HR Support & Consultancy Services in Leeds

Helping Leeds businesses manage their people with confidence.

Taking the stress out of HR

Leeds is the commercial heart of the North, home to a thriving financial and professional services district, a fast-growing digital sector and a large manufacturing and logistics base. Businesses across the city face people challenges that need practical, commercial answers.

Whether it is attracting and retaining talent, navigating employment law or managing employee relations, these issues can quickly become time-consuming and distracting for business owners.

At Pennine HR we understand the pressures facing Leeds businesses. That is why we provide practical, tailored ongoing HR support with direct access to experienced consultants who take the time to understand your organisation. By helping you reduce risk, improve productivity and confidently navigate workplace challenges, we take the stress out of HR so you can focus on running and growing your business.

The Pennine HR team outside their Huddersfield office

Ongoing HR Support Packages

HR Helpline

Our entry-level service: a telephone and email helpline for on-call HR advice, backed up with template letters and forms, plus regular employment law updates and HR bulletins.

HR Essentials

Ideal for small and medium sized companies that want full compliance and closer support with people management. Adds personalised contracts, a customised staff handbook and proactive advice to the helpline.

HR Partner

Pennine HR becomes your complete outsourced HR department. Everything in Essentials plus a cloud based HR system, on-site support and hands-on management of performance, absence and redundancy issues.

See what's included in our HR support packages

HR support built around your business

Leeds is home to ambitious businesses in financial and professional services, digital and technology, retail, healthcare and manufacturing. When people challenges arise, business owners need practical advice they can act on quickly. At Pennine HR you have direct access to experienced HR consultants who take the time to understand your business, providing straightforward support that helps you reduce risk, improve productivity and manage your people with confidence.

  • We're personal

    You work directly with an experienced HR consultant who takes the time to understand your business, your people and your goals.

  • We're commercial

    We know every HR decision has a business impact. Our advice balances commercial realities with employment law requirements, helping you reduce risk while supporting growth and productivity.

  • We're proactive

    We help businesses address challenges before they escalate, providing practical guidance that gives employers confidence and peace of mind.

How can we help?

  • Ongoing HR support

    Day-to-day HR advice, performance management, absence management, employee relations and practical support whenever you need it.

  • Employment law and compliance

    Employment contracts, policies and procedures, disciplinary matters, grievances and support with workplace investigations.

  • Business change and growth

    Recruitment process design, restructures, redundancies and strategic HR support for growing businesses.

  • Training and additional services

    HR training, payroll, occupational health support and BreatheHR software implementation.

Local HR support, wherever you're based

We support businesses throughout Leeds, including:

  • Leeds city centre
  • Holbeck and the South Bank
  • Headingley and Kirkstall
  • Morley
  • Pudsey
  • Garforth
  • Wetherby
  • Otley
  • Horsforth

Ready to focus on growing your business?

Leave the HR challenges to us. With direct access to experienced consultants and support tailored to small and medium-sized businesses, we are here to help you manage your people with confidence.

How we work

Our core values have not changed since we started in 2010. They are the reason clients stay with us year after year.

  • Practical and pragmatic

    It is your business and we will never tell you how to run it. We combine real-life management experience with technical HR know-how, so our advice works in the real world and makes commercial sense.

  • Open, honest and straightforward

    You need answers you can act on, so we give it to you straight, in plain English. No jargon, no hedging and no 100 reasons why you cannot do something.

  • Timely and thorough

    We will not keep you waiting for answers. You get a quick, considered response from a qualified consultant who knows your business, not a call centre script.

Lynn Bradley taking a client call

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