We’re not your average East Midlands HR consultancy!

We’re a multi-award winning 5-star rated team of friendly and down-to-earth CIPD-qualified HR consultants. We provide outsourced HR support and employment law consultancy for growing businesses 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 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. HR support like it should be.

What local businesses say about our outsourced HR support services

Excellent, Personable and Professional!

We have been partnering with Matilda at Loates HR Consultancy for several months now, her advice and support is second to none. It’s great to be able to discuss people challenges and have her external perspective; she acts as a true business partner. The whole team at Loates HR Consultancy are great and we value their input greatly. Highly recommended!

James Blake
People Operations Director

Trusted voice of advice and experience

“Working as an extension to the team, Sarah has been a trusted voice of advice and experience to my growing business. She has given me the support and guidance I needed to expand my workforce through clear and straight-forward direction. I find Sarah to be knowledgeable, flexible and approachable.”

Laura Faulkner
Director
Matchstick Design

Great care and professional diligence

“…great care and professional diligence…”
“…high level of focus…”
“…thank you very much for your effort…”

Frank Lord
Chairman & Trustee

Extremely Helpful

With being new to the company, and having zero HR knowledge, Matilda really helped me understand what I needed to know. She was extremely helpful and would also get back to me in an acceptable time manner. I would highly recommend using Loates HR to anyone.

Tanita Henshall
Recruitment Manager
Recruiting Healthcare t/a Caring Works

Prompt and efficient service

In our time using the services of Loates, we have always found Matilda and the team to be very responsive to queries coming back to us in a very quick timeframe and providing excellent advice and support for all HR matters, both by email or virtually in meetings.

Judy Thomas
Director of Contractor Services
Community Pharmacy Wales

Professional, Knowledgeable & Friendly

The advice and information I received when dealing with Loates HR Consultancy was informed, knowledgeable and relevant. It was delivered in a friendly and professional way ensuring that I came away with everything I needed. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this company to others.

Ruth Nixon
Director

Why choose us for your outsourced HR support?

We're fair & transparent

No monthly fees, no annual contracts

Simply pay for what you use

We're tried & tested

Don't just take our word for it

Our testimonials speak for themselves

We're great value

Employment lawyer quality

Without employment lawyer prices

We're made-to-measure

Exactly what you need

Exactly when you need it

We'll be there for you

We're at work when you're at work

Availability & response times guaranteed

We pay it back

From trusteeships & pro bono advice

To mentoring & academic research

We're close at hand

We're only minutes from central Derby

Drop in for a chat and a cup of tea!

We walk-the-talk

Practical business-focussed solutions

Delivered in person by experts

We've done it before

From startups to multinationals

We've pretty much seen it all

We know our stuff

Highly qualified academically

Highly qualified professionally

We're a special blend

Big company professionalism

Small company values

We're people-people

Friendly and down-to-earth

Highly personal service

Our outsourced HR support services

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!

☞☞☞ 01332 890 345 ☜☜☜

Upcoming HR training courses

  • Your Guide to Performance Management
    on Wednesday 8th May, 2024

    The action planning workshop will show you how to set clear objectives, hold regular review meetings and manage performance.

  • Recruiting in a Tight Labour Market
    on Thursday 30th May, 2024

    This *FREE* webinar is limited to SMEs based in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire

  • How to Resolve Workplace Conflict
    on Wednesday 12th June, 2024

    Understand why conflict arises, discover different ways to manage issues effectively and pick up top tips for creating a harmonious workplace.

  • How to Manage Day-to-Day HR Issues
    on Wednesday 26th June, 2024

    Our online workshop is a short practical guide for HR and people managers, where we discuss the fundamentals of HR.

  • How to Manage Employee Absence
    on Wednesday 3rd July, 2024

    Estimated to annually cost businesses £554.00 per employee, absence is a cost to the business. Post-pandemic line managers are increasingly having to deal with more complex cases. This course covers practical aspects of managing absence and deals with some of the more complex scenarios involving long-term absences.

Upcoming management training courses

Upcoming wellbeing training courses

Upcoming MFHA training courses

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