About us

Your trusted HR partner.

We are a team of experienced HR professionals working with businesses across the South West and beyond. We believe every business deserves access to expert HR support.

We become an integral part of your business, providing HR support remotely at a fraction of the cost of an in-house team. We work with businesses across a range of industries, from independent retailers and professional services firms to construction, engineering, healthcare, and hospitality.

Our focus is practical, commercially focused, and people-centred. We give you advice that is clear enough to act on, grounded enough to be legally defensible, and honest enough to reflect the actual situation you are dealing with.

What makes enlightenHR different

  • A whole team, not one person: every client has a Director, HR Business Partner, and HR Officer. You are never reliant on a single person being available.
  • Real HR professionals: when something difficult lands on your desk, you speak to an experienced professional. Not a chatbot. Not a call centre.
  • Fully transparent pricing: our pricing is published in full. You know exactly what you are paying before you sign anything.
  • Over 22 years supporting businesses: across the South West and beyond.
  • Diamond Breathe Partner: Breathe access is included in every Advice and Support package, set up and supported by our team.

Our Mission and Values

Expertise

We bring trusted knowledge, professional judgement, and continuous learning to every relationship, helping people make informed decisions and achieve the right outcome.

 

Integrity

We act with honesty, fairness, and consistency, building trust by keeping our promises, taking ownership, and doing the right thing even when conversations are difficult.

 

Innovation

We look ahead, challenge traditional thinking and use creativity, technology and collaboration to develop practical solutions that create better outcomes.

Agility

We stay responsive, flexible, and alert to change, adapting quickly to client, internal and external needs, while remaining focused on the best outcomes.

 

Collaboration

We work as one team with our clients and colleagues, building strong relationships, shared understanding and joined-up support that feels practical, reliable, and personal.

breatheHR Platinum Partner

Award-winning HR software for You

We are partners with breathe, a cloud-based HR software solution, to allow you to keep all your people information in one place, taming the chaos, so that you can get out from behind the desk and lead your people.

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Selina Clark
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We continue to have a fantastic experience working with EnlightenHR. Their team is professional, knowledgeable, and always supportive, providing practical HR advice tailored to our business needs. They are responsive, approachable, and proactive in helping us navigate HR matters with confidence. It’s clear they genuinely care about supporting both businesses and employees. We highly recommend EnlightenHR to any company looking for reliable and expert HR support.
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Gemma Jones
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The team at Enlighten are supportive, fast and offer real world practical advise. They are always on the end of the phone and ensure that our HR services and documents are top noch. They have saved us hours of work preparing documents and are always there to bounce things of. Thank you for your support for us as new business owners.
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Julian Bosdari
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We love Enlighten HR. As a small business they provide us with clear HR advice and documentation both of which are always bang up to date. There is a cost, but it is a tiny fraction of having a suitably qualified and trained person in-house. Added to which, because there is a team at Enlighten, they are never on holiday, never down with Covid and never suffer from any of the issues that their newsletters and updates warn me not to talk about.
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Pat Harris
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Enlighten HR has been a great support over many years . We have valued their prompt response and professionalism to all of our HR questions
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Mel Conway
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Cannot recommend Alison and her team enough! Their support with daily HR operations are invaluable and it is a great relief knowing our HR needs are handled with professionalism and care. Highly recommended!
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Amy Strickland
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We have worked with Enlighten HR for many years. As a small company, we find their support and advice invaluable when hiring staff and dealing with staff queries or contract changes. Their advice is clear and easy to understand and they are quick to respond when we need them. Debbie has been especially helpful with some recent staff changes. I would highly recommend Enlighten HR.
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Alice Cadfan-Lewis
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Alison and the team have been an amazing support over the last six years. As a small business owner this is a cost effective solution, which has worked perfectly for us. In moments of doubt, fear and stress the team were there, no long wait times for support and they know us, it's not a faceless service which many large corporate firms are. Alison your support has meant a lot to me, and I will always be grateful x
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Ana Maria Spataru
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We've had a great experience working with Enlighten HR. The team is friendly, professional, and always quick to respond. They’ve helped us with everything from hiring to employee paperwork and made our HR tasks so much easier.
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Kelby Henn
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A professional, reliable service with great people to work with!
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