OUR TEAM
I’m an experienced HR Consultant with over 17 years of people management expertise, supported by my CIPD Level 5 qualification.
I’ve had the privilege of managing diverse teams, including overseeing 18 managers and more than 100 employees as an Area Manager for a pub group. Before that, I ran my own businesses for six years, leading my own team of 25 employees across multiple sites. I’m proud that, despite employee issues arising, many of those employees stayed with me for several years in a sector known for high staff turnover. These roles have given me practical, real-world experience in resolving employee issues, managing team dynamics, and creating positive, productive workplaces.
My early career has been shaped by working in fast-paced environments, primarily in the hospitality sector, where I’ve tackled a wide variety of HR challenges. Over time, my career has expanded to include advising clients from a wide variety of sectors, such as health and social care, retail, beauty, funeral services, construction, skilled trades, transport, insurance, professional services, and more!
How I Can Help You
The nature of my role means that I often provide real-time advice over the phone when there is an issue. This experience gives me unique insight into how to deal with a wide range of issues, often rather complex or outside of the norm. It helps me to understand when situations can become problematic, enabling me to provide you with proactive advice to avoid such issues and protect your business.
Having spent years in leadership roles myself, I truly understand the pressure, responsibility, and day-to-day challenges that come with managing people. This hands-on experience allows me to offer grounded, no fluff, practical support that reflects the realities of running a business. I’ve spent years resolving workplace disputes, building stronger teams, and ensuring compliance with ever-changing regulations, all while keeping things practical and manageable.
I understand how daunting and onerous HR may feel to some business owners, particularly those without a full-time HR position in-house. I work with a wide variety of clients, each with different levels of HR experience. Some are small businesses taking on employees for the first time, while others are larger clients with qualified HR teams and hundreds of staff. These larger clients often value a brief call to sense-check an approach or talk through a situation. I also support senior leaders and experienced Directors who, from time to time, encounter complex or issues outside of the norm that benefit from external HR guidance. If you’re feeling the strain of employee issues, struggling to understand your options, or just need to bounce your thoughts off a HR professional, I’m here to support you.
An average HR Consultant will say that they can provide your business with HR advice. Paul Roberts on the other hand, is delivering from experience as an HR Consultant in Lancashire.
Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Alison was really helpful and supportive! I would recommend her to anyone needing help in this area ?Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Contracts of employment drafted and drawn up and implemented within one week. Team are friendly, easy to deal with and are always on hand to offer guidance. A must have for any small business looking to take on employees.Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I could not recommend Metis HR enough! I have worked closely with Alison, Andy and Vicki, they have all been so helpful and knowledgeable. They have spent many hours helping me perfect important documents, and have educated me on employment law and how it affects my role. Everyone is so friendly and professional too. Worth every penny!Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I started working with Metis HR a couple of months ago. It all started with a simple phone call to Andy who was super knowledgable and super helpful on a particular matter. I was so blown away that I committed to working with them over the next few years. Everyone I have spoken to have been great! I really feel like I have been looked after and would not hesitate to recommend this team to anyone thinking of joining.Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Metis were recommended to me to assist with a possible Tupe and within minutes of talking to Andy, any doubts I was having had completely disappeared. HR is a minefield to me and I have been outsourcing it for some time. In that time, I had received very little support and on the rare occasion I required advice, letter templates Metis offer as standard, were usually at an additional cost. Metis provided me with a quotation and I did not hesitate to transfer my business to them. Not only were they cheaper than my current provider, they have filled me with total confidence to pursue the growth of my company.Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. As a company we have worked with Metis HR for a number of years now, and they have helped us immensely when any problems have arisen. Alison's knowledge of how to handle different matters is brilliant, she is professional and dependable. I cannot recommend her and the rest of the team at Metis HR highly enough.Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Fantastic team, so professional in all aspects of the review completed independently and confidentially. I would recommend the Metis Team for any HR related activity - thank you so muchTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. great company, very thorough in what they do.Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Excellent service as always from Alison and her team at Metis HRTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I recently moved from Penninsula to Metis HR and I definitely made the right decision. Alison and her team have been amazing. They are always very quick in responding to any questions and always friendly and efficient. I’d highly recommend.
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