You may be an experienced people manager and don't need regular HR support. You could be a business owner requiring temporary support to manage a grievance, or you could be a HR professional looking for additional support because of a peak in workload. If so, our Pay as You Go may be the best option for you.
The benefit of selecting a retained HR service to provide your HR support is that you can enjoy the reassurance of knowing your business is in safe hands.
This allows you to:
This allows you to:
- Accurately budget for your HR support services
- Have access to expert HR advice and assistance when you need it
- Have a business and people management skillset on board for the fraction of the cost of employing someone to do it
- Focus on your area of expertise - your business.
You can pay for support as and when you need it, at an hourly rate of £35.00 per hour.
No matter what size your business is, you must meet your obligations as an employer - this is whether you have 1 employee or 100. There are statutory legal obligations placed upon you, and our 'Essentials' retainer package, specifically tailored for micro businesses will ensure you are legally compliant.
The Level 1 Essentials package offers you:-
The Level 1 Essentials package offers you:-
- Employee Handbook and Contract of Employment template
- A full suite of template documents for you to use
- Telephone and email consultation for 1 hour per month
- Expert advice and guidance to support you manage matters such as grievance, discipline, and performance issues. This ensures you have capacity to effectively manage any challenges from the beginning.
- Full flexibility - the contract can be cancelled at any time, giving 3 months notice.
People are a companies greatest asset - the value added by having the right people in place cannot be underestimated.
The Level 2 Regular package offers you:-
The Level 2 Regular package offers you:-
- Bespoke Employee Handbook and Contract of Employment
- A full suite of template documents tailored to your business
- Telephone and email consultation for 3 hours per month
- Expert advice and guidance to support you manage matters such as grievance, discipline, and performance issues. This ensures you have capacity to effectively manage any challenges from the beginning to end including the drafting of relevant documentation for you
- Management and processing of all employee related data - this includes a self service function where managers and staff can view and update some of their own records such as annual leave, performance related data etc. Employment law and best practice updates
- This package is offered on a fixed term contract for 12 months.
The Level 3 Premium package offers you:-
- Bespoke Employee Handbook and Contract of Employment
- A full suite of bespoke documents tailored to your business
- Unlimited telephone and email consultation when you need it
- Expert support in managing challenges such as grievance, discipline, managing absence including drafting the relevant documentation for you.
- Management and processing of all employee related data - this includes a self service function where managers and staff can view and update some of their own records such as annual leave, performance related data etc.
- Employment law and good practice updates
- This package is offered on a 12 or 24 month fixed term contract basis.
We offer a payroll processing as a stand-alone service, or as a service included in our HR & Payroll retainer packages. Processing HR information almost always affects payroll in some way i.e. overtime payments, holiday pay, Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay etc.
Please don't hesitate to discuss your requirements with us. We offer very competitive rates and would very much prefer to provide our customers with a full HR & Payroll service.
This way we really do get to know your business model, your staff and how the business operates providing very valuable insights into how we can support you achieve business growth.
This way we really do get to know your business model, your staff and how the business operates providing very valuable insights into how we can support you achieve business growth.
HR Retainer Package Pricing
Illustrative pricing is indicated below. We calculate costs based upon how many people are employed by your Company.
No. of Employees |
Package Level 1 |
Package Level 2 |
Package Level 3 |
Pay as You Go |
Payroll Processing |
Up to 4 employees |
£35.00 |
£101.46 |
£192.66 |
£35.00 per hour |
£35.00 |
5-10 employees |
50.00 |
124.91 |
233.56 |
- |
Cost dependant on complexity |
11-14 employees |
75.00 |
148.37 |
274.47 |
- |
Cost dependant on complexity |
15-20 employees |
95.00 |
179.60 |
332.26 |
- |
Cost dependant on complexity |
21-24 employees |
115.00 |
210.84 |
390.05 |
- |
Cost dependant on complexity |
25-30 employees |
135.00 |
242.07 |
447.83 |
- |
Cost dependant on complexity |
31-34 employees |
155.00 |
273.31 |
505.62 |
- |
Cost dependant on complexity |
Over 35 employees |
To be arranged |
To be arranged |
To be arranged |
- |
To be arranged |
We understand that each company has it's own specific circumstances - some industries have a high turnover in staff, some have a low turnover. Some have complex reward systems such as basic pay, bonus pay, performance related pay etc., and some have very simple payroll requirements such as basic pay only.
Our pricing structure aims to give you an idea of what our services cost however there may be some elements of the services on offer that you already have and are happy with such as employee handbooks and up to date contracts of employment. In these circumstances we would be happy to discuss alternative pricing options.
Our pricing structure aims to give you an idea of what our services cost however there may be some elements of the services on offer that you already have and are happy with such as employee handbooks and up to date contracts of employment. In these circumstances we would be happy to discuss alternative pricing options.