WELCOME TO BALLARD HR

Practical HR support for small & medium businesses

You don’t need a full-time HR person, but you do need a trusted HR person you can go to when you need help or advice.

With years of experience in HR, I provide tailored advice, guidance and administration to small and medium-sized businesses across the UK. My goal is to give you complete peace of mind that your business is compliant, protected and free to focus on what you do best.

About me

Why Ballard HR?

I believe good HR support is built on relationships and understanding your business properly. One point of contact, no generic advice line. HR support without the cost or commitment of a large HR provider. I will be your point of contact – someone who has taken the time to understand your business, your people and the specific issues you are facing… No call centres, no explaining to a different person each time you call, just continuity from someone who understands your business.

Senior HR expertise, with a personal approach

Business owners often wear every hat. One minute you are managing customers, cashflow and operations, and the next you are expected to know how to deal with sickness absence, misconduct, probation, holiday pay or a difficult employee conversation. My role is to make HR feel manageable. You will get practical advice, clear options and documents that actually fit your business. I will not overcomplicate things, hide behind jargon or give you a 20-page answer when what you need is a clear steer on what to do next. My HR career spans large global companies, medium, small microbusinesses, giving me insight into HR needs at every scale. This breadth of expertise means you will receive a pragmatic, flexible approach tailored precisely to your business needs.

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MY SERVICES

Complete HR Solutions

General HR Advice

For day-to-day questions, staff situations and practical guidance.

Contracts, Handbooks and Policies

Employment contracts, change letters, policies and terms and conditions handbooks.

Hiring and onboarding support

Practical support with recruitment, contracts, onboarding and probations.

Employee wellbeing and staff retention

Helping businesses create positive workplaces where employees feel valued, supported and motivated to stay.

Restructuring, redundancy and TUPE

Practical support with consultation, letters, scripts and fair process.

Staff problems and difficult conversations

Step-by-step support with process, letters, meetings and outcomes for investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, sickness (short and long-term), absence, poor performance, conduct issues and workplace conflict.

Practical HR training for managers and employees

HR training tailored to your business and delivered in a clear, approachable and engaging way, helping teams feel more confident handling workplace responsibilities and people issues.

Disciplinary and Grievance Support

Step-by-step support

Highly Rated HR Consultant

Testimonials

Sarah Business Director

The HR support we received has been invaluable. From updating our contracts to handling employee relations issues, everything was managed professionally and with complete attention to detail. We now feel confident our business is fully compliant.

David Operations Manager

As a growing business we didn’t have the resources for a full-time HR Manager, but the retained support package has given us expert guidance whenever we need it. It has saved us both time and money.

Micah Distribution Manager

The training delivered to our management team was excellent. It was engaging, relevant and immediately applicable to our day-to-day challenges.

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Complex HR issues often result in a lot of time spent away from your business and lost revenue. Therefore, professional HR support is likely to be your most important investment.