HR Consultant in Yorkshire & Beyond
Practical HR support wherever your business takes you
As your business grows, managing people often becomes more complex.
You might need experienced advice on a difficult employee situation, want to strengthen your HR foundations, or simply need a trusted HR professional you can turn to when something arises.
That’s where Waratah HR can help.
Based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, Waratah HR Consulting provides practical, commercially focused HR support to SMEs and growing businesses across Yorkshire and beyond.
Support can be provided remotely or on-site where appropriate, giving you access to experienced HR expertise without necessarily needing your own full-time HR function.
Whether you need ongoing HR support, help with a particular people issue or an independent review of your current HR arrangements, the starting point is always the same:
What does your business actually need?
Let's talk about what's happening in your business
HR support designed around your business
No two businesses are quite the same.
Some want the reassurance of having an experienced HR professional they can call on throughout the year.
Others need help navigating one particularly difficult employee situation.
And sometimes everything appears to be running perfectly well, but you'd like an independent pair of eyes to check that your contracts, policies, processes and HR practices are keeping pace with the business.
Waratah HR offers flexible support depending on where your business is today and where you're heading.
Help when people issues become complicated
Sometimes HR support isn't something you've planned for.
Something simply happens.
An employee raises a grievance. Performance has deteriorated. Absence is becoming difficult to manage. You need to deal with a disciplinary issue. Or perhaps an employee has submitted a request and you're unsure about the implications or the right way to respond.
These are often the situations where having an experienced HR professional alongside you can make the biggest difference.
I'll help you understand the situation, consider the risks and options, and decide on a practical way forward.
Senior HR expertise without the corporate HR function
I'm Cheryl-Anne Salton, founder of Waratah HR Consulting.
I established Waratah HR after more than 20 years working in senior HR leadership.
During that time, I've learned that the best HR advice isn't simply about knowing policies, procedures or employment law.
It has to work for the business.
Business owners and managers need to balance legal obligations, commercial pressures and employee relationships, often while dealing with difficult or sensitive situations.
That's why my approach is deliberately straightforward:
Understand the situation.
Identify the risk.
Consider the practical options.
Help you move forward.
No unnecessary HR jargon. No one-size-fits-all answers.
Just experienced, commercially aware HR support that's shaped around your business.
Although Waratah HR is based in North Yorkshire, good HR support doesn't have to be restricted by geography.
Many HR matters can be managed effectively through a combination of telephone, video meetings and online collaboration, with on-site support where it's appropriate.
That means businesses further afield can still access the same personal, practical support.
Wherever your business is based, you'll work directly with me and receive advice shaped around your organisation, your people and the situation you're facing.
No call centre. No being passed from one adviser to another.
Just a trusted HR partner who gets to know your business.
Supporting SMEs and growing businesses across Yorkshire
Waratah HR is proudly based in Harrogate, providing HR support to businesses across Yorkshire.
Whether you're building your team, supporting managers, strengthening your HR foundations or dealing with a particular employee situation, you can access experienced HR advice at the level your business needs.
Support can include:
day-to-day HR advice
employee relations
performance and absence management
disciplinary and grievance matters
flexible working
contracts, policies and HR documentation
HR compliance and risk
organisational change
people processes
management support
workforce planning
HR audits and reviews
retained HR support
And you don't have to work out which of those services you need before getting in touch.
Start by telling me what's happening in the business.
We'll take it from there.
Yorkshire based. Support that goes beyond Yorkshire.
When might your business need HR support?
You don't necessarily wake up one morning thinking:
"We need an HR consultant."
Usually, something else happens first.
Perhaps:
Your business is growing.
The informal processes that worked perfectly well when there were a handful of employees are becoming harder to manage.
A people problem has landed on your desk.
You need to know what your options are and how to handle it properly.
Your managers need more support.
They're good at what they do but increasingly find themselves dealing with performance, absence and other people matters.
Your HR paperwork has accumulated over time.
You're not completely sure whether your contracts, policies and processes are still doing what you need them to do.
Or you simply want reassurance.
Nothing is necessarily wrong, but you'd like an experienced HR professional to take an independent look at things.
You don't need to wait for a crisis.
Getting the right advice earlier can give you greater clarity and more options.
Why work with Waratah HR?
Experienced
More than 20 years of senior HR leadership experience brought directly to your business.
Practical
Advice needs to be usable. I'll help you understand what you can actually do next, not simply explain the theory..
Commercial
Good HR should support the business as well as its people. My advice takes both into account.
Flexible
From a one-off HR project or people issue through to ongoing retained HR support, the relationship can be shaped around what your business needs.
Personal
You'll deal directly with me, rather than being passed between different advisers or a call centre.
Frequently asked questions…..
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Waratah HR Consulting is based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, supporting SMEs and growing businesses across Yorkshire and beyond.
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No. Although Waratah HR is proudly Yorkshire-based, support can also be provided to businesses further afield, particularly where the work can be delivered remotely.
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Yes, where appropriate. The right mix of on-site and remote support will depend on your location, the nature of the work and what will work best for your business.
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No. Support can range from advice on an individual employee issue or a one-off HR project through to an HR review or ongoing retained support.
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Yes. Waratah HR is particularly focused on SMEs and growing businesses that value experienced HR expertise but don't necessarily need a full-time internal HR function.
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Absolutely. We can work alongside owners, directors and managers, providing additional HR expertise and helping them navigate more complex people situations.
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That's completely fine.
You don't need to diagnose the problem or choose a service before speaking to me.
Tell me what's happening in the business and we can talk through what support, if any, would be most appropriate.
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That's completely normal.
You don't need to diagnose the HR problem before speaking to me. Tell me what's happening in the business, and we can talk through the situation and what sort of support may be appropriate.
Practical HR support. Wherever your business is heading.
Whether you're dealing with an immediate people issue, strengthening your HR foundations or looking for ongoing support as your business grows, you don't have to navigate it alone.