You’ve got staff. You’ve got pressure. You’ve got deadlines, risk, and someone in accounting is halfway through planning a grievance meeting on a spreadsheet. HR shouldn’t be this chaotic, but it often is.
We’re not here to chat about culture over coffee. Pearl Lemon Consulting is here to cut the noise, sort the mess, and bring order to your people’s problems. Whether you’re bleeding money from absenteeism, bottlenecked by poor hiring, or sleepwalking into legal exposure, we help stop the financial and reputational fallout before it hits your P&L.
Schedule a consultation – we’ll listen, assess, and tell you straight.
Our HR consultancy Services
We focus on practical, legal, and operational outcomes that matter. No warm-and-fuzzy HR waffle. Just expert implementation where it counts.
Employee Relations & Conflict Management
You can’t scale a business on shaky internal dynamics. We diagnose high-risk behaviour patterns, mediate disputes, and implement frameworks that hold up under ACAS scrutiny.
Problem we solve: Toxic management, repeated sick leave, constructive dismissal risk, disciplinary confusion.
What we do:
- Conduct ER audits
- Write compliant disciplinary procedures.
- Prepare and chair formal grievance hearings.
- Provide tribunal-proof documentation
- Step in as external mediators when emotions run hot
Impact: Reduce legal risk exposure by up to 73%, increase staff retention by 28% with properly handled ER cases.
Recruitment Systems & Workforce Planning
Hiring without systems is a liability. We build structured hiring pipelines, plug skills gaps, and align workforce capacity to business forecasts.
Problem we solve: Mis-hires, overworked departments, and interview inconsistency.
What we do:
- Build job benchmarking systems
- Create role scorecards with behavioural markers.
- Implement ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems)
- Train hiring managers on structured interview models (e.g., STAR, MMI)
Impact: Lower cost-per-hire by up to 41%, increase role retention beyond 12 months by 60%.
HR Compliance Audits & Risk Mitigation
If your contracts haven’t been reviewed in 12+ months, you’re already exposed. We identify compliance gaps and correct them — fast.
Problem we solve: Outdated contracts, unlawful policies, and audit risk.
What we do:
- Run Section 1 contract compliance checks
- Align policy documentation with current UK employment law.
- Draft GDPR-compliant data handling policies.
- Advise on TUPE transfer risks.
Impact: Avoid £25k+ potential fines from tribunal claims. Pass HR due diligence during M&A processes.
Redundancy & Restructuring Management
When the headcount must change, we manage the process to legal standards. Zero emotion. Total compliance.
Problem we solve: Cost bloat, unclear reporting lines, and redundancy tribunals.
What we do:
- Map out reorg options with headcount modelling
- Draft consultation packs
- Conduct one-to-one consultations
- Create a selection matrix scoring.
- Ensure full compliance with the 2006 Employment Equality regulations.
Impact: Avoid 90% of claims by handling the redundancy process correctly.
HR Documentation & Contracts
Template contracts won’t cut it. We write fit-for-role terms that protect you and clearly define expectations.
Problem we solve: Disputes over responsibilities, contract loopholes, and data protection risks.
What we do:
- Draft role-specific employment contracts
- Implement handbooks with enforceable policy clauses.
- Review restrictive covenants
- Document flexible/remote work arrangements legally.
Impact: Cut contract disputes in half, protect intellectual property and working time entitlements.
Absence Management Systems
We don’t just track sick days. We help you cut them. We dig into patterns, advise on return-to-work strategies, and install accountability structures.
Problem we solve: Sky-high absenteeism, workplace stress, sick leave abuse.
What we do:
- Design attendance monitoring systems
- Implement Bradford Factor calculations.
- Create phased return-to-work plans.
- Run stress risk assessments.
Impact: Reduce absenteeism by 32% in the first 3 months with structured protocols.
HR Outsourcing (Retained or On-Demand)
Do you need HR without the overhead? We step in as your outsourced HR department.
Problem we solve: No internal HR. Overstretched ops team. No escalation process.
What we do:
- Manage day-to-day HR queries
- Handle disciplinaries, performance issues.
- Maintain compliance logs
- Provide manager training across HR topics.
Impact: Deliver senior HR capability at 30% of in-house cost.
HR Tech Setup & Process Automation
Still relying on spreadsheets and email for HR? We bring efficiency without adding headcount.
Problem we solve: Manual HR admin, lost time, data entry mistakes.
What we do:
- Implement HRIS systems (BreatheHR, HiBob, BambooHR)
- Automate onboarding, leave tracking, and policy updates.
- Integrate payroll & pension contributions with compliance.
Impact: Save 40+ admin hours/month. Increase data accuracy across teams.
Why Work With Us?
- We’ve handled tribunal defence cases and scaled HR for growth — not just theory, but from the trenches.
- CIPD-qualified HR practitioners + ex-ops directors means you get technical rigour and commercial logic.
- We speak business, not HR buzzwords. Every recommendation ties back to risk reduction, cost saving, or efficiency.
- We’re used to handling founder-led businesses, PE-backed companies, and fast-growth SMEs across London. We understand urgency.
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Our approach focuses on practical, actionable solutions that lead to measurable outcomes. We are dedicated to helping you access your business’s potential through innovation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. All advice is based on the Employment Rights Act 1996, the Equality Act 2010, and the ACAS codes of practice.
Yes. We implement and train teams on systems like HiBob, BambooHR, and Breathe. We also integrate payroll and benefits software.
We’ll review all correspondence, ensure your process is legally sound, and take over if required. Fast. Quietly. Compliantly.
Yes. We attend and chair these meetings both in person and virtually. All documentation is prepared in advance.
Absolutely. We guide you through every compliance obligation, employee consultation, and document transition.
Yes. We understand FCA guidelines, GDPR sensitivity, and professional conduct regulations. We align all policies accordingly.
Stop Guessing. Start Fixing.
We’re not here to fill time with HR theory. We’re here to make sure your people function runs like a department that’s worth its payroll.
No excuses. No fluff. Just straight help that works.
Book a call now – tell us what’s broken, and we’ll tell you what to do next.
Fast, confidential, and no pressure. Just answers.
