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With the increasing complexities of employment law and all the associated HR issues, few companies would question the wisdom of having an expert on hand to guide them through what can be described as quite a minefield.

Even better, by having Maggie Crighton and her Outsourced HR team on speed dial, bosses throughout Cumbria and beyond not only enjoy all the benefits of having what is tantamount to their own bespoke HR department, they are free to concentrate on what they do best, running their businesses.

“Outsourcing is a real money saver in terms of time,” says Maggie, who founded Carlisle-based Outsourced HR after holding a wealth of senior roles with pedigree brands such as Debenhams, Hamleys Toys, and Edinburgh Woollen Mill, where she was Group HR Director.

Today Human Resources is much less about hiring and firing people, and more about supporting business operations. Because it deals with management as a well as human issues, it requires a high skill-set to ensure a company functions within the law while continuing to thrive through investment in its people.

However, as such a wide range of expertise is required, many companies who have HR Departments often end up shouldering the costs of seeking additional specific advice from external professionals.

Outsourced HR is the answer to all that.

“As a provider of human resources and Employment Law services, our mission is to guide companies through these areas, relieving them of all the associated stress and saving so much time for clients,” says Maggie.

Although Outsourced HR’s core customer base is within the Cumbrian area, it has a UK-wide portfolio of clients of all sizes, enjoying a reputation for dependability, reliability and experience.

“We are always available, and a client will always speak to the same person whenever they have an issue with which they require help,” assures Maggie, who places great emphasis on Outsourced HR getting to know every aspect of a client’s business and the people working there.

“I believe in having good professional relationships with them all, and to do that you need to understand the business or there is no relationship,” she says.

An extensive range of services includes: 

  • Writing staff contracts and employment terms and conditions 
  • Producing employment policies and staff handbooks 
  • Handle or advise on dispute resolution situations i.e. employee complaints, investigations, disciplinary interviews, appeals, and grievance matters
  • Succession Planning
  • Retention Strategies
  • Employment tribunals preparation 
  • Redundancy programmes
  • Manage the employment elements of Tupe
    To find out more about Outsources HR’s extensive range of services go to: www.outsourced-hr.co.uk 

Alternatively, telephone 01228 564575, or email maggie@outsourced-hr.co.uk