Getting HR right matters, and for small businesses it can feel like one challenge too many.
MJV Consulting provides professional HR services for small businesses across Horsham and the South East. Our CIPD-qualified consultants are here to keep you compliant, protect your business and give you genuine peace of mind.
At MJV Consulting, we provide a wide selection of professional HR support services for small businesses:
Employment contracts and HR documentation
HR policies, procedures and employee handbooks
Employment law advice and compliance guidance
Performance management support
Absence management
Disciplinary and grievance handling
Recruitment support
Health and safety support
Every service is tailored to the needs of your business. We offer monthly retainer packages, ad-hoc support, or one-off projects to help you manage your HR needs efficiently.
We also provide an HR Audit Service where we take a closer look at your people processes, current HR policies and procedures, plus advising on suitable HR software such as Breathe HR.
We work with small businesses across Horsham and the South East, from sole traders taking on their first member of staff, to growing SMEs building their people processes from the ground up.
In many small businesses there is no dedicated HR professional or team. The founder, office manager or finance director ends up taking on the HR function, often without the right knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
Without expert HR support, common problems include employment contracts that are missing, out of date or legally non-compliant, HR policies that fail to protect the business, disciplinary and grievance procedures that are not followed correctly, and absence management that goes unaddressed. Each of these can expose a small business to costly employment tribunal claims.
Outsourcing your HR duties to CIPD-qualified HR consultants removes that risk. MJV Consulting takes care of the HR function so you can stay compliant, protect your business, and get on with running it.
Managing HR yourself takes time and expertise and carries risks you cannot always see. Outsourcing your HR to a qualified HR consultant is one of the most practical decisions a small business owner can make, and here’s why:
MJV Consulting help you maximise your people and business potential. We build smart, tailored HR strategies aligned to your objectives from streamlining people operations to ensuring employment law compliance.
Together, we’ll create a productive, engaged workplace where your team thrives.
At MJV Consulting, we don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. As a family-run HR consultancy based in the heart of Sussex, we are passionate about understanding your unique goals and challenges, delivering bespoke people solutions that fit your business perfectly.
From strategic people planning to day-to-day HR administration, our experienced HR consultants and people specialists provide the support you need. Whether you’re a small team requiring additional resource or a growing business looking to outsource part or all of your HR function, then you have come to the right place!
If you’re ready to take HR off your to-do list and put it in the hands of people who genuinely care about getting it right, we’d love to hear from you.
Get in touch for a free, no-obligation discovery call. We’ll talk through your business, your current HR setup, and recommend the right level of retained HR support for where you are now, and where you’re headed.
All the expertise of an in-house HR team.
Yes. All of MJV Consulting’s HR professionals are CIPD-qualified, which means you receive expert HR support that meets the recognised industry standard. CIPD qualification is a mark of credibility, professional ethics and up-to-date employment law knowledge.
UK employment law applies to every business, regardless of size. There is no threshold below which the rules do not apply. Without proper HR support, small businesses are vulnerable to employment tribunal claims, compliance penalties and costly people management mistakes. Professional HR services for small businesses help you stay protected from day one.
The most common requirements are employment contracts, HR policies and employee handbooks, absence and performance management, disciplinary and grievance support, and employment law advice. As your team grows, recruitment support and health and safety guidance become increasingly important. MJV Consulting covers all of these areas.
Retained HR support is an ongoing monthly arrangement where MJV acts as your dedicated HR partner. This is ideal if you want proactive support, regular employment law updates and someone who really knows your business. Ad-hoc HR support is available as and when you need it, for specific projects or one-off situations, with no long-term commitment required. MJV offers both.
As soon as you take on your first employee, you have HR responsibilities. Many small businesses start thinking about outsourcing HR when staff issues begin taking up significant management time, when they face a complex people situation such as a redundancy or disciplinary, or when they realise their employment contracts and policies are out of date. The earlier you get the right support in place, the better protected your business will be.
At a minimum, every small business needs a written employment contract for each employee, a disciplinary and grievance procedure, a sickness and absence policy, and a basic employee handbook. These documents protect both the employer and the employee, and are a legal requirement in several cases. MJV Consulting can create, review and update all of your HR documents.
Yes. MJV Consulting is based in Horsham but works with small businesses across the wider South East, including Crawley, Guildford, Brighton, Worthing, East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. If you are unsure whether we cover your location, please get in touch and we will be happy to discuss your requirements.
