HR Essentials gives small businesses ongoing access to practical HR support without the cost or complexity of employing an in-house HR function.

You'll have direct access to Clarity via WhatsApp or email for everyday HR questions, guidance and decision-making, together with one retained HR day each calendar month for more hands-on HR support.

Your retained HR day gives you dedicated consultancy capacity when an employee issue requires more than a quick answer.

• Businesses with up to 10 employees
• Owners and managers who want direct access to experienced HR support
• Small teams that need help managing employee issues
• Businesses that want an ongoing HR relationship rather than a traditional HR helpline

• Ongoing HR advice and guidance
• Direct support via WhatsApp or email
• 1 retained HR day per calendar month
• Support with active employee relations matters
• Guidance through disciplinaries, grievances, absence and performance issues
• Documentation and drafting support
• Starter Compliance Template Pack
• Support with day-to-day people questions and best practice

Your package includes one retained HR day per calendar month.

This time is available for hands-on HR support, which may include:

• Employee relations matters
• Disciplinary and grievance processes
• Absence and performance management
• HR meetings
• Investigations
• HR documentation and drafting
• Practical HR consultancy

Retained HR days are allocated for use during the relevant calendar month and do not roll over into subsequent months. Unused retained time has no cash value and cannot be credited against future fees.

Where additional support is required beyond the monthly retained allocation, this can be arranged separately.

• Additional consultancy beyond the retained monthly allocation
• Tribunal representation or legal advocacy
• Breathe HR software
• Members Hub access (unless specifically included)
• On-site support unless separately agreed

If your HR needs grow or you require more ongoing hands-on support, you can upgrade to HR Plus.

Response time: Written HR advice within 48 business hours, subject to fair use.

£150 per month + VAT
Up to 10 employees 

HR Plus is designed for growing businesses who need more than advice. Alongside ongoing guidance, you have 2 retained HR days each month for hands-on support with live employee relations matters, helping you take the right steps at the right time.

• Growing teams with people issues to manage
• Employers who want practical, step-by-step HR support
• Businesses that need hands-on support with employee relations, drafting and HR processes

• Everything in HR Essentials
• 2 retained HR days per calendar month
• Active support with employee relations matters
• Step-by-step guidance through HR processes
• Drafting support using compliant templates
• Breathe HR fully embedded into your processes

Your 2 retained HR days provide dedicated HR consultancy time each month and can be used for active employee relations matters, meetings, investigations, drafting, documentation and other hands-on HR support within the scope of the package.

Retained HR days are allocated for use during the relevant calendar month and do not roll over into subsequent months. Unused retained time has no cash value and cannot be credited against future fees.

Where additional support is required beyond the monthly retained allocation, this can be arranged separately.

Response time: Written HR advice within 24 business hours, subject to fair use.

From £350 per month + VAT
Price scales based on employee numbers

HR Partner provides senior-level HR support for businesses where people issues are frequent, complex or business-critical. We work alongside leadership teams to manage risk, guide decisions and provide calm, strategic HR support, with dedicated retained HR capacity each month.

• Scaling businesses
• Leadership teams managing complexity
• Organisations where people risk matters
• Businesses that need a senior HR partner without employing an in-house HR Director

• Strategic HR advisory support
• Retained HR days each month
• Support for multiple active and complex cases
• Senior-level guidance on people risk and organisational structure
• Written advice you can rely on and reference
• Fully embedded HR systems and processes
• Priority response

Your retained HR days provide dedicated senior HR consultancy capacity each month and can be used flexibly for complex employee relations matters, strategic HR advice, leadership support, meetings, investigations, drafting, organisational issues and other HR work within the scope of the package.

Retained HR days are allocated for use during the relevant calendar month and do not roll over into subsequent months. Unused retained time has no cash value and cannot be credited against future fees.

Where additional support is required beyond the monthly retained allocation, this can be arranged separately.

Response time: Written HR advice within 8–10 business hours, subject to fair use.

From £650 per month + VAT
Pricing tailored to size and complexity