Affordable HR services, perfect for small, medium & start-up businesses
We love to work alongside SME’s with similar values to us; businesses who are ready to move to the next level & be the best that you can be to protect your business & your people to build a Great Business Foundation; focusing on continuous improvement, a safe working culture & risk management
We guarantee to:
Keep you on the right side of The Law
Save you Time & Money
Automate & Streamline your Processes & Systems
Provide Creative Solutions in relation to any People Issues & Resolution
Help you Hire the Right People
Meet Dee Newton
Your Kent-based HR Business Partner, Coach & MHFA at Craven HR Services
Dee lives and is based in Margate with her partner Danny and their 3 rescue dogs; Elsa, Magick & Merlin. She moved down to Margate in 2021 from North Yorkshire, to be nearer to her daughter Sam and grandson Ralfie Lennon.
Dee has 20 years’ + experience in HR/people management and has extensive knowledge and experience in various sectors and services; including Charity, Construction, Education, Escalators, Hair & Beauty, Health & Social Care, Hospitality, IT & Manufacturing.
Meet Dee Newton
Craven HR has a a Strong Personal Brand; with a Positive Focus on; Partner Relationships, Business Transformation, Compliance, Culture, Continuous Improvement, Health & Wellbeing, Risk Management, Technology & a Safe Working Culture.
Dee has a Current & Consistent Social Media Prescence, is a HR Blogger and has vast HR Experience & Knowledge in various Sectors & Services.
Dee is more pragmatic and less ‘risk adverse’ in relation to HR/People Management (in the right context of course). She’s a Creative Problem Solver, Passionate & down to earth, with a sense of humour (subjective of course lol), she will tell you ‘how it is’.
Our Packages
We can support you with practical advice for a wide range of HR and people related matters.
Our HR Support Packages can be adapted to suit your particular needs.
Please do get in touch to discuss your options and prices.
Foundation
Support & Protect
Practical HR partnership support for organisations needing confidence in day-to-day people management, compliance and workforce support.
- Dedicated HR Business Partner
- Helpline & Email
- Quarterly Remote Meeting
- HR Gap Audit & Gap Analysis
- 90 Day Action Plan
- Annual Policy Review & Updates
- Performance Management Advice for everyday conversations and informal issues
- Contract/s of Employment
- HR/People Management Guides
- Bespoke Employee Handbook including Statutory Policies & Recommended Company Specific Policies
- Company Stress Risk Assessment Practical Toolkit & Management Guidance
- Company Sexual Harassment Risk Assessment Practical Toolkit & Management Guidance
- Monthly Insights & Updates
- Workforce Learning Platform Access Preferential access to Craven’s Workforce Compliance & Learning Hub, including 5% discounted workforce learning subscription pricing.
From £350/month + VAT
*Practical Day to Day HR Support
Guidance and templates for day-to-day people matters such as absence, probation and informal performance management.
Formal disciplinary, grievance, capability and investigation matters are supported through our Advanced Retainer or delivered separately on a project basis.
More complex, high risk or sensitive employee relations matters requiring full HR management or representation are included within our Advanced Retainer or delivered separately on a project basis.
ADVANCED
Develop & Manage
All the features in our Foundation package plus:
Enhanced HR partnership support for growing organisations managing more complex workforce, compliance and operational challenges.
- Quarterly Remote Meeting
- Complex HR Casework – Structured case management support, including step-by-step guidance, drafting and oversight
- Support with workplace culture, wellbeing and people risk management.
- Pay & Reward
- Flexible/Hybrid Working Framework
- Recruitment & Selection
- Performance Management Framework
- Workplace Wellbeing Strategy Toolkit
- Neurodiversity Awareness & Inclusion Toolkit
- No set-up fee for Craven HR (normally £499 + VAT)
- Workforce Learning Platform Access Preferential access to Craven’s Workforce Compliance & Learning Hub, including 10% discounted workforce learning subscription pricing.
From £550/month + VAT
*Comprehensive HR partnership for complex and sensitive matters
Complex HR casework, covering disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, performance or capability management, restructures, settlement agreements, redundancies, safeguarding, pay and reward issues, and long-term sickness management.
Craven provides guidance and oversight. Managers lead.
HR Operations & Administration Support
A managed, remote HR admin service available as an add-on to our Advanced and Strategic retainers, supporting the implementation of HR advice and employee lifecycle processes within agreed capacity.
Pricing:
Provided as a monthly add-on to an existing HR retainer.
Pricing is based on headcount, complexity, and required capacity.
Prices available on request.
(minimum of 12 months Contract)
STRATEGY
Lead & Grow
All the features in our Foundation and Advanced packages plus:
Strategic HR leadership support focused on organisational development, workforce planning and long-term people strategy.
- Senior HR Business Partner (HRD - Level)
- Quarterly Executive/Board Meetings– Remote or Face-to-Face
- Strategic HR Plan & Workforce Planning
- Organisational Design & Succession Planning
- Multi Site People Strategy & Culture Alignment
- Regulated Sector HR Compliance & Governance Support
- Leadership Coaching & Manager Development
- Change Management Support (TUPE, restructures, acquisitions)
- Workforce Learning Platform Access Preferential access to Craven’s Workforce Compliance & Learning Hub, including 15% discounted workforce learning subscription pricing.
From £1250/month + VAT
(minimum of 12 months Contract)
PAYG
We also have an hourly and daily rate if you just need help now and again, project work or with additional assistance to your contract package.
Rates from £95/hour+VAT or £695/day+VAT
MINI
Start Strong
Essential HR compliance and advisory support designed for smaller organisations, start-ups and growing teams.
- Dedicated HR Business Partner
- HR Gap Questionnaire & Action Plan
- Helpline & Email
- Contract of Employment
- Employee Handbook including Statutory Policies
- Company Sexual Harassment Risk Assessment Practical Toolkit & Management Guidance
- Company Stress Risk Assessment Practical Toolkit & Management Guidance
- Monthly Newsletter
From £180/month + VAT or
Best for:
Start-ups, smaller organisations and businesses requiring practical day-to-day HR compliance support.
The package focuses on proactive compliance, not hands-on management of formal or complex HR issues — those are covered in our Foundation and Advanced retainers.
PLUS
Add Our Craven HR Software to any package for only.
£3.50/user/month
+ set up fee £599
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