HR consultant in the North East

A straightforward way of working

If people issues are slowing you down, creating risk or eating leadership time, I help you cut through it quickly and land practical solutions. Most work starts with a short conversation, then a clear plan and delivery.

By the numbers

• 25+ years in HR leadership across complex, regulated and high-change environments.
• 750 people integrated in a £500m acquisition with annualised attrition kept under 13%.
• Over 100 branches closed with fair, compliant consultation, delivering £9m in annualised OpEx savings.

HR support that works in the real world

I am an independent HR consultant based in Sunderland, working with businesses across the North East of England who need experienced support without adding another permanent role.

Most of the work I’m asked to step into involves complexity, for example:

• TUPE transfers and integrations
• Restructures and redundancy programmes
• Employee relations issues and case support
• Operating model and organisation design questions
• Stabilising people operations during growth or change

The focus is always the same. Get clear on the real issue. Agree what good looks like. Deliver the simplest plan that will hold up under pressure.

Who I work with in the North East

• Owner-managed businesses that need senior HR input without building a full HR department.
• Leadership teams navigating TUPE, integration or organisational change.
• Businesses facing complex employee relations issues.
• Organisations that need their people operations made reliable and predictable.

Core HR consultancy services

My work across the North East typically includes:

• TUPE and integration support – consultation, planning and delivery.
• Organisational change and restructure – fair, compliant and practical.
• Employee relations case support – clear, balanced and commercially aware.
• People operations and HR services reviews – making HR work properly day to day.
• Interim HR leadership – stepping in when capacity or experience is stretched.

Based in Sunderland, working across the region

While based in Sunderland, I regularly support businesses in Newcastle, Durham and across the wider North East. Some work is delivered on site. Some is delivered remotely. The model is shaped around what works best for the business.

Start with a short conversation

Email me at tim@onepointfourwest.com with a few lines on what is happening and what is time sensitive. If it looks like a good fit, we’ll set up a short call and agree next steps.

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