HR support that grows with your business.
Helping small and growing businesses navigate the people side of business with confidence. Honest, rounded advice and practical support, from someone who takes the time to understand your business.
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HR is about more than policies and processes. It's about having a trusted business partner who understands your business, offers honest, rounded advice and provides practical support when you need it.
Hi, I'm Debbie Lutton.
Working directly with you, not passing you down a line.
Advice that fits how your business actually runs.
Support shaped to what you need at that time.
With over 18 years of HR experience, CIPD Level 3 and Level 7 qualifications, and the last six years in hands-on senior HR roles, I bring a wealth of practical knowledge to supporting businesses and their people.
After many years in corporate HR, I wanted to use my experience in a more personal, hands-on way, working directly with small and growing businesses.
I understand the challenges businesses face as they grow, develop their teams and navigate the people side of running a business. Smaller businesses don't always have access to in-house HR expertise, yet having the right advice and support can make a real difference.
I believe HR is about being a trusted business partner: someone who takes the time to understand your business, looks at the bigger picture and provides honest, rounded advice and practical solutions when you need them.
My aim is to make the people side of business simpler and more manageable, giving you the confidence to make informed decisions, look after your people and focus on growing your business.
Practical HR,
tailored to you.
Practical, flexible HR support tailored to your business and your people.
Everyday HR advice and support
A trusted person to turn to for guidance on employee matters, people challenges and the day-to-day realities of managing a team.
HR foundations and processes
Practical support with contracts, policies, procedures and people processes, so you build a solid HR foundation as your business grows.
People management and employee relations
Support with the more challenging side of managing people, helping you approach situations fairly, confidently and practically.
Supporting your business as it grows
Help with the people side of growth, from building your team and strengthening your HR approach to planning for the next stage.
Support that suits your business.
Every business is different, so I offer flexible HR support tailored to your needs. We'll agree an approach that works for you.
The aim is practical, experienced HR support that delivers value, without committing you to more than you need.
No two businesses need quite the same thing.
Ongoing HR support
A regular, reliable HR partner on hand month to month, someone who gets to know your business and your people.
- Advice when people questions come up
- Someone who knows your business and its history
- Support agreed around your priorities
Help with a specific project
Focused support on a particular piece of work, scoped up front so you know exactly what you're getting.
- Contracts, policies and procedures
- People processes as you grow
- A clear scope and a clear outline of costs
Temporary HR cover
Experienced, hands-on cover during a busy period or a gap in your team, so the people side keeps running smoothly.
- Cover during busy periods
- Experienced from day one
- Flexible around how long you need
You don't need to have all the answers.
Sometimes it helps to talk things through with someone who understands. Here's how getting started works.
Let's talk
A conversation about your business, your priorities and where you'd like support.
I recommend
I'll recommend an approach that fits your business and what you need right now.
Clear costs
You get a clear outline of the costs involved, with nothing more than you need.
Let's have a chat.
If you're running a small or growing business and would like practical HR support you can rely on, I'd love to hear from you.