HR Guides
Running a small or medium‑sized business means juggling many responsibilities - from day‑to‑day operations to keeping pace with ever changing employment legislation. Our HR Guides are designed to make that easier.
Each guide tackles HR challenges specifically for UK SMEs, breaking down complex legal requirements into straightforward, actionable steps.
At HR Results Ltd, we believe HR should empower, not overwhelm. Our goal is to give you clarity, confidence, and peace of mind, so you can focus on running your business with a strong, compliant foundation.
Explore the guides below and use them as a reliable resource for effective, legally sound HR management. And if you need tailored support, we’re here to help every step of the way.
HR Guides to download
The employer's guide to the new 6-month dismissal rules
From 1 July 2026, anyone you employ can claim unfair dismissal after just 6 months.
No more 2-year grace period or informally managing people out.
That changes how you hire, how you onboard, how you run probation and how you manage performance.
Our latest guide breaks down:
1: What's actually changing and when it takes effect
2: What it really costs when it goes wrong (spoiler: it's a lot more than the headline tribunal figure)
3: The 3 things you need to get right before 1 July, onboarding, probation and performance management
4: A practical checklist for protecting your business now
How to get the right HR support for your buisiness
You know you need HR support for your business, but how do you know which is the right type?
Should you hire someone full-time? Outsource it to a big provider? Work with an independent consultant?
Each option has different strengths, risks and costs.
It's a lot to consider, but our latest guide breaks all of this information down so you can more easily work out what's best for a small business like yours.
The employers guide to suspensions
When's the right time to suspend an employee?
In our latest guide, we tell you everything you need to know about suspensions and how to safely suspend an employee to protect your business.
The importance of creating an HR budget
This is the most costly way to manage your people...
Most business owners don't create an HR budget like they do for other areas of their business.
Instead, they only spend money on HR when they have to in order to fix problems when they arise, like disciplinaries and grievances.
But managing HR in this reactive way is incredibly expensive, disruptive and delivers no return.
Whereas, when you create an HR budget and proactively invest in people management, it does the opposite.
You improve HR metrics, get better performance out of your team and it helps to protect/grow the bottom line.
So why not take the money you spend on bad HR and put it to some use in a proactive HR budget?
You haven't got anything to lose.
Lawful right-to-work checks
If you’re hiring someone new, you must check that they have the legal right to work in the UK before they start.
That applies to any role and any nationality.
Get it wrong and you risk fines of up to £60,000, plus serious damage to your business and reputation.
We've put together a step-by-step guide to lawful right-to-work checks.
The business owner's guide to protecting your company when key people leave.
When someone important leaves your business, the impact is immediate.
Without a plan for who can step up, knowledge walks out the door.
You pay higher wages for external replacements.
Your business value drops when everything depends on specific people.
Succession planning simply means knowing who could take over key roles and getting them ready before you need them.
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