HR services for small UK businesses

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Your very own fractional HR department

Outsourced HR services built around you. We handle the people stuff so you can focus on the big stuff.

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Free Webinar: From Firefighting to High Performance

The people processes that turn a good team into a great one

45 minute live webinar & Q&A
Thursday 16th July at 12pm
Hosted by Sarah Ropek

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Too big for winging it, but too small for a full HR department?

We get it.

Most growing businesses hit a point where ad-hoc HR just doesn't cut it anymore, but hiring a full-time HR manager feels like a step too far. You're stuck in the middle, dealing with people and admin challenges that are taking up more time and energy than they should.

There's a smarter way.

We offer outsourced HR services for UK businesses who need more support as they grow, but aren’t ready to hire full-time.

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2015. Established in 2015. Over a decade of helping businesses with their HR
10+ years HR leadership experience. A decade of ditching corporate HR
190+ Businesses supported. Over 190 businesses rescued from HR headaches.

Clients who keep coming back

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HR services for small businesses in the UK

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Perfect for:
Businesses needing occasional HR advice without a long-term commitment

£65 per year + hourly rate for top up support

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Perfect for:
Businesses needing regular HR support for a predictable monthly fee

From £195 per month

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Perfect for:
Businesses needing flexible, consistent HR support without hiring in-house

From £1200 per month

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Perfect for:
Businesses that want to transform their HR and build internal capability

From £4,500 per month

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Small businesses deserve HR support that works for them – not generic advice, overcomplicated processes or corporate models that just don’t fit.

That’s why Sarah built The Fractional HR department. Outsourced HR services by a team of 10 HR professionals with a decade of experience supporting founders, growing agencies, and international businesses building UK teams.

Meet The Team

We could go on. But our clients say it better.

  • “This has directly helped us to improve our staff retention by offering progression as well as enabling us to attract new talent in the organisation.”

    - Rich Grahame, CEO and Co-Founder of Settle

  • “We’ve been very happy with the service received. It’s enabled us to provide our team with a professional and knowledgeable HR department without having to bring this in house.”

    - Nick Telson-Sillett, Co-founder, Trumpet

  • “A great team all round, very helpful in difficult HR situations as well as day to day regulatory updates and admin. I appreciate flexibility and reassurance the team is there if larger HR issues arise.”

    -  Alice Mount, Executive Director, London, British American Business

  • “The Fractional HR Department has become part of our team and supported us to align our mission and values to our HR practices, serving as a testament to the power of effective teamwork.”

    - Bibi Hilton, CEO of Creative Access

  • “With our growing teams, we needed to create a consistent approach. Their knowledge and expertise allowed us to evolve some best practices, and form disciplines that fits with our agency culture.”

    - Tsz Wu, Founder and Technical Director of Pink Squid

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Fresh HR insights, practical tools and the latest on HR technology, once a month. From our founder Sarah’s desk to yours.