Passionate HR
Support To Drive Your
Organisational Success
We are dedicated HR professionals providing innovative solutions that empower businesses to thrive in today’s dynamic environment.
What We Do
Obsidian HR specialises in providing bespoke HR consultancy services and solutions to SMEs across the UK.
We provide our clients with a complete HR Service, wealth of knowledge and sound advice, spanning all areas of HR and the end-to-end employee lifecycle with particular focus on project work.
Obsidian HR provides you with not only expertise but with peace of mind, to know your people priorities and challenges are being taken care of.
With a truly commercial focus, collaboration is key at Obsidian HR. We will develop a true understanding of your business, your culture and your people.
Our Services
We provide responsive and flexible services both on a retained or ad-hoc basis (daily and hourly rates available on request) in the following areas:
TUPE
Restructuring
Change Management
Organisational Design
HR Projects
HR Advice & Guidance
People Strategy
Engagement
Management & Leadership Training
Performance Support
HR System Support
HR Document creation
Payroll Support
Our Industries
Manufacturing
Window Plastics Extrusion, Automotive, Steel, Home Furnishings
Logistics
3PL, 4PL, Freight Forwarding
Retail
Community Pharmacy, Fashion, Entertainment
Charities
Mobility, Sports & Sensory Equipment Charity for Disabled Children, Housing Charity
Public Sector
Housing
Who We Are
Based in Tamworth, Staffordshire, we are committed, focussed and efficient HR professionals who pride ourselves on our approachable manner and building credible, positive working relationships with all of our clients.
We love working with businesses to provide commercially minded advice and guidance, all the while ensuring legal compliance. With extensive experience in TUPE, Organisational change and restructuring programs we’ll provide you with bespoke support and deliver full project management from innovation through to completion. If you have a HR team, we can provide support to increase knowledge, mentor, coach and train your teams too.
Meet Our Director
Gemma Handley
- 20 years experience
- CIPD qualified
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Excellent communicator and comfortable public speaker
- Ability to create strong working relationships quickly and effectively
Professional Experience
- Lloyds Pharmacy
Senior HR Business Partner – Projects & Change
- Thyssenkrupp Materials (UK) Ltd
HR Business Partner
- Kuehne & Nagel
HR Business Partner
- Unipart Logistics
Senior HR Advisor
- Trident Housing Group
HR Business Partner
- Sertec Presslite Ltd
Group HR Officer
- Newlife Charity
HR Officer
- VEKA PLC (Formally Bowater Building Products)
HR and Payroll Advisor
Why Work With Us
Gross Profit
HR Project Lead supporting the sale or closure of 1,300 Pharmacy Stores. Successful TUPE transfer of over 11,000 colleagues.
Annual people saving
Sole HR support for Closure and Divestment project with a total of 104 stores over 6 months affecting circa 850 colleagues.
Annual Cost Saving
Driver restructuring project affecting 400 colleagues – Large scale settlement agreements of 135 colleagues and further consultations for 264 colleagues for hours reductions.
Annual Saving
Spans and layers project work to review organisational health including restructuring at several sites.
