HR Consultants in Hertfordshire

Strategic People Solutions for Growing Businesses

Over 20 years' experience across multiple sectors.
Helping you to prevent, not cure.
Helping you transform your people and achieve organisational excellence.
Helping you grow, transform and overcome challenges for business success.

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Start-Ups

Helping start-ups grow and scale by developing your people and culture to strengthen excellence, recruitment and retention for business success.

 

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SMEs

Supporting established SMEs with strategic People & Culture solutions that strengthen leadership, organisational performance and sustainable business growth.

 

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Scaling Organisations

Providing strategic People & Culture consultancy to complex and multi-site organisations, supporting transformation, organisational effectiveness, workforce sustainability and high-performing leadership cultures.

 

 

Industries We Support

Insurance

Professional Services / Accountancy

Media

Healthcare / Pharmaceutical

Technology

Research & Development

Hospitality

Not for Profit

Architectural

Construction

 

 

 

Flexible People & Culture Support Packages

Flexible packages providing organisations with People & Culture expertise aligned to organisational excellence, business growth and organisational performance.

From start-ups through SMEs to larger organisations, we tailor commercial support to you're your organisation.

MPL Essentials

Suitable for between 1–5 employees.
Building strong people and organisational foundations for start-ups and early-stage businesses. Helping to achieve sustainable business growth.

MPL Essentials

MPL Pro

Suitable for between 6–50 employees.
Supporting growing businesses with scalable People & Culture solutions focused on organisational performance, organisational development, workforce planning, employee engagement and sustainable business growth.

MPL Pro

MPL Elite

Suitable for 51+ employees.
Comprehensive strategic and operational People & Culture support for complex, multi-site and scaling organisations.

MPL Elite

 

MPL Grow

One off projects for organisations growing, transforming or changing

Suitable for:

  • Transformation programmes
  • Workforce planning and restructures
  • Leadership capability and management development
  • Employee engagement and cultural change
  • Organisational design and performance improvement
  • Talent, succession and capability planning

 

MPL Grow

MPL Urgent

Practical support for organisations needing immediate guidance, expertise or short-term HR support.

Ideal when you need:

  • Mediation
  • Employee relations and complex people matters
  • Disciplinary, grievance and investigation support
  • Immediate operational and compliance guidance
  • Management advice during sensitive workforce situations
  • Flexible People support by the hour or day

MPL Urgent

Book an HR Health Check Today

We'll review your People & Culture practices, identifying risks, compliance gaps and opportunities to strengthen workforce performance.

Included are:

  • Policies, Processes & Procedures
  • Workforce Capability
  • Management practices

Book your HR Health Check today and take the first step towards organisational excellent.

 


 

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What Can MPL Help You With?

Using Target Operating Model (TOM) principles alongside workforce data, analytics and business insight, we deliver strategic People & Culture solutions designed to strengthen organisational performance, leadership capability and workforce sustainability.

Workplace Mediation 

Workplace mediation helps resolve conflict, improve communication and effectiveness. We provide impartial, practical mediation support to help address workplace tensions early, reduce disruption, minimise organisational risk, and create healthier, more productive working environments.

Business Transformation & Change Management 

Supporting organisations through growth, transformation and organisational change by aligning people, culture and workforce capability with business objectives. We help businesses navigate restructures, operational change, leadership transitions and evolving workforce challenges whilst maintaining employee engagement, organisational stability and performance.

Organisational Development & Effectiveness 

Helping you strengthen structures, leadership capability, workforce performance and operational effectiveness. Working with you to improve accountability, communication, decision-making and organisational capability.

Cultural Development & Employee Engagement 

Building positive, high-performing workplace cultures where employees feel engaged, supported and aligned to organisational values and objectives. We help organisations strengthen employee engagement, leadership behaviours, communication and workplace culture to improve retention, collaboration and organisational performance.

Workforce Planning & Organisational Design 

Helping you align capability, structures and resources with current and future business objectives. Supporting workforce planning, organisational design and succession planning initiatives

Leadership Capability & Management Development 

Helping you develop knowledgeable, effective leaders through tailored leadership and management development initiatives. We help organisations build leadership cultures that support employee engagement, organisational performance and long-term business success.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion 

Supporting you to create inclusive workplace cultures where employees feel respected, valued and able to thrive.

Reward & Recognition 

Helping you to develop tailored, fair and competitive reward and recognition approaches that support employee engagement, retention and organisational performance.

Health & Wellbeing 

Supporting you to build healthier, more resilient workplace cultures where employee wellbeing is recognised as a key driver of performance, engagement and sustainability.

Employee Relations & Workforce Challenges 

Providing practical, commercial support to reduce risk through consistency and fairness. Support for disciplinaries, grievances, absence management and performance.

HRIS Implementation & Workforce Analytics 

Helping you implement and optimise HR systems that improve operational efficiency, workforce insight and organisational decision-making.

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Why Businesses Choose MPL

 20+ Years of People Leadership Experience supporting start-ups, SMEs and global organisations.

 We prevent, not cure.

 Commercially Focused, Tailored Support.

 Strategic & Operational Expertise.

 Data-Driven & Evidence-Led Approach.

 Trusted Partnership & Practical Guidance.

 

 

 

 

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Do I need HR support if I only have a few employees?

Absolutely. Even small teams can face people challenges, risks or disputes. Start-up businesses often face issues around contracts, policies and employee relations which if not resolved, can result in costly mistakes.

Don't wait until an issue arises; let us help you prevent, not cure

 

Working with MPL

What People & Culture support does a small business need?

The right support depends on your organisation’s size, workforce challenges and future growth plans. Our HR Health Check helps businesses identify gaps, risks and opportunities across leadership, workforce management, compliance and employee experience, allowing us to recommend practical support tailored to your organisation.

What size businesses do you support?

We support start-ups, SMEs and scaling organisations across a wide range of sectors, from early-stage businesses through to complex, multi-site organisations.

Do you offer retained HR support?

Yes. Our flexible support packages are designed to provide ongoing People & Culture support aligned to your organisational size, workforce challenges and business objectives.

Can you support one-off projects or short-term requirements?

Absolutely. Through MPL Grow and MPL Urgent, we provide flexible support for organisational change, restructures, employee relations matters, leadership development, workforce planning and other ad hoc People & Culture projects.

Can you support organisational change and restructures?

Yes. We have extensive experience supporting organisations through transformation, restructures, workforce planning, organisational design and wider change management initiatives.

Do you provide support with employee relations matters?

Yes. We provide practical support across disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance management and wider employee relations challenges.

Can you help improve employee engagement and workplace culture?

Yes. We support organisations with employee engagement, leadership capability, organisational culture, communication and workforce wellbeing initiatives designed to strengthen organisational performance and retention.

Can you support HRIS implementation and process improvement?

Yes. We support organisations with HRIS implementation, workforce reporting, process improvement and workforce analytics to strengthen operational efficiency and employee experience.

Why choose Modern People Limited?

We combine over 20 years of Executive-level People leadership experience with a commercially focused, pragmatic approach that aligns people, culture and organisational performance with business success.

Why should I outsource rather than hiring internally?

Outsourced People & Culture support gives organisations access to strategic expertise, operational guidance and workforce insight in an objective, flexible and cost-effective way. It allows businesses to strengthen organisational capability, manage workforce challenges and support sustainable growth without the overhead of a full internal HR team.

How much does outsourcing cost?

Every organisation is different, which is why we offer flexible People & Culture support packages tailored to your workforce size, organisational complexity and business objectives. Whether you require ongoing strategic partnership, project support or ad hoc operational guidance, we provide scalable solutions designed to support sustainable business growth.

 

 

 

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Are you ready to grow your business?

Modern People Limited partners with start-ups, SMEs and scaling organisations to deliver commercially focused People & Culture solutions that support organisational performance, workforce capability and sustainable growth.

Book your free consultation today or contact us at help@modernpeople.uk to explore how MPL can help your business grow.

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Our Office

St Christophers House
Ridge Road
Letchworth Garden City
SG6 1PT
England

 Company number - 17184581