Testimonials
“Emma provides an outstanding service. We have utilised Emma’s expertise across a range of topics and found the advice to be quick, efficient and to the point. I have no hesitation in recommending Emma and the quality service she provides.”
Adam Paris, Chief Operating Officer, Datacenter People
Adam Paris, Chief Operating Officer, Datacenter People
“Emma provides a superb service, she is clear thinking, highly knowledgeable and very flexible and has provided high quality guidance for us in a range of complex situations. She is to be highly recommended.”
Vicki Airs, Independent Consultant, Self-Employed
Vicki Airs, Independent Consultant, Self-Employed
“I was recommended to Emma as an alternative to expensive solicitors and HR companies completely messing up employment issue. Emma and her colleagues are reliable, professional and outstanding value for money for any organisation that cannot justify their own HR department ( and probably a better alternative for those that do). I’m often asked to provide recommendations on LinkedIn and don’t like doing so but in this case I have no problem in shouting her name from the rooftops. Partners of ours that have employed her following my advice have been just as enthusiastic!”
Richard Artus, Vacant Space Management
Richard Artus, Vacant Space Management
“After years of searching for an efficient HR company, we found HR Initiatives and haven’t looked back. HR Initiatives are very supportive and work to simplify the complicated.”
Richard Penfold, Managing Director at Penfold Motors
Richard Penfold, Managing Director at Penfold Motors
“Penny has provided HR advice to Qunta for many years. Her response to our queries are always prompt, clear and comprehensive. As we did not have an internal HR function her support and that of HRI has been invaluable.”
Stephen Trigg, Founder and Owner, Quanta Consultancy Services
Stephen Trigg, Founder and Owner, Quanta Consultancy Services
“Penny is a highly knowledgeable and adaptable HR & Business Professional who seeks to find the right approach for each organisation she works with, taking their circumstances and challenges into account to find the right solution. She builds strong relationships with her clients who equally value her professionalism and knowledge. Along with her humour and approachability, Penny is a wonderful asset to have working with any organisation.”
Caroline Miles, Business and Personal Coach
Caroline Miles, Business and Personal Coach
“HR Initiatives have provided much needed support in areas which have been highly complex. Knowing that there is a team on hand to help is most reassuring, a real comfort, and the team are all such lovely people. Their response rates are excellent, whether you call or email, and I would highly recommend their cost-effective service to others.”
Barbara Howard, Project Director at Stevenage Haven
Barbara Howard, Project Director at Stevenage Haven
“We have been using the services of Penny and HR Initiatives for many years. I can certainly recommend their services and the fixed fee approach. We have also had to take advice from them on a couple of occasions for potential employment law issues and their practical and no nonsense advice has been a breath of fresh air.”
Robin Mead, Managing Director, PayPlus
Robin Mead, Managing Director, PayPlus
“I have worked with Penny for since 2017 and during this time always found her to be most helpful with our HR issues resolving the most most challenging situations promptly. I would have the utmost confidence in recommending Penny to assist with HR needs.”
Rob Blackshaw, Head of Logistics, Lehvoss UK
Rob Blackshaw, Head of Logistics, Lehvoss UK
“I have known Penny for many years and always found her to be very pleasant, professional and a delight to work with. She is always on hand and ready to help at any moment.”
Sarah Gates, Lehvoss Nutrition
Sarah Gates, Lehvoss Nutrition
“HRi are an exceptional professional organisation who are able to communicate in a clear and concise way. Throughout my career I have worked with a range of consultants but the team at HR Initiatives is second to none”.
Andrew Snell, HR Officer at YMCA Southend
Andrew Snell, HR Officer at YMCA Southend
“Over the past 20 years Quanta have grown significantly and throughout that period HRI have, and still do, support us with our HR issues. Their service has always been professional with advice provided in an uncomplicated and friendly manner. I would have no hesitation in recommending the services of HRI to any company considering the use of outsourced HR advice.”
Stephen Trigg, Founder and Owner, Quanta
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HR Initiatives have been excellent from the very beginning. Any questions my colleagues or I have had were answered promptly and comprehensively. They are easily accessible via email and phone, offering great support at a reasonable price. I would highly recommend their services.
Really good workshop in a relaxed setting, making everyone approachable and at ease to ask any questions needed. A good pace to the topics and so much experience shown from Emma and Fran, would definitely recommend others wanting to understand HR responsibilities and processes better.
I've been working with HR Initiatives Ltd for nearly 8 years now and have always had a fabulous service. The team have been supportive with helping us to use effective records management software for employees, provide a comprehensive staff handbook that they always happy to tailor to my organisation's needs, and help review policies. Above all, their response times to ad hoc queries and support is excellent. They're always on hand to help me with my HR challenges and support me through tricky processes. Highly recommend.
HR Initiatives have provided us with a consistently professional service. They answer all queries in a timely fashion. Would highly recommend their services.
Excellent support - always available at the end of the phone to navigate tricky HR situations. Would definitely recommend.
We first worked with HR Initiatives a few years ago, when our small non-profit was new and we needed help to develop the way we supported our employees through one:ones and annual reviews. HRi’s training and documentation was brilliant and we have implemented a system that works really well for us as a result.We subscribed to HR Initiatives’ service earlier this year too. Our team is growing along with the business, and we could see we needed more proactive support for the line managers in our team in looking after and getting the best out of our employees. We have worked closely with the HRi Team recently on a project that was quite difficult at times and they provided incredible support and excellent advice throughout. I can’t recommend them highly enough.
Emma Williams, from HR Initiatives, gave outstanding and useful advice at a business workshop I was facilitating. Her advice helped each of the businesses in different ways - from one which was recruiting, one with IR35 questions and another to furlough & redundancy cost/compliance. All were answered professionally, with absolute surety and in a way which was understandable and immediately applicable. Thank you for your help on behalf of all of the businesses involved.
In recent times we forget to compliment people that we put our trust and faith into with our business so I would like to thank Emma Williams from HR Initiatives for being very helpful with our company with recent HR issues to sort with TUPE. Emma has been so helpful, professional, quick to respond and always on the end of the phone to help with her knowledge to which we are very grateful and having HR Initiatives with Emma working with us is very reassuring i can highly recommend.Tony
We have built a fantastic relationship with the team at HRI over the many years of working together.They respond to queries in an efficient and timely manner. No query is too big or too small and they have a friendly and relaxed approach yet maintaining professional standards at all times.Penny is fantastic at responding as quickly as possible, especially if she is aware there is a time constraint around any given situation and always try’s to make herself available.
An invaluable service. HR Initiatives have helped us navigate through some very difficult situations efficiently and effectively. Extremely friendly and helpful, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.
We have worked with the team at H R Initiatives on a number of occasions on a variety of diverse projects. They are professional, proactive and friendly and YMCA North London have been extremely pleased with the support and advice we have received to date. I would recommend H R Initiatives to anyone looking for professional HR support and I look forward to a long working relationship with them."
Excellent service provided, would not hesitate to recommend. Emma and the team always respond to queries quickly and efficiently. They give clear, straightforward and fair advice, and are always happy to talk through scenarios to properly understand our business. They have been a huge support during the recent pandemic and are quick to pass on advice and guidance in a useful, concise way.
I was introduced to HR Initiatives 8 years ago and they revolutionised my business by being able to have a fully functioning HR department for a fraction of the costs of solicitors or employing someone full time.Emma and all her team are knowledgeable, pragmatic and professional. They have guided us through a few uncomfortable issues and I cant praise them enough.
