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The HR Guru Ltd

Name: The HR Guru Ltd
Address: Brough on Humber, GB
Telephone: +447825165704

First class independent HR support for businesses in Yorkshire and the UK. Get in touch today!

Independent HR Consultancy providing a first class service to small and medium businesses both in the Yorkshire region and remotely across the UK. Contact us for support on the full employee life cycle either through projects, one off advice or retained services. Services include:

Recruitment and Employer Branding
HR Systems
Policies, Process, Handbooks & Contracts
Supporting with issues and empl

oyee relations
Talent, Succession & Employee Development
Performance Management & Competency Planning
Remote & Hybrid Working Practices
Hiring in the UK & Overseas
General HR advice and so much more

30/08/2026

What to look for when engaging with a HR consultancy:

⭐️ Are all of the consultants qualified? Either CIPD or by experience? Do they have a background in HR across business.

⭐️ Is the service offering bespoke or off the shelf? Off the shelf may be enough if you’re just starting out but I’d always recommend bespoke ready for growth from the off.

⭐️Do they spend time understanding your business and what you actually need rather than just locking you into a retainer you may not need.

⭐️Do they have relevant insurance to be offering advice and are the ICO registered?

⭐️What’s actually covered in the service your buying and more importantly, what isn’t? Never assume - you don’t want surprise bills for work that’s out of scope.

⭐️Do you have good rapport with the individuals you’ll be working with? As a business owner HR is personal to you and can be difficult. Having a great HR partner makes all the difference here.

⭐️If retained, how long are you tied in for and what’s the notice period? Some of the bigger companies may tie you in for 5 years! Make sure you read what you’re signing up for 👀

Don’t be afraid to ask these questions. Any good consultancy will be happy to answer. If they’re not then I wouldn’t engage.

Did I miss anything? What do you look for when engaging for a service? ELLEN - THE HR GURU

28/08/2026

Happy Bank Holiday weekend to those in the UK.

Its been another busy busy week here at The HR Guru Ltd HQ for myself, Ellen & Alan 🙌

Here’s a snapshot of some of the things we’ve been working on:

✅ 2 x re-structuring projects

✅ Contract Consultations to bring employees onto new T&Cs for a PAYG client

✅ First round of interviews for our new HR Consultant role (linky link here if interested: https://thehrguru.livevacancies.co.uk/ #/)

✅ 7 business development calls to hear more about our retainer offering

✅ Management of a complex sickness absence process for a new client

✅ 3 disciplinaries and an incoming grievance

✅ Supporting with the relocation of an employee to Cyprus

✅ Breathe round table session to provide feedback on upcoming features (exciting!!)

✅ Final testing on Hey Guru - because why not launch a second business when you already have one!!

✅ Recruiting 3 roles for a retained client and building out a recruitment dashboard for Managers

✅ Launching a new digital handbook for a client

aaaaaaand loads of other things I cannot remember 😂 🫠

I know other consultancies are feeling the heat at the moment too - the Employment Rights Act has driven huge changes for businesses and with the raise in ai and social media combined its all having a huge impact on the day to day people side of businesses of all sizes.

I for one am certainly ready for a long weekend.

See you on the other side peeps 🫡

*no ai was harmed in the making of this post/picture (LOOK AT ALS HAIR 👀)

🤣 Alan Turner ELLEN - THE HR GURU Ellen Barnes

21/08/2026

In case you missed the news ✨ WE ARE HIRING ✨

Check out our HR Consultant role deets below and click the link in the comments to apply.

We are getting lots of questions on location:
We are home-based in the Yorkshire region - although we do have clients all over the UK (and Globe), as expected a large chunk of those are in Yorkshire and up north (where we are based). Some of our lovely clients do like onsite and we need someone within the region who can get onsite quickly when needed so unfortunately that is a non negotiable for us at the moment.

We’ll be kicking off interviews next week 🎉

17/08/2026

Heads up!

Employment Tribunal time limits are doubling from 1 October 2026

Most tribunal claims currently have to be brought within 3 months. From October, that goes up to 6 months, thanks to the Employment Rights Act 2025.

Sounds scary for employers, right? Longer window for claims, longer tail of risk...

Honestly though, if you’re already doing things properly, this changes very little for you:

✅ Fair, consistent process

✅ Decent record-keeping

✅ Dealing with issues promptly rather than letting them fester

Whether someone’s got 3 months or 6 to act, that puts you in a strong position either way.

Where it does bite is if you’re cutting corners now:

❌ Skipping proper investigations

❌ Not documenting decisions

❌ Hoping problems will just go away

That gap between “the issue happened” and “someone can still claim” just got a lot bigger.

So the real takeaway isn’t “panic and overhaul everything.” It’s “keep doing the basics well” and if you’re not sure your basics are solid, that’s a much better time to find out than after October.

Want a hand checking yours are in shape? Give us a shout. ELLEN - THE HR GURU

07/08/2026

If you own a business, here’s why you need employment contracts for all your employees. Also why can I not say the word legislative 🤣🙈😭

05/08/2026

Meet ELLEN - THE HR GURU 🖤

Our fabulous HR Consultant over here at the HR Guru.

What can we tell you about Ellen?

With over 10 years experience across multiple sectors there’s not much she hasn’t seen or dealt with. She’s commercial, she solves problems quickly and efficiently and our clients LOVE her!

She has a great sense of humour, is the queen of multi tasking and she’s currently training for a half marathon (alongside running a household and raising a small individual) - legend!

Ellen supports all of our clients from first communication with us to day to day support, casework, whole employee lifecycle and HR Systems.

If you see her legendary reels on here and tik tok, give her a follow, you won’t be disappointed 👏👏

20/07/2026

We will only recommend products that we genuinely love and more importantly use at The HR Guru Ltd and Breathe | HR software for businesses is one of those.

Delighted to achieve platinum status to recognise our partnership.

We’ve brought 11 businesses onto the platform in the last 4 months (soz 👀) and no signs of slowing.

Our clients love the system too and here’s why:

✅ Employee files all in one place, secure and GDPR compliance (no long paper)
✅ New starters onboarded in a click of a button (no more paper based onboarded)
✅ Holidays, absence and full reporting in one place
✅ 150 elearning courses as standard (including compliance training you must do by law)
✅ Add time and attendance, H&S and expenses to have ALL people related data online
✅ You get a dedicated account manager who is awesome (thanks Brogan for supporting us always)

And the best bit? It’s starts from £24 a month - not per person - ALL IN!

Fancy a free trial?

Here’s the linky link: https://www.breathehr.com/en-gb/sign-up?hrp=TH3HRGURU

16/07/2026

🔧 **WE’RE HIRING: Quality Engineer | Derby | £38,000 – £48,000 DOE**

The HR Guru Ltd is recruiting on behalf of an established automotive manufacturing business in Derby, looking for an experienced, hands-on Quality Engineer to join their team.

This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives close to production, loves solving complex quality issues, and knows their way around core automotive quality tools.

**What you’ll be doing:**
🔹 Investigating quality concerns and warranty issues through to root-cause resolution
🔹 Leading 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone and Pareto problem-solving activity
🔹 Conducting internal and supplier audits against IATF 16949 / ISO 9001
🔹 Supporting new product launches through APQP and PPAP
🔹 Driving right-first-time performance and reducing defects across production

**What we’re looking for:**
✅ Automotive manufacturing experience — ideally OEM (Toyota, JLR, JCB, Caterpillar) or Tier 1 supplier background
✅ Hands-on with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC and Control Plans
✅ Working knowledge of IATF 16949 and ISO 9001
✅ Strong analytical mindset and confident stakeholder communication

**What’s on offer:**
💰 £38,000 – £48,000 pa DOE
📅 37-hour week, Monday–Friday, with a Friday lunchtime finish
🏖️ 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (Christmas shutdown)
📈 Genuine scope to influence and own quality improvement projects

Sound like you — or someone in your network?

Quality Engineer
https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b0d0d9d0c05ea866&from=appshareios https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b0d0d9d0c05ea866&from=appshareios

11/07/2026

This week we’ve been working with the fabulous B E L A R O O ✨ from roogroup who has supported us through a busy period with some business processes and admin.

She also pinned me down to film some vids for socials (which I’m crap at btw 🤣)

The ‘can you stop being weird and look like you’re actually typing’ resulted in this 🤣🤣

If you’re looking for some social media support or business process improvement then she’s your gal ❤️

08/07/2026

He’ll hate this post but I don’t care ✌️

Congratulations to Alan Turner who received confirmation yesterday that he has passed his accredited mediator training.

This means that as a business we can now offer mediation for our current and future clients. This is something we’re asked for often, so it’s great to be able to meet that demand.

Well done sausage (🤣) you smashed it 💪

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Brough On Humber

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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+447825165704

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