07/08/2026
Jill Cuthbertson Gilby
REFRAMING THE COSTS OF HR
๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ: "๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฅ?"
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐: "Do we need to carry the fixed cost and risk of employing it?"
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ.
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐, and you'll spend ยฃ32,500โยฃ40,000 a year once you add employer NI, pension, recruitment and training. That buys you admin capacity, and you'll still be paying someone else for employment law advice when something serious lands.
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ and you're looking at ยฃ55,000โยฃ80,000+ a year. That buys one person's knowledge, with no cover for holidays, sickness, or cases that sit outside their experience.
Outsourcing gives you the full function rather than a single hire: employment law expertise, employee relations support, manager training, and strategic and board-level advice for a fraction of the fixed cost, from ยฃ420 + VAT a month.
Wondering how the numbers stack up for your business? Let's talk.
