30+ Years Experience
Senior HR leadership across public and private sectors.
Trusted by Business Leaders
Supporting SMEs and emerging organisations across the UK.
30+ Years Experience
Trusted by Business Leaders
Rayner Joanne Butler
Founder | Chartered MCIPD HR Consultant
Are your people decisions protecting your business or quietly putting it at risk?
With over thirty years of senior HR experience across both the public and private sectors, Rayner brings calm, practical guidance to some of the most complex people challenges businesses face.
Known for her integrity, clarity and sound judgement, she helps organisations navigate difficult decisions with confidence while protecting both their people and their reputation.
Through Rayner Butler HR Consulting, Rayner works closely with SMEs to provide commercially grounded advice that strengthens leadership, ensures compliance and builds healthier, more engaged workplaces.
Her approach is simple: clear guidance, honest conversations and the experience to help businesses choose the harder right over the easier wrong.
Are your people decisions protecting your business or quietly putting it at risk?
With over thirty years of senior HR experience across both the public and private sectors, Rayner brings calm, practical guidance to some of the most complex people challenges businesses face.
Known for her integrity, clarity and sound judgement, she helps organisations navigate difficult decisions with confidence while protecting both their people and their reputation.
Through Rayner Butler HR Consulting, Rayner works closely with SMEs to provide commercially grounded advice that strengthens leadership, ensures compliance and builds healthier, more engaged workplaces.
Her approach is simple: clear guidance, honest conversations and the experience to help businesses choose the harder right over the easier wrong.
Why Clients Trust Rayner
Experience that inspires trust and confidence
Effective people management requires sound judgement, legal awareness and commercial understanding. With over thirty years of working in the HR arena, Rayner can support you to make clear defensible decisions that protect your business.
Strategic HR Advisory
Time is taken to understand your business, the culture and commercial objectives.
Complex Case Management
Support given throughout processes such as capability management, disciplinary, grievance and redundancy.
Leadership Development
Coaching, mentoring and training to strengthen confidence and accountability.
Employment Law Expertise
Advice on ever-changing legislation given to ensure your business is legally compliant, including Employment Tribunal preparation.
How Rayner can support your business
Are your policies, procedures and documentation protecting your business?
Employment Rights Act 2025
Are performance and attendance issues being correctly managed?
Capability Management
Are you confident your disciplinary process would withstand scrutiny?
Disciplinary Procedures
Are workplace complaints being handled in an unbiased, timely manner?
Grievance Handling
Are unresolved conflicts affecting your organisation?
Dispute Resolution
Are you prepared for sensitive workplace negotiations?
Negotiation Support
Is your redundancy process legally sound and carefully structured?
Redundancy Support
Are you keeping pace with ever-changing employment law?
Employment Legislation Advice
Are your managers equipped to lead with confidence?
Coaching and Training
Why People Choose Rayner Butler HR Consultancy
Services we offer
Are your policies protecting your business?
HR Compliance
Are performance issues being managed consistently and fairly?
Capability Management
Are you confident your disciplinary process would withstand scrutiny?
Disciplinary Procedures
Are workplace complaints being handled properly and impartially?
Grievance Handling
Are unresolved conflicts affecting your organisation?
Dispute Resolution
Are you prepared for sensitive workplace negotiations?
Negotiation Support
Is your redundancy process legally sound and carefully structured?
Redundancy Support
Are you keeping pace with changing employment law?
Employment Legislation Advice
Would your case stand up in a Tribunal hearing?
Employment Tribunal Preparation
Are your managers equipped to lead with confidence?