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CORE SERVICES

The right HR built around your organisation

We shape senior HR advice, leadership and managed delivery around your structure,
people and priorities adding expertise where it makes the biggest difference.

HR and business leaders collaborating on AI transformation, workforce strategy and organisational planning

01 · STRATEGY

Strategic HR

Project-led support for transformation, growth, restructuring, M&A and people strategy, helping leadership teams make clearer decisions and move complex work forward.

02 · LEADERSHIP

Fractional HR

Senior HR expertise embedded into your business when you need direction, capability and pace, without the commitment of a permanent executive hire.

03 · OPERATIONS

Managed HR Services

Day-to-day HR delivery across employee relations, onboarding, policies, compliance and workforce administration, managed with care, consistency and the right level of oversight.

Strategic HR

Commercially grounded,
HR strategy.

Strategic HR connects business priorities with the organisation, workforce and operating model required to deliver them, turning long-range objectives into practical programmes with clear ownership.

Strategic HR consultant supporting organisational planning, workforce strategy and business transformation for a complex organisation

Built around the business

We begin with commercial objectives, operating realities and workforce data. This allows us to shape an HR strategy that supports growth, transformation or consolidation across complex functions, locations and employee populations.

From strategy to delivery

A sound plan must work beyond the boardroom. We translate priorities into operating models, governance, workforce plans, policies and measurable programmes, then establish the accountabilities needed to deliver them consistently.

Clarity at scale

For mid-sized and large organisations, small inconsistencies quickly become costly. We bring structure across business units and countries, aligning leadership, processes and reporting without imposing a model that ignores local requirements.

WHAT WE DO

Senior HR expertisefor ambitious businesses

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Strategic HR

  • People planning
  • HR operating model
  • Workforce planning
  • Organisational design
  • Fractional HR leadership
  • Senior HR advisory
  • Culture and engagement programmes
  • Equality and inclusion frameworks
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Employee Relations & Compliance

  • Disciplinary and grievance support
  • Absence management
  • Performance management
  • Capability processes
  • Employment law guidance
  • Workplace investigations
  • Conflict resolution
  • Employment tribunals support
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Payroll & Workforce Operations

  • Payroll coordination
  • Payroll process review
  • HR administration
  • Employee lifecycle management
  • Onboarding and offboarding
  • Handbooks and policies
  • Employment contracts
  • Process improvement
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M&A, Change & Transformation

  • Restructuring
  • Consultation planning
  • Workforce integration
  • Post-acquisition integration
  • Change communications
  • Leadership alignment
  • Settlement agreements
  • Redundancy programmes
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AI & HR Technology

  • AI readiness assessment
  • HR automation
  • Workflow design
  • AI governance
  • HRIS process review
  • Data readiness
  • HR consultancy AI enablement
  • Security & compliance
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Global Hiring

  • International hiring
  • BPO
  • Entity support
  • Global onboarding
  • International payroll coordination
  • Salaries paid in local currency
  • Local HR compliance
  • Multi-country workforce management

Fractional HR

Flexible, senior-level,
HR capability.

Fractional HR gives your organisation access to senior expertise at the point it is needed most, rather than waiting until the business is ready to build a permanent structure.

Senior fractional HR leader providing strategic guidance during organisational growth and change

Support you can rely on

For some companies, Fractional HR means leadership during growth. For others, it means experienced support in times of pressure, for example, through restructuring, performance issues, employee relations, M&A or operational change.

Guiding the important decisions

A senior HR leader can help you shape your operating model, challenge assumptions, support difficult conversations, build the right processes and give leadership teams the confidence to act properly.

All in the timing

Hiring too early can create unnecessary cost. Waiting too long can leave the business exposed. Fractional HR provides organisations with the capability, structure and direction they need when they need it.

Client testimonial

Oliver Cunningham, CFO of We Predict

Oliver Cunningham, CFO, We Predict

“We were at an extremely challenging stage in our growth and needed to recruit to a difficult brief. Mabel HR understood our company culture perfectly and were able to find the right candidate in Europe, swiftly enabling their relocation to the UK…even assisting with their home-search. It really was a stress-free process.”

HOW WE WORK

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01.

Established

Mabel brings senior HR expertise in dealing with challenging business situations for over 15 years. We support organisations through employee relations, restructuring, compliance, policy development, leadership challenges and periods of growth or change.

Our skill is in identifying risk early, presenting clear advice and building solutions that revolutionise your business.

02.

Scaling

We support organisations that need HR capability beyond a single adviser or one narrow service line.

That may mean strengthening an existing HR team, providing fractional senior leadership, managing day-to-day HR delivery, or specialist support for complex projects.

03.

AI Transformation

We leverage technological advancements to transform work practices, including how work is designed, delivered and measured.

We will future-proof your business by adopting agile methods and workflows that reduce HR administration while keeping approval, governance and oversight firmly in place.

  • AI workflows built around your HR, payroll and people systems
  • Automate repetitive tasks keeping approval and audit trails in place
  • Policies, employee queries and onboarding steps into reviewable actions
04.

Global

Modern workforces are rarely simple. Teams may be remote, distributed, cross-border or growing into new markets.

We manage the HR, payroll, compliance and employment considerations that come with operating across locations and countries.

01 / 0415+ years established
Complex employee relations✓
Restructuring support✓
Policy development✓
Leadership support✓
Compliance✓
5 core capabilities · senior-led
02 / 04Growth capability
Growth planning✓
Transformation projects✓
Change delivery✓
Leadership capability✓
Internal HR team support✓
5 capabilities · scales with your team
03 / 04Automation coverage
Employee query triage✓
Onboarding workflows✓
Approval processes✓
Document automation✓
Discrepancy checks✓
Audit trails✓
6 workflows · governance in place
04 / 04Global capability
Global hiring✓
International onboarding✓
Payroll✓
Local compliance✓
Entity transition✓
Mobility support✓
6 capabilities · multi-country ready