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.
Helping Leeds businesses manage their people with confidence.
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.
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.
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.
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.


















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.
You work directly with an experienced HR consultant who takes the time to understand your business, your people and your goals.
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 help businesses address challenges before they escalate, providing practical guidance that gives employers confidence and peace of mind.
Day-to-day HR advice, performance management, absence management, employee relations and practical support whenever you need it.
Employment contracts, policies and procedures, disciplinary matters, grievances and support with workplace investigations.
Recruitment process design, restructures, redundancies and strategic HR support for growing businesses.
HR training, payroll, occupational health support and BreatheHR software implementation.
We support businesses throughout Leeds, including:
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.
Our core values have not changed since we started in 2010. They are the reason clients stay with us year after year.
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.
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.
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.

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