
Meredith Walker
HR Consultant
Practical people solutions for businesses without an HR team
HR consultant with fourteen years in human resources, the last six advising small and mid-sized businesses across Manchester as an independent consultant. Gives companies the HR expertise they need without a full in-house team — employee relations, policy, recruitment, restructures, tribunals and culture. Guided a fast-growing client through a restructure and HR overhaul that cut turnover and put proper processes in place. Handles complex grievances and disciplinaries, drafts compliant policies and contracts, advises on employment law and risk, and coaches managers to handle people well. Strong on both the technical HR and the commercial, practical judgement business owners need. Trusted, discreet and straight-talking. CIPD-qualified. Looking for HR-consultant, HR-business-partner or fractional-HR work with businesses that need experienced, hands-on people support.
Walker HR Consulting - Manchester, UK
HR Consultant April 2018 to Present 8 years & 3 months
Guided a fast-growing client through a restructure and HR overhaul that cut the staff turnover.
Handle all the complex grievances, the disciplinaries, the restructures and the tribunal preparation for clients.
Draft the compliant policies, the contracts and the handbooks tailored to each individual business.
Advise the owners and the managers on employment law, on risk and difficult people decisions.
Coach all the managers to handle their own teams and the difficult conversations genuinely well.
North West Manufacturing Group - Manchester, UK
HR Manager August 2007 to March 2018 10 years & 8 months
Managed the complex casework, policy and organisational change across the firm.
Built up the breadth of experience behind full independent HR consulting.
Gained the chartered CIPD status and then moved into full HR consultancy.
North West Manufacturing Group - Manchester, UK
HR Officer June 2004 to July 2007 3 years & 2 months
Learned employment law, casework and HR policy hands-on on the job.
Built the HR foundation that the management and consulting roles rest on.
Then earned the move up into an HR-manager role from there.
Manchester Metropolitan University
BA (Hons) Human Resource Management (September 2004 to June 2007)
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Chartered CIPD (MCIPD) (January 2010 to June 2012)
Restructure that cut turnover
HR for businesses without it
Chartered CIPD (MCIPD)
CIPD (June 2012 to Present)
Employment Law & Tribunal Practice
CIPD (April 2019 to Present)
- Employee Relations
- Employment Law
- HR Policy & Contracts
- Grievance & Disciplinary
- Restructures & Change
- Tribunal Preparation
- Recruitment
- Manager Coaching
- Culture & Engagement
- HR Strategy