Shrewd Packages
Retained HR support without the cost of an in-house HR team.
Practical, People‑Focused HR Support Without the Cost of an In‑House Team
Each package provides structured, ongoing access to professional HR expertise, giving you confidence that your people processes, compliance, and employee matters are handled properly.
Whether you’re a growing business that needs guidance or an established organisation looking for a trusted HR partner, our packages scale with your needs and provide the right level of support at every stage.
HR Solutions for every business
Every HR package includes...
Qualified HR professionals
Clear response times
Structured documentation
Training discounts
Designed for start-ups and micro businesses who want to get things right early. Core gives small teams the structure and confidence to hire their first employees, manage people fairly and stay legally compliant without the cost or complexity of full HR support.
What's included
- Template employment contracts
- Template policies and procedures
- Recruitment templates
- Onboarding and offboarding templates
- 1 hour of HR support per month (email responses within 72 hours)
- Quarterly HR and legislation newsletter
Added benefit for all package clients
All Shrewd HR clients receive 10% discount on Managing with Confidence and Sexual Harassment training.
£250 + VAT per month
Designed for early-stage growth companies that are moving beyond their first few hires. Spark introduces bespoke contracts and policies tailored to your business, helping you shift from reactive problem-solving to proactive people management as your team expands.
What's included
- Bespoke employment contracts
- Bespoke policies and procedures tailored to your business
- Templates for recruitment, staff performance and letters
- Onboarding and offboarding support
- Monthly scheduled meeting with a HR consultant
- 1 hour of HR support per month (email queries answered within 48 hours)
- Quarterly HR and legislation newsletter
Added benefit for all package clients
All Shrewd HR clients receive 10% discount on Managing with Confidence and Sexual Harassment training.
£500 + VAT per month
Built for organisations that have reached a size where HR can no longer be handled as a side task. Pulse provides a dedicated HR expert who becomes an extension of your internal team, supporting the full employee lifecycle and introducing structured engagement and reporting to strengthen culture and support sustainable growth.
What's included
- Dedicated HR expert access for your whole team with monthly meetings
- Complete HR function support with hands-on onboarding and offboarding
- Bespoke employee handbook
- Probation review support
- Recruitment support and templates
- Performance management support and documentation
- Exit interviews
- Engagement surveys every 6 months with board-level reporting
- Email queries answered within 24 hours
- Quarterly HR and legislation newsletter
Added benefit for all package clients
All Shrewd HR clients receive 10% discount on Managing with Confidence and Sexual Harassment training.
£1,000 + VAT per month
Designed for established SMEs entering a more complex phase of growth. Edge provides strategic HR capability to support organisational structure, workforce planning and leadership development, helping businesses scale in a controlled and confident way.
What's included
- Everything in the Shrewd Pulse package
- Quarterly workforce planning session
- HR data and dashboard reporting
- Support with restructures, reorganisations and role design
- Annual pay and benefits review guidance
- Management coaching for people leaders
- Priority access to Shrewd HR advisors
- Strategic HR capability to prepare for organisational complexity and scale
Added benefit for all package clients
All Shrewd HR clients receive 10% discount on Managing with Confidence and Sexual Harassment training.
£1,500 + VAT per month
A tailored HR partnership for rapidly growing organisations that require senior-level leadership and strategic oversight. Elevate provides board-level input, fractional HR Director support and hands-on on-site presence, ensuring HR operates as a fully integrated strategic function across the entire employee lifecycle.
What's included
- HR board representation
- Dedicated on-site HR support (short, medium or long-term)
- Fractional HR Director support
- Full employee lifecycle ownership
- Culture and engagement strategy
- Leadership development programmes
- Change management programmes
- Bespoke HR projects
- Advanced analytics and reporting
Added benefit for all package clients
All Shrewd HR clients receive 10% discount on Managing with Confidence and Sexual Harassment training.
Priced on proposal
