Corporate expertise delivered in a non-corporate way.

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FRIENDLY, APPROACHABLE AND JARGON FREE.

The Little HR Department provides flexible and practical HR support to all manner of businesses large and small, from Accountants to Zoologists!

We’ll support you with the little things to give you confidence in compliance or be your partner to help you build a strong happy team.

Why us
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“YOU DON’T BUILD A BUSINESS. YOU BUILD PEOPLE, AND PEOPLE BUILD THE BUSINESS.”

Zig Ziglar

OUR SERVICES

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Pay Monthly

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Pay-as-You-Go Bundles

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OUR MISSION

To provide top-notch HR for start-ups and small businesses.

OUR VISION

We want to bring corporate HR expertise within affordable reach of smaller businesses, to help them create a productive and successful workplace.

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    We value human beings as individuals. People don’t fit into boxes.

  • Purple background with a white heart icon and the text 'GIVE A DAMN' underneath. We are passionate about HR and making it work for our clients.

    We are passionate. We care about what we do, the people we work with and the impact we make.

  • A shield icon with a divided design and the word 'DEPENDABLE' beneath it on a purple background. You can trust us to support your business with its HR needs

    We are reliable, resilient, we know HR and have got your back.

  • A teal background with a white smiley face emoji and the word 'POSITIVE' underneath. We focus on what we can do, and how we can best help you be amazing at HR and People Matters.

    We look forwards, overcome hurdles, and have (quite a lot of) fun doing it.

  • A white brain icon above the words 'HAVE A CONSCIENCE' on a teal background. We want to help you to do things in the right way, and we understand that by treating people fairly employers end up with much better results

    We have bags of integrity and always seek to do the right thing.

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    Rosie Bunnage

    HR Consultant

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    Karen Thomas

    Lead HR Consultant

  • A woman with long blonde hair and glasses smiling at the camera with a plain white background. Her name is Tracey Corney

    Tracey Corney

    HR Consultant / Director

  • Close-up of a smiling woman with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and wearing a gray sweater against a white background. Her name is Lucie Kern

    Lucie Kern

    HR Coordinator

  • A woman with blonde hair, wearing glasses and gold earrings, smiling at the camera against a white background. Her name is Lucy Williams

    Lucy Williams

    HR Consultant / Director

  • A woman with short, curly gray hair wearing glasses and a white sweater with black animal print, smiling at the camera. Her name is Michelle Potthurst

    Michelle Potthurst

    HR Assistant

  • Recruitment Specalist

    Currently hiring!

  • HR Consultant

    Currently hiring!

TESTIMONIALS

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    Lucy is one of the most thoughtful and supportive people I have worked with. Kind in nature and uses rationale and facts to make decisions. Thorough and detail orientated her support over the last few years in HR have been invaluable.

    HR Manager, Leading UK watch brand

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    Tracey brings the human touch with sensible, strategic advice and practical solutions.

    CHW Venues

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    Tracey has quickly become a valued member of our team: proactive, helpful, agile in her approach and extremely well-informed. She is now essential to our plans moving forward.

    Studio Republic

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    Lucy has been of invaluable support to our UK company and to me personally when I just joined our group in 2018. Lucy helped me stabilise the business and answer employee needs in a building up phase, as we were setting the foundations of our HR services. I am very grateful for all her support and can warmly recommend her to any employer who needs advice and professional HR support.

    Vice President Human Resources EMEA

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    Lucy is very practical and will find solutions to HR problems which, without her involvement, would quickly escalate and damage a business. We recommend Lucy and The Little HR Department.

    Owner, The Legal Partners

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    Tracey has been truly instrumental in shaping the future of our business during the pandemic – arguably the most unpredictable and challenging time imaginable.

    Studio Republic

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    We would not hesitate to recommend Lucy and her team for all matters relating to HR. Whilst incredibly professional, Lucy is also extremely personable and we have enjoyed working with her on various projects over the last year. As a smaller sized business, it has proved invaluable to have expert HR advise and help on hand whenever needed.

    PA/Office Manager – Midas Sport

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    Lucy is a delight to work with, she is very knowledgeable in her field and seems to have experienced every scenario I look to seek advice on. A genuine expert. Lucy is hard working, enthusiastic and very passionate which comes through in all she does. I would highly recommend Lucy, she is a pleasure to work with.

    HR Director, Fourwalls Group

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