The free HR Health Check

The problem hurting your business is the one no one will tell you about.

Two questions. Sixty seconds. You get a scored read on where your HR is exposed, and the one thing to fix first, checked by Emma herself.

Show me where I stand Trusted by North East firms
since 2012
20 yrsFTSE 100, NHS & councils 5areas scored 48 hrto your results

Why an HR health check matters now

The law just changed. Getting HR wrong is about to cost a lot more. £14kAverage dismissal
payout last year
6 monthsUntil staff can claim,
down from 2 years
What lands in your inbox

Not a brochure. A verdict.

Your answers come back as a scored report across the five places HR quietly breaks. Green where you're safe, red where you're exposed, and a clear first move, written for your business by Emma.

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Prepared forA North East SME
Sample

Priority fix flagged: People management

Biggest riskManagers untrained
Quick winFix contract gaps
The quiet stuff

Nobody walks into your office to say any of this.

That manager you promoted is struggling in silence, and won't ever admit it.

Every leaver says "better opportunity." It's almost never the real reason.

Two people stopped speaking months ago, and the team quietly works around it.

A grievance handled wrong costs more than one handled late, and the clock has started.

Your hiring is fine. It's the first month losing them, and you're blaming recruitment.

Emma Barugh, founder of MBHR Consulting
Emma Barugh
Founder, MBHR Consulting
Chartered
Fellow CIPD
Who signs it off

Your check is read by a person, not a form.

I started MBHR in 2012 to give North East businesses honest, straight-talking HR, built around real people rather than textbook policy.

"I know what good looks like, and exactly what the quiet problems look like before they turn expensive."

Twenty years across FTSE 100 businesses, the NHS and local authorities. Your health check comes back reviewed by me, with a clear read on what's really going on and what to do first.

Receipts

What they say afterwards.

★★★★★
Emma dug into our strengths and weaknesses as a team in a way that was genuinely useful. We came out understanding each other far better.
Amy FoxDeputy Manager, Zoe's Place
★★★★★
Professional, knowledgeable and efficient. Emma gives me the support to make sound HR decisions in a timely way. No hesitation recommending her.
Allana MassinghamDirector of Clinical Services, NHS
★★★★★
She knows the levers to pull to drive real change. She brought a talent programme the whole organisation bought into. She gets it. She delivers.
Paul ParsonsEngagement Lead, NECS
★★★★★
Expert guidance that kept us on track every step of the way. Valuable advice and concrete solutions. We'll definitely be back.
Francis BuchananGoogle review
★★★★★
A fantastic job on our contracts. All staff updated and new contracts in place. It keeps my mind at ease knowing it's handled properly.
Vehicle SMARTGoogle review
Last thing

There's a problem you can't see. Go and find it.

Two questions, sixty seconds, and an honest read on where your HR stands, from someone who's seen it a thousand times. The sooner you look, the less it costs.

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