Kay Hamblin and James Cronin.
and provider in contact was its key selling point. “The idea is that small businesses that don’t have their own in-house HR can sign up and post as many jobs as they like,” she said. “HR professionals can download the app for free, discuss the issue with the initial poster and then put in a quote for that work. “The experts pay an annual fee of £99 to upgrade to Premium and after that they can quote for as many jobs as they like. “We are trying to make the cost low, so that it’s not off-putting to the provider, one piece of work will mean they get their costs back." The company seeking the advice doesn’t pay a penny for the introduction, but agrees to a price as quoted by the provider they choose. There are no extra costs or commissions. And with experts on hand to cover the whole range of HR possibilities and intricacies, it can be a one-stop shop for a SME in need of expertise. Hamblin added: “Each of the posted jobs has a brief
description and you can then ask more questions and get answers. Then you can put in a quote and get the answer back. “There isn’t really anything like this out there at the moment. The guy who helped us develop it has done similar apps in different sectors, but in HR this is a first. “Employment law and HR has a lot of intricacies and one thing I think we can all agree on is that it is a very specialised area. “It’s also one that companies cannot afford to get wrong. Early intervention from HR experts can save you huge amounts of money and reputational damage – prevention is better than cure. “It’s got a lot of potential and it’s UK-wide now. We want to get HR people involved, but more importantly we want small businesses to know this is out there to help them.” HR Mate is free to download and is available from the App Store for iOS devices and Google play for Android l For more information about HR Mate visit hrmate.co.uk or contact james@hrmate.co.uk or kay@hrmate.co.uk
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