across Suffolk and around the UK. Our consultants work on site or remotely, depending on what suits you. Our clients include logistics and transport businesses, finance and IT companies, engineers, marketing agencies, estate agents and charities. Wherever you are, the first step is the same: a free 30-minute conversation.

You speak with a senior HR advisor about what is happening in your business and what you want to achieve. It is a chance to explain the situation, ask questions and hear how we could help, at no cost to you. Choose a morning or afternoon on the booking form, or call 01473 653000 if you would rather talk it through straight away.