Strategic HR

North Gate's Strategic HR services provide independent people management, HR leadership, strategy & support to Client, Consultant and Contractor organisations.

Typical clients are  SME’s who value their people and understand the importance of how staff function in their organisation, however cannot justify a full time experienced HR Director, or larger organisations who need advice and assistance or a unbiased point of view in respect of large political HR issues.

The services we provide are completely flexible and can be tailored to your individual requirements. They can range from a sounding board on the telephone when you need a knowledgeable and impartial HR professional ear, or we can provide full time or part time dedicated on site resource in the form of an Interim HR Director/Manager/Administrator. We provide assistance in the following areas:

  • Employee Relations, Grievance & Disciplinary matters, Trade Union Negotiations, Employment Tribunals, Redundancies & Rationalisation

  • Employee engagement, Retention, Talent Attraction, Recognition & Reward, Workforce & Succession Planning, Training & Development

  • Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Alliances, TUPE Transfers, Change Management & Business Transformation

  • Internal Communications, Diversity & Equality

  • HR Strategy, policies, procedures, processes – Preparation, agreement & Implementation

  • Remuneration, Bonus Structures, Incentivisation & Benefits

  • Recruitment & Selection, Executive Search, Employer Branding, Recruitment Advertising

Our approach is pragmatic, commercial, and always fully aligned to the needs of the business. Our aim is to help you manage your people processes efficiently, minimise your involvement to as much as you want, limit your exposure to potential employee claims and liability, and help you engage your staff to maximise their value.

The service is discreet and totally confidential. Our approach focuses on both parties and helps depersonalise workforce issues making it easier for you to manage your staff.

We find our support here can remove the stress and risk of handling sometimes complex HR issues and can minimise the time our clients have to take on such matters. 

For a confidential discussion please contact Steve Dunning at our London Office.