Investigations

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“I had the pleasure of engaging HSL a number of very complicated cases, where I really needed deep expertise, complete diligence, rigour and honesty and they delivered without exception on this.

Andrew Campbell-Critchley
HR Director
Advisory Consultant in Innovations of Public Services

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The HSL investigation was unparalleled to anything I had previously been involved in.  The most important part of this process was their independence of honesty – this is such a critical part of complex investigations. We must not hide away from the reality – Karen and her team were able to do this with professionalism and confidence, enabling us to minimise risk and cost and also giving us the platform to apply lessons learned.”

Andrew Campbell-Critchley
HR Director
A Construction and Property Company

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HR and People Support Services

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​ HSL are more than an HR company. Hornet’s commercial expertise, flexibility and commitment to our Company was fantastic.  Navigating us through all the change was like riding a bike during a hurricane!  Hornet Solutions ensured we got to where we needed to be in a safe, legal and profitable way and positioned us for growth. If you are looking for an external business consultant that is also an HR Guru, then I very highly recommend Karen and the HSL team. 

Darren Mortiboy
Ex-Managing Director

Leading Distributor of Commercial Hospitality Furniture 

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 The HR team are great, professional, approachable, focused and driven. Very impressed with the support they gave us.  To come into the business at a very challenging time was not an easy task but with their guidance, advice and support, they navigated us through this difficult time with empathy as well as legal compliance.
Plus you would never know that you are not their only client. HSL definitely go above and beyond. 

Carol Beacham
HR Manager
Prefabricated Construction Company

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HR Processes and Documentation

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What an excellent job the team at Hornet Solutions have done in assisting us with new contracts of employment and supporting handbook. This was a complicated matter and involved a lot of discussions with various people in the company. Any queries were dealt with swiftly and efficiently with full explanations given. 

Richard Plummer

Managing Member
Solicitors

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HR Troubleshooting

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‘I cannot recommend Hornet highly enough to anyone looking for peace of mind when dealing with HR matters.  I felt able to manage the day to day HR function but wanted to be able to call upon an experienced HR professional to guide us through more complex situations.  HSL has surpassed my expectations and Karen is a great person to have on your team and an absolute pleasure to work with.’

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International Telecommunications Company

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HR Coaching

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I have worked closely with Karen Woodbridge and her team at Hornet Solutions for 5 years now, and I have found their assistance in all matters HR to be invaluable. I know that if I have a staffing issue, I can contact Hornet and get a quick and helpful response to my concerns. I myself was new to HR and I have learned so much from them in how to manage and deal with tricky situations. I would highly recommend HSL.

Claire Bark
Daycare Centre Manager
Vulnerable Adults Centre

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Employee Development

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 I am blown away by the impact HSL has had on my business.  I am very, very happy, the atmosphere is 100% improved on where we were a year or so ago and looking back I now realise what a rough ride we’ve had and how much we relied on HSL’s absolutely brilliant input.  Hornet Solutions….BIG fan! 

S Alexander
Managing Director
Sustaining and Marketing Consultants

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 'Such a pleasure working with HSL! Was also thinking that you're the best example I've come across of working with a monthly fee/retainer. Lowers the threshold for asking questions and makes the whole process feel pleasantly frictionless.' 

L deToom
Director
Consumer Trends Firm

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 'We are a relatively small company and don’t have the benefits of our own HR department. HSL came highly recommended to me. HSL are professional, courteous and extremely knowledgeable. I pay a monthly amount and can ‘bank’ some hours for future use which works well for me as I don’t then have a big bill at the end. I have been continually impressed by the way Karen works and deals with problems.

I cannot recommend this company highly enough!' 

H Foy
Director
Commercial Cleaning Company

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'Karen and her team worked tirelessly as implemented an urgent business critical change for all the workforce.  Many of the issues that we had to resolve were very emotive and complex but HSL went out of their way to successfully support us in this process.  We would not hesitate to use them again.' 

G Rix
Director
Farming Company

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 “…..thank you for all your help advice and support you have given the practice over the last 12 months. Always answering our questions concisely with confidentiality and professionalism you are without a doubt a fountain of information.
We would recommend you and Hornet Solutions to anyone who has any HR queries and/or issues that they felt they needed extra assistance with.
We look forward to working again with you in the future.” 

Practice Manager
GP Practice

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 'Karen was recommended to me, and I am hugely grateful for the introduction. At a challenging time, Karen was extremely responsive and consistently helpful. Her advice was commercially minded and practical, rather than narrowly legalistic. I've already recommended her to others, and will continue to do so.' 

Director
International Trend publisher

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We have used HSL on several occasions over the years and would thoroughly recommend them.  They are responsive, practical and offer sound advice from an employment law perspective, whilst being pragmatic and empathic towards employees.  We always know what our options are and the potential outcome for each situation.  Incredibly supportive whilst maintaining an objective view of the situation – worth every penny we have invested!

Gill Shimmon

Managing Director

Management and Training Consultant

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I received an exceptionally high standard of professionalism when I engaged the legal services of Karen from HSL to assist with a complicated grievance issue.  Karen and the team was efficient and knowledgeable in guiding me though the process providing sound legal advice in a straight forward manner.

Julie Thorpe

 Hospice

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