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HR for Corporate Businesses: Strategic Support for Growth and Efficiency
At Centric HR, we work with a wide range of businesses throughout the UK, supporting them with corporate HR services to maximise growth, efficiency, and compliance.
Our corporate HR services extend far beyond day-to-day HR administration. We specialise in assessing workforce structures and processes to quickly identify opportunities for improvement, helping large organisations run smoothly, increase productivity, and reduce costs.
Our team can support you in designing and reviewing your strategic reward management framework to ensure it remains aligned with your business objectives and applied consistently across the organisation.
Why Corporate Businesses Choose Centric HR
With the complexities of managing large workforces, many corporate clients find it more effective to partner with HR specialists rather than recruit every skillset in-house.
HR outsourcing allows businesses to reduce costs and gain access to a team of seasoned HR practitioners with extensive expertise across multiple disciplines.
Even companies with established HR departments, such as our clients within public departments/agencies and blue-chip companies, often turn to us for:
- Specialist HR project support
- Complex employee relations cases
- Independent workforce efficiency reviews
- Guidance on transformational change and TUPE processes
Clients We Have Worked With
Our Corporate HR Services Include
Many also commission Centric HR to work alongside them as partners on specific projects where a fresh set of eyes can add real value to your business including:
Day to Day Operational HR
People Strategies
Workforce Efficiency and Planning
Performance and Reward Management
Attraction and Retention
Transformational Change
TUPE
Employee Relations
Line Management People Skills
HR Projects
Interim HR Management
Culture and Values Development
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Services
Employee Engagement
Employee Recognition and Reward
Employee Health and Wellbeing
Talent & Succession Planning
Personal Coaching of Employees
Defined HR Consultancy
HR Outsourcing
Meet Our HR Advisers
Our team of Associates who are Chartered HR Professionals (CIPD accredited) have decades of experience supporting corporate organisations across sectors, including healthcare, retail, construction, and manufacturing.
Helen Watkins, FCIPD
Helen has 30 years’ experience managing people, with 15+ years working in generalist roles in HR and has extensive knowledge of both not for profit and private sectors. An exceptional HR practitioner, Helen is commercially aware, with specific experience in transformational change, operational HR, tribunals, pensions and auto enrolment.
Caroline Russell, FCIPD
Caroline has worked in HR for 35+ years occupying both generalist and specialist roles.
Caroline has provided both strategic and operational HR services across different industries working in partnership with senior teams to ensure Workforce Plans are aligned to Operational HR, the Strategic People Plan and the Business Plan.
Caroline has experience of supporting projects across health and wellbeing and cultural reviews, helping organisations to transition to new employee led cultures.
Margaret Jolley, FCIPD
Margaret is a well-qualified and highly experienced management consultant and executive coach. With a background in operational and strategic HR management she brings a refreshing and pragmatic approach to supporting business leaders across all sectors, in meeting all the challenges they face.
Why Use Our Corporate HR Services
The cost of poor people management can be substantial and if a company fails to comply with the law, they could be faced with a hefty claim at an employment tribunal and a large bill for the legal costs.
As previously mentioned, a specialist will have more of an understanding of the law in their field, and will know it inside out, which would mean the chance of a tribunal for a situation is less likely.
For more details on how Centric HR can help your business grow with our corporate HR services, please contact us.
Tribunal Compensation Awards: Updated April 2026
Employment Tribunal compensation limits are reviewed annually and typically increase each April in line with statutory indexation.
For dismissals taking effect from 6 April 2026:
Maximum Compensatory Award
For ordinary unfair dismissal is £123,543, or 52 weeks’ gross pay, whichever is lower.
Maximum Statutory
Week’s pay has risen to £751, taking the maximum basic award to £22,530.
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Week’s pay used for statutory redundancy calculations has also increased in line with this figure.
A Significant Change is Coming in 2027
Employers need to be aware of a major shift ahead. From 1 January 2027, the Employment Rights Act 2025 will remove the statutory cap on compensatory awards for ordinary unfair dismissal entirely. This is a confirmed change, not a proposal; the government has already published the implementation timetable.
From that date, tribunals will no longer be bound by a fixed ceiling. Compensation will instead be based on the employee’s actual and projected financial loss, subject to the usual legal principles such as mitigation, contributory conduct, and Polkey reductions.
This is a far more significant change than the usual annual inflationary increase. Under the current cap, a higher-paid employee’s award can be limited even where their real losses are greater. Once the cap is removed, senior employees with substantial salaries, bonuses, or other remuneration could bring considerably larger claims.
That said, this doesn’t mean every successful claim will suddenly be unlimited. Tribunals will still assess actual loss and the claimant’s duty to mitigate it; the government’s own figures show the median unfair dismissal award in 2023/24 was just £6,746, with relatively few cases reaching the current upper limits.
The qualifying period for bringing an unfair dismissal claim is also reducing, from two years’ service to six months, with effect from the same date.
What this means for employers: there is a window now, before the uncapped regime arrives, to strengthen disciplinary, performance management, grievance, and dismissal procedures. Robust, well-documented processes reduce risk regardless of the compensation cap; from 2027, they matter more than ever.
Discrimination Claims Remain Uncapped
Discrimination compensation has never been subject to an overall statutory cap. In addition to financial losses, successful claimants may receive compensation for injury to feelings under the Vento guidelines.
From 6 April 2026, the updated Vento bands are:
Band | 2026/27 |
Lower | £1,300 to £12,600 |
Middle | £12,600 to £37,700 |
Upper | £37,700 to £62,900 |
Exceptional | £62,900 or more |
Partnering with an experienced HR consultancy like Centric HR reduces this risk. Our understanding of employment law and corporate HR processes helps ensure compliance and gives you peace of mind, both now and as the 2027 changes approach.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Corporate HR Services
HR for corporate businesses goes beyond day-to-day HR admin. It focuses on aligning people strategies with business goals, improving workforce efficiency, supporting compliance, and enhancing company culture. At Centric HR, our corporate HR services include workforce planning, performance management, employee relations, TUPE, and leadership development.
Even large corporate organisations with in-house HR teams often outsource specialist areas that require additional expertise, such as complex employee relations cases, TUPE transfers, or transformational change projects. Outsourcing to a trusted HR partner like Centric HR ensures cost efficiency, compliance, and access to senior-level HR consultants when needed most.
Our team analyses your workforce structure, processes, and engagement levels to identify quick wins and long-term strategic improvements. From reviewing job design to developing reward frameworks and people strategies, Centric HR helps your business run more efficiently, increase productivity, and support growth.
Partnering with an HR consultancy brings independent insight, legal compliance, and access to a wide range of expertise. You gain flexible support, from project-based consultancy to ongoing HR outsourcing, without the overhead costs of additional internal staff.
Absolutely. Many of our corporate clients have dedicated HR teams but still engage Centric HR for specific projects, such as organisational restructures, culture transformation, or specialist employee relations work. We work collaboratively with internal HR teams to provide expert support and strategic guidance.
Centric HR operates under strict data protection and confidentiality protocols. All work is fully compliant with UK employment law and GDPR regulations. We also maintain transparent communication with clients at every stage to ensure ethical and compliant HR delivery.
We work with a wide range of corporate businesses across sectors, including healthcare, retail, construction, manufacturing, and professional services. Our adaptable approach means we can tailor our HR solutions to suit any organisational structure or sector-specific challenge.
Simply book a virtual appointment or request a free HR health check. One of our experienced HR consultants will assess your current HR structure, discuss your goals, and recommend tailored solutions for your business.
Working with HR experts ensures that your policies, documentation, and procedures are legally compliant and up to date. Our proactive support helps prevent issues escalating to tribunals, protecting both your business and your people.
Centric HR combines hands-on operational HR experience with strategic business insight and tailors bespoke solutions to your requirements. Our CIPD-qualified professionals have supported some of the UK’s leading corporate organisations. We pride ourselves on being approachable, results-driven, and committed to delivering measurable impact.
If you’re weighing up your options, our overview of what HR consultant companies do and how they compare covers the key differences worth knowing before you choose.
Contact Centric HR today
To discuss how our corporate HR services can transform your organisation.
