HR and health and safety support for growing technology companies

Put clear people and workplace processes in place before rapid growth, remote working or difficult decisions expose avoidable risk.

THSP supports software businesses, SaaS providers, AI companies, managed service providers, digital agencies, data businesses and technology consultancies. We help founders and managers build practical HR, employment law and health and safety foundations without importing processes that do not fit the business.

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When growth moves faster than your processes

Technology companies often contact THSP when:

• The first employees have been hired without consistent contracts or policies
• Technical specialists have become managers without people-management training
• Remote and hybrid working expectations are unclear
• Performance concerns are being avoided because the culture is informal
• Roles, reporting lines or pay decisions have become inconsistent
• Funding, acquisition or product changes require a restructure
• Workload, long hours or service incidents are affecting wellbeing
• The business needs experienced support without hiring a full internal HR team

Contracts, confidentiality and intellectual property

Technology businesses depend on code, data, ideas, customer relationships and commercially sensitive information. Employment documents should clearly address confidentiality, intellectual property, equipment, systems use, security and post-employment responsibilities.

THSP can provide employment contracts and workplace policies that reflect roles and working arrangements. Complex ownership, restrictive covenant or international matters may require specialist legal advice, and we will be clear where this is needed.

We can also advise on a fair employment process if an employee is suspected of misusing company information, systems or property.

Managing remote and hybrid teams

Remote working can widen the talent pool, but unclear expectations can create problems with communication, supervision, performance and wellbeing. THSP can help with:

• Remote and hybrid working policies
• Working hours, attendance and communication expectations
• Equipment, expenses and information responsibilities
• DSE and homeworking arrangements
• Flexible working requests
• Performance and conduct concerns within distributed teams

Restructuring and difficult commercial decisions

Funding changes, acquisitions, product decisions and revised priorities can require rapid organisational change. THSP guides leaders through business rationale, consultation, selection, role changes, communication and employee exits.

Getting advice before decisions are announced gives the business more options and reduces legal and cultural damage.

Training for new and experienced managers

Technical expertise does not automatically prepare someone to manage people. THSP provides practical training in:

• Managing probation and performance
• Giving feedback and handling difficult conversations
• Disciplinary and grievance procedures
• Equality, harassment and workplace behaviour
• Stress and mental health awareness
• Health and safety responsibilities for managers

How support works

1. Tell us what stage the business is at and what is causing concern.
2. We identify the immediate priorities and the right level of process.
3. We help you resolve the issue and put stronger foundations in place.

Build the right structure for the next stage

You do not need a large internal function to manage people properly. Speak to THSP about practical support that fits the size, pace and working arrangements of your business.