HR

For small businesses

We’re here to help with solutions tailored to your needs including ‘Pay As You Go HR’ for as and when you need us, ‘Fixed Price HR Packages’ for on-going support and a range of HR Packs you can purchase online.

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For corporate businesses

We work with a wide range of businesses throughout the UK helping them to align their HR and business strategies to maximise growth.

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For the healthcare industry

We have a dedicated team of HR consultants that have experience of working with the NHS, General Practitioners, Primary Care Networks and with other allied healthcare providers.

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For employment solicitors

We work with employment solicitors and their clients throughout the UK to provide a broad range of support and advice for dealing with a wide range of workforce issue.

HR Support For Small Businesses
Pay As You Go Or Fixed Price HR Solutions
HR Practioners With Specialist Skills
HR Expertise When You Need It

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Nationwide HR Consultants Based in Staffordshire, Supporting Businesses Across the UK

If your business is looking to grow and needs help with its HR, we’d love the opportunity to speak to you.

At Centric HR, we’ve built our reputation by helping organisations of all sizes, from start-ups with fewer than 10 employees to public sector bodies like the NHS, manage their people effectively while staying compliant with UK employment law.

Led by Sandra Berns, Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, our team brings decades of hands-on HR experience across private, public, and unionised sectors. We don’t believe in generic “one size fits all” advice. Instead, we take time to understand your culture, challenges, and goals before recommending practical solutions that work in the real world.

Our consultants have guided businesses through:

  • Restructures and redundancy programmes – saving clients thousands in potential tribunal costs.
  • Workforce efficiency projects – helping organisations identify savings while protecting employee wellbeing.
  • People strategies for growth – from setting up contracts and policies for new ventures to designing reward and retention programmes for established SMEs.

Whether you need ad-hoc HR advice at an hourly rate, a bundle of hours, or a fixed monthly package, our flexible support adapts to your business needs. We’re proud that many clients describe us as an extension of their leadership team, trusted to resolve sensitive issues quickly and professionally.

Sandra Berns
Managing Director, Centric HR

Clients We Have Worked With

Breathe HR Software

Transform how you manage HR admin by centralising all your information in one place.

Keeping all your employee information in one place and automating all those time consuming human resource administrative tasks, Breathe transforms the way you manage your HR. With customisable reports, automated and streamlined processes, this HR management system gives you the tools you need to support your business.

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Align your HR & Business Strategies to maximise growth

  • Anticipate and manage change
  • Attract and retain talent
  • Simplify processes
  • Lay the foundations for the future
  • Make savings through workforce efficiencies

We’re helping SMEs grow.

More Clients We Have Worked With

Our Google Reviews

5.0
Based on 12 reviews
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Time Assist Ltd
14:51 01 Dec 22
We have been using Centric HR as our outsourced HR provider since we established in 2020. Sandra and her team have been absolutely invaluable in creating company handbook, sorting out our contracts and helping us with generic HR matters.

Centric HR also assisted us with the Kickstarter Scheme and we managed to secure an excellent candidate who supported Time Assist for over a year.

The team is always on hand and willing to help and give advice (no matter how irrelevant the questions might seem).

I have no hesitation in recommending Centric HR to anyone who needs ad hoc HR support (or on a monthly retainer for that matter).

Thank you!
Jaanika and Time Assist team
Nicola Hunt
09:30 24 Nov 22
Amy was so knowledgeable and helpful with a recent query. The expert knowledge supplied by Centric HR allows us to concentrate on our core business activity with increased confidence in our outsourced partners.
Paul Donlon
12:44 22 Nov 22
“I have deferred to Sandra’ expertise many times over the years so it makes sense to work closely with Centric HR. It was a great decision to secure Sandra’s services on retainer at the start of 2017 – since then Sandra’s advice from a technical point of view has been outstanding. She’s also very easy to work with and viewed as a key member of the decision-making team. Thoroughly recommended
Derek Douglas
17:06 21 Nov 22
Centric supported our organisation through a difficult and complicated period with redundancies and restructuring. Very professional and supportive service from all staff who are very helpful. Centric gives you confidence that they are able to resolve HR issues and ensure that you avoid any pitfalls. They ensure that your needs are fully met in line with the organisations objectives and take the weight of your shoulders, whilst you concentrate on other matters. As a Charity we are were grateful for the quality service. I would recommend their service to support and equip you to develop your organisation.
Gemma Farrell
16:53 21 Nov 22
Centric HR is very proactive in their approach and support whenever a need for their services occur. We have been very fortunate to be able to seek the advice required from Sandra and the team. We look forward to our continued partnership and would have no problem providing a full recommendation.

What Our Clients Say

Sue Noyes – TASC The Ambulance Staff Charity

“Centric HR worked with the TASC team over a number of months. Centric worked professionally and put in place a number of policies and a staff handbook, at a particularly challenging time for the charity. They also provided excellent professional advice to myself as we worked through a sensitive issue for a member of staff – very wise counsel at that time was much appreciated.”

Alan Lakin – Regional Head of Audit in West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

“I have worked with Sandra for a number of years. She is a very professional and knowledgeable person, who is always prepared to go the extra mile. Whenever I have worked with her, her input has always been very valuable and well considered. She is always discrete and has considerable integrity.”

Michael – Engineer

“I would just like to pass on my thoughts regarding Helen, Amy and the team at Centric. They have been professional, informative and helpful at all times during the whole process of the restructure of my employer, but above all they have also been kind, caring and understanding to everybody’s different circumstances. They dealt with all my queries without any trouble and if ever there was a question they couldn’t answer they would get back to me as soon as they possibly could. I would like to personally thank them for all their help and would like to wish them all the best for the future. They are truly a credit to their profession.”

Joanna Grainger – Executive Director, Care & Support – EMH Group

“Centric HR is a solution-focused, hard-working team of HR Professionals who are a pleasure to work with. Sandra and her team, provide technical support and advice to assist managers to take the most appropriate route to achieve their aims. Centric HR take people along with them on a journey to a positive result for business and employees. Centric HR looks at the bigger picture, and has an ability to find creative solutions. I would recommend Sandra and the team to anyone.”

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