Reviews
Reviews
"Circle HR provide SMEs with a brilliant service that gives them access to the level of expertise and service normally restricted to large companies with in-house HR. With a strong commercial background themselves, the Circle team are really understanding of the practical realities of small businesses whilst wanting to serve their employees well. Superb up to date knowledge of the latest legislation, great empathy and absolute professionalism make Circle HR an absolutely stellar business partner."
Anne Kavanagh, Kavanagh Communications
“We have been a Circle HR customer for many years and I have worked with Katherine on very many projects.
Katherine’s professionalism and experience is second to none. She has an incredible HR knowledge and is a valuable resource for us.
Katherine is a fantastic support to me and my team, she’s inspiring and motivates our team to be the best we can be.
Without a shadow of a doubt, I absolutely recommend Katherine services to any company seeking to improve their business operations."
Catya Horton, Corporate Manager
"Circle HR always respond promptly to our requirements and are a pleasure to deal with. It is refreshing to deal with a business who has a very pragmatic and logical approach to our employee relations enquiries having waded through the legal framework on our behalf. I look forward to exploring other HR services that Circle HR have to offer in the future."
Ammie Copping, Semmco
“Circle HR have proved invaluable in helping us to review, plan and implement major changes to our HR systems. They have developed and updated HR policies and procedures, as well as carrying out a full HR training programme for all line managers. They have also now carried out 2 staff surveys which have helped us to identify priorities for each area. They have won the respect of both managers and staff alike and I would have no hesitation in recommending their services”
Mike Roycroft, CEO Whiteley Homes Trust
"Circle HR has provided extremely helpful advice to me and my staff through a period of change and growth. Katherine and Sharon have made themselves available at all hours to respond quickly to any urgent requests, as well as providing sound and measured advice in a crisis. They have worked with us on developing a more strategic approach to our management of human resources and continue to gently prompt us in improving our policies and procedures. I know that I and my staff greatly value their support, advice and swift response."
Perdita Hunt, CEO Watts Gallery
"Circle HR provides an extremely professional but friendly outsourced HR service. As a communication consultancy, the relationships our staff build with our clients forms the foundations for the business. Therefore it’s obvious that our staff are our biggest asset and it is critically important to me that they feel they are valued, respected and treated fairly whilst they work with the agency. Circle HR has worked with us to develop a simple and effective system that considers all elements of HR and ensures that from the moment we interview a potential new member of the team, invite them to join the agency and then train and support them as they develop their career with us, everything is done correctly. This supports our professional ethos and removes the worry about whether we are following the law or not. Added to that, both Katherine and Sharon are great fun to work with and are truly an extension to our team."
Sarah McOnie
"Katherine has represented F.A.Secrett Ltd in all matters relating to HR for the last twelve months. During this time she has carefully steered and advised us through the employment issues we have experienced and has ensured that we have always acted in a manner appropriate to a local family business. She is extremely professional, knowledgeable and very easy to work with, and we will be pleased to retain her services as our provider of HR advice and counsel."
Charles Secrett
“Throughout our 6 offices and with over 200 staff, your help was invaluable at all stages: Design of our overall approach to staff assessment; Standardising and refining our job profiles; Working with us to produce the assessment guidelines used by managers; Providing training for managers.
Your excellent inter-personal skills coupled with sound technical knowledge have helped our UK
management team, and staff, obtain as much benefit as possible from this work.”
Compliance Director, SBJ UK Ltd
"We came to Circle HR to help our company in updating our HR policies and providing our staff with the necessary information and also creating new contracts and a staff handbook. Katherine and the team made the whole process so smooth and easy to understand. They are very professional with an immense HR knowledge and would recommend them to any company size to benefit from their services."
Miles Cottrell - Director, Top Click Media
"It took a legal case to make me realise that I could no longer maintain the HR function on my own. Having initially only contacted Circle HR about avoiding further litigation, I discovered that they could offer so much more. They have helped me to define an organisational structure with job specifications for every employee, implement a bonus scheme and developed an application form for prospective employees. All of this has been delivered with skill and enthusiasm. I prefer not to remember life before we started to work together."
Nicola Humphreys - CEO, Imprimatur Ltd
"We contacted Circle HR as we wanted to review our HR policies, processes and procedures, to make sure we were doing everything right legally, and to give our staff a better deal in a few areas. They quickly identified where we needed to make improvements, and explained them clearly. As a non-HR manager dealing with many different parts of the business, I now feel much more confident and comfortable knowing that all of our HR processes are as they should be, and that they are on hand if I have any questions!"
Ruth Taylor - Director of Operations, Orchid Project