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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

Employment Tribunal Member

Trusted by Business Leaders

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Working closely with SMEs to understand the realities behind people challenges, advice is tailored, precise and commercially grounded. With over thirty years HR experience, Rayner will ensure that your decisions are compliant, encourage greater employee engagement and aligned with long-term business success.

Practical HR Solutions

Compliance and Legislation

Employee Relations

Tribunal Preparation

Leadership Support

Practical coaching and training to help managers handle performance and conduct issues with confidence.

Employment Law Insight

Clear, legally grounded advice to ensure your decisions withstand scrutiny.

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Senior HR leadership across public and private sectors, including complex employee relations and organisational change.

Tribunal Insight

Serving as an Employment Tribunal Lay Member, contributing to informed, defensible workplace decisions.

Leadership Support

Coaching and developing leaders to handle performance, conduct and compliance with confidence.

Managing Performance With Confidence

Structured support to address underperformance fairly and effectively.

Resolving Workplace Disputes Professionally

Clear guidance to manage conflict with balance and integrity.

Strengthening Leadership Capability

Practical coaching that builds confident and accountable managers.

Ensuring Legal Compliance

Up-to-date advice aligned with current employment legislation.

Navigating Redundancy Carefully

Fair, compliant consultation that protects your organisation.

Preparing for Tribunal Scrutiny

Thorough case preparation with strategic oversight.

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.

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Strategic HR Advisory

Time is taken to understand your business, the culture and commercial objectives.

Employment Law Expertise

Advice on ever-changing legislation given to ensure your business is legally compliant, including Employment Tribunal preparation.

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.

How Rayner can support your business

Are your policies, procedures and documentation protecting your business?

Employment Rights Act 2025

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Are performance and attendance issues being correctly managed?

Capability Management

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Are you confident your disciplinary process would withstand scrutiny?

Disciplinary Procedures

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Are workplace complaints being handled in an unbiased, timely manner?

Grievance Handling

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Are unresolved conflicts affecting your organisation?

Dispute Resolution

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Are you prepared for sensitive workplace negotiations?

Negotiation Support

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Is your redundancy process legally sound and carefully structured?

Redundancy Support

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Are you keeping pace with ever-changing employment law?

Employment Legislation Advice

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Are your managers equipped to lead with confidence?

Coaching and Training

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Employment Rights Act 2025

Are your policies, procedures and documentation protecting your business?

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Employment Legislation Advice

Are you keeping pace with ever-changing employment law?

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Capability Management

Are performance and attendance issues being correctly managed?

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Disciplinary Procedures

Are you confident your disciplinary process would withstand scrutiny?

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Grievance Handling

Are workplace complaints being handled in an unbiased, timely manner?

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Dispute Resolution

Are unresolved conflicts affecting your organisation?

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Negotiation Support

Are you prepared for sensitive workplace negotiations?

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Redundancy Support

Is your redundancy process legally sound and carefully structured?

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Coaching, Mentoring & Training

Are your managers equipped to lead with confidence?

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Are your policies, procedures and documentation protecting your business?

Employment Rights Act 2025

Read More

Are performance and attendance issues being correctly managed?

Capability Management

Read More

Are you confident your disciplinary process would withstand scrutiny?

Disciplinary Procedures

Read More

Are workplace complaints being handled in an unbiased, timely manner?

Grievance Handling

Read More

Are unresolved conflicts affecting your organisation?

Dispute Resolution

Read More

Are you prepared for sensitive workplace negotiations?

Negotiation Support

Read More

Is your redundancy process legally sound and carefully structured?

Redundancy Support

Read More

Are you keeping pace with ever-changing employment law?

Employment Legislation Advice

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Are your managers equipped to lead with confidence?

Coaching and Training

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Why People Choose Rayner Butler HR Consultancy

Services we offer

Are your policies protecting your business?

HR Compliance

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Are performance issues being managed consistently and fairly?

Capability Management

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Are you confident your disciplinary process would withstand scrutiny?

Disciplinary Procedures

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Are workplace complaints being handled properly and impartially?

Grievance Handling

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Are unresolved conflicts affecting your organisation?

Dispute Resolution

Read More

Are you prepared for sensitive workplace negotiations?

Negotiation Support

Read More

Is your redundancy process legally sound and carefully structured?

Redundancy Support

Read More

Are you keeping pace with changing employment law?

Employment Legislation Advice

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Would your case stand up in a Tribunal hearing?

Employment Tribunal Preparation

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Are your managers equipped to lead with confidence?

Coaching and Training

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Employment Rights Act 2025

Ensuring your business remains compliant with employment legislation is essential to reducing risk and protecting your reputation. Polices, procedures and working practices are reviewed to ensure they reflect current legal requirements, are fit for purpose and in readiness for the recently implemented Employment Rights Act 2025. These reforms represent the biggest shake-up to employment law in a generation.

Are you aware from 6th April 2026 employees will be eligible for paternity leave and unpaid parental leave from the first day of employment? In addition sick pay from day one, rather than day four as currently? From 1st January 2027 employees will be protected from unfair dismissal where they have worked for their employer for at least six months, as opposed to two years currently. These are just some examples of the forthcoming changes. How will they effect your business?


Gaps can be identified, with clear recommendations for your business that are not only practical and commercially aware, resulting in your compliance framework being legally compliant, but workable in your day-to-day operations.

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Capability Management

Poor attendance and under-performance concerns require sensitive handling. Advice and support can be provided throughout the capability process, ensuring documentation, communication and outcomes are legally compliant, as well as compassionate.

 

The focus will be to improve performance and attendance in your business, whilst ensuring your business is protected should formal action become necessary. Clear process and confident leadership reduce risk and improve accountability.

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Disciplinary Procedures

Conduct matters must be carefully managed to avoid procedural errors that can lead to challenge or escalation. Advice and support is given from the investigation stage through to formal meetings and decision-making.

 

From drafting correspondence to advising on proportional outcomes, disciplinary processes will be compliant, balanced and defensible.

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Grievance Handling

Workplace complaints require impartial and thorough investigation. Structured advice and support is provided to ensure grievances are addressed swiftly, transparently and in line with good practice.

 

By addressing concerns at an early stage, businesses can reduce escalation, maintain professional relationships and protect workplace culture, as well as helping to reduce staff turnover.

Resolve a Grievance Professionally

Dispute Resolution

Unresolved workplace conflict can quickly affect morale, performance, attendance and business reputation. By providing you with early intervention support and practical guidance, disputes can be constructively and quickly resolved.

 

The aim is to achieve balanced, commercially sensible outcomes, whilst maintaining professionalism and reducing the likelihood of formal proceedings, resulting in greater employee buy-in.

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Negotiation Support

Sensitive workplace negotiations require careful preparation and strategic thinking. Whether supporting settlement discussions, or complex employee relations matters, clear advice to help you approach negotiations with confidence can be given.

 

The focus will be on achieving outcomes that are fair and proportionate, whilst aligning with your wider business objectives.

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Redundancy Support

Redundancy processes should be handled with compassion, transparency and adherence to legal requirements. Support can be given through the planning stage, employee consultation and documentation to ensure your application is fair, yet compliant and legally defensible.

 

By structuring the process correctly from the outset, the risk of challenge is reduced, whilst maintaining dignity for those affected, protecting business reputation.

Plan Redundancy Correctly

Employment Legislation Advice

Employment law is complex and ever-evolving. Clear interpretation and practical application of legislation relevant to your business can be provided, as well as expert advice on Employment Tribunal preparation.

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Coaching, Mentoring & Training

Strong leadership is essential to any business, especially around managing people to maximise your business potential. Coaching, mentoring and training can be provided, designed to build knowledge and confidence to enhance business performance and handle any people challenges.


Practical sessions can be provided to support stronger leadership alignment, higher employee engagement and clear performance expectations, resulting in line managers and leaders feeling equipped to correctly manage and support their people.

Strengthening Leadership Capability at Every Level

Employment Tribunal Preparation

Facing a claim at an Employment Tribunal can, at best, be worrying, time-consuming and demanding.  I review your case to assess risk and advise on preparing for a Hearing.

My experience with the Employment Tribunal system enables me to guide you through proceedings with clarity and focus, ensuring your business is properly prepared at every stage.

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If you are facing people challenges, require more understanding of how the Employment Rights Act 2025 effects your business, or simply require HR advice, I am here to help. Get in touch to discuss how I can support your business.

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