What this service is

Strategic People Projects is fixed-scope, senior-led delivery for your most important people priorities. We scope the work together, agree clear outcomes and timelines, and lead or support delivery from start to finish.

This isn't consultancy that hands you a report and walks away. It's expert execution — with the judgement and the accountability that comes from someone who's led these processes many times, in organisations like yours.

The situations this is built for

You're restructuring or reducing headcount Restructures done badly are expensive, damaging and legally risky. Done properly, they're a platform for the next stage of growth. We lead the process — consultation, documentation, communication, individual case management — so it's handled correctly and your people are treated with dignity.

You're going through a TUPE transfer Whether you're the incoming or outgoing employer, TUPE carries significant legal obligations and gets mishandled more often than it should. We've managed transfers across multiple sectors and know where the risk sits.

Something has happened that needs an investigation A grievance. A safeguarding concern. A conduct issue involving a senior member of staff. These need independent, experienced handling. We lead investigations properly — scoped, documented, proportionate and defensible.

You need a people strategy but don't know where to start Not a framework exercise. A practical, honest assessment of where your people infrastructure is now, where it needs to get to, and what the priorities are. Something your leadership team can actually use.

Your employment documentation is out of date or never existed Contracts, handbooks, policies — the foundations that protect you and your employees. We build them properly, aligned to current law including the Employment Rights Act changes rolling out through 2026 and 2027.

You need to review pay and reward Pay structures that haven't kept pace with growth create retention risk, equity risk and legal risk. We design and implement pay frameworks that are fair, transparent and sustainable.

How it works

We scope every project together before anything starts. You'll know what's included, what the timeline looks like, what you'll have at the end, and what it costs. No scope creep. No open-ended engagements that drift.

We lead or support delivery depending on what the project needs — sometimes that means doing the work directly, sometimes it means working alongside your internal team and providing senior oversight and quality control.

Who it's for

Organisations with a defined challenge or opportunity that requires senior HR expertise and structured delivery. Particularly useful for leadership teams navigating something they haven't done before, or where internal capacity means the work keeps getting deprioritised. Also the right entry point if you want to work with us before committing to an ongoing retainer.

Investment

Project fees are agreed at scoping based on the nature and scale of the work. We provide a fixed-fee proposal before any work begins — no surprises.