At Harwood HR Solutions, we provide practical, commercially focused HR support that Gloucester SMEs can depend on. Whether you need fully outsourced HR in Gloucester or flexible Pay-As-You-Go advice, we tailor our service to suit your structure and budget.
Our team delivers employment contracts, company policies and staff handbooks that Gloucester and Gloucestershire businesses trust to safeguard their organisation. We manage disciplinary proceedings, redundancies, workplace mediation, and employment tribunals with a calm, risk-aware approach.
From TUPE transfers and restructures to recruitment, retention and employee wellbeing strategies, we reduce exposure while strengthening performance. We also support health and safety compliance, risk assessments and HR systems implementation, giving you clarity, cost control and complete peace of mind.
Harwood HR is a trusted HR consultancy that Gloucester and Gloucestershire businesses turn to for proactive, no-nonsense advice. We understand the pressures facing local SMEs, rising costs, regulatory change and employee expectations.
Our approach is responsive and preventative. Rather than reacting to problems, we build robust HR frameworks that minimise risk and protect your reputation. With retained HR, project-based support or outsourced HR Gloucester services, you gain senior-level expertise without the overhead of an in-house department.
We focus on compliance, commercial protection, and sustainable people management so you can grow your business with confidence.
Duncan is a CIPD-qualified HR leader with 24+ years’ experience across retail, automotive, manufacturing and financial services. His expertise includes HR leadership, restructuring, acquisitions, employee relations and regulatory change. He has held senior roles with Sytner Group, Porsche GB and Dollar Financial Group and founded Harwood HR Solutions.
Zoe is a CIPD-qualified HR professional with extensive experience in HR, operations and training. She helped grow a business from 4 to 250+ employees and has expertise in acquisitions, TUPE, restructuring, recruitment, employee relations and FCA regulatory change, with a strong record of delivering HR projects without litigation.
Charlotte is a qualified HR professional with experience across people planning, organisational change, performance, talent and employee relations. She progressed to HR Business Partner at The Money Shop, supporting senior leadership through structural and financial change. Her expertise includes TUPE, redundancies, sickness absence and HR support across multiple sectors, including social care.
We provide full-service HR consultancy that Gloucester businesses rely on, including retained HR, outsourced HR, and Pay-As-You-Go support. Our services cover employment contracts, company policies, staff handbooks, disciplinary and grievance management, redundancy support, TUPE transfers, restructures, recruitment, wellbeing strategies, and tribunal representation. Every solution is tailored to your business.
Yes. Our outsourced HR Gloucester service provides ongoing, fully managed HR support without the expense of employing internal staff. You receive expert advice, documentation, compliance monitoring, and day-to-day support for employee management. It’s a cost-effective way to access senior HR expertise while maintaining flexibility and control.
We offer retained HR packages, Pay As You Go advice, project-based HR support for Gloucester businesses needing restructures or TUPE, and strategic consultancy. Support ranges from drafting employment contracts to handling complex employee relations matters and implementing HR systems and compliance processes.
Absolutely. We draft legally compliant employment contracts for small businesses, tailor company policies, and create comprehensive staff handbooks. These documents protect your organisation, clarify expectations, and reduce legal exposure. We also review and update existing documentation to ensure ongoing compliance with current employment legislation.
Yes. We guide employers through disciplinary investigations, grievance handling, redundancy consultations, and fair dismissal procedures. Our approach protects your business from tribunal risk while ensuring processes remain legally compliant, structured and professionally managed. We minimise disruption and safeguard your reputation.
We support businesses facing employment tribunals or complex disputes by providing documentation, strategic advice, and representation. We also offer workplace mediation to resolve issues early. Our focus is always on risk reduction, cost control and achieving commercially sensible outcomes.
Yes. Through our strategic HR framework, including our Seven Pillars of Employee Wellbeing, we help improve engagement, reduce absenteeism and strengthen retention. By building positive workplace cultures and effective HR processes, we support long-term workforce stability and performance.
We manage TUPE transfers and restructure projects with careful planning and legal compliance in mind. From consultation processes to documentation and risk assessment, we ensure smooth transitions while protecting your business from claims or procedural errors.
Yes. We advise on health and safety compliance, conduct risk assessments, and support the implementation of practical HR systems that streamline employee management. Our aim is to ensure regulatory protection while improving operational efficiency and documentation control.
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