We have a team of experienced HR Consultants working in true conjunction with Employment Lawyers with a focus on speed of response and quality to provide results driven advice.

We are experts in employee relations with the ability to provide advice on all aspects of Human Resources Management. This includes Leadership Coaching and management training.

Our aim is to be client focused and deliver ‘can-do’ HR advice. We will talk to you about your options and communicate this is a clear way without jargon.

The aim of our HR approach is to add value to you organisation to allow you to focus on your objectives in your role. We are working with clients to help them to achieve their aims in the safest possible way whilst adding value to the organisation.

We believe that within our regional approach to managing your HR service (supported by the expertise of our national team) we have the strength, depth and capacity needed to meet all your requirements, and we are confident that our experience and this expertise and quality of service makes our proposed fee structure value for money.

Our regional model means you can build important relationships with experts local to you and we will provide you with a dedicated HR contact as well. We don’t have a call centre we offer a personal approach. 

We try to build an understanding of client’s particular pressures, needs objectives and ways of working and adapt our service to complement them.

We work collaboratively with our clients, not just by providing ‘can do’ HR advice but by helping our clients to upskill, linking them up with networks and opportunities which they can tap into. We are confident that our partnership working approach will ensure optimal communication with colleagues at all levels of your organisation

What our clients say

"They highlight the risks backed with knowledge and are very aware of the nuances in our sector."

What our clients say

"The team are absolutely excellent in terms of turning around work and being attentive to client priorities."
 

What our clients say

"The manner and clarity with which support has been provided has been exceptional."

What our clients say

They are always fast and efficient in responding, and willing to meet tight deadlines with readiness."

What our clients say

"Stone King are true professionals. They remain calm and collected when faced with complicated issues, and they run through the various layers with focus, close attention and a problem-solving mindset."
 

What our clients say

"The team are very knowledgeable and thorough."
 

What our clients say

‘Perfect professional individuals that work with high values and integrity.’
 

What our clients say

‘Excellent range of skills and expertise to cover all situations.‘
 

What our clients say

‘Polly O’Malley was extremely knowledgeable and thoughtful in providing advice on the complex dismissal of a senior individual facing a number of most serious criminal safeguarding allegations which required a novel approach.’
 

What our clients say

‘Stone King have a strong team of experts and were able to appoint a partner with the specific specialism to support us with novel and targeted advice for a complex and unusual situation.’
 

What our clients say

‘Polly O’Malley provides good leadership to her team, and hands-on support with the most difficult issues. Where appropriate, she has made suggestions about how our internal practices could be further strengthened.’
 

What our clients say

‘The team has a good depth of employment law expertise in the education sector and have given us helpful and pragmatic support and advice through a number of very complex cases over the last couple of years.‘
 

What our clients say

‘From Polly O’Malley, I have valued particularly her availability, the directness of her advice, and the pragmatism and empathy shown to the management position. I always feel like she and her colleagues are on our side, even if the advice is not what we want to hear.‘
 

What our clients say

‘What stands out from colleagues at Stone King is that the advice is pragmatic and empathetic: the legal position is made clear and the probabilities attached to risks are spelled out in a way that supports, rather than unduly constrains, management decisions.’
 

What our clients say

‘The employment law team has excellent and detailed knowledge.’
 

What our clients say

‘Intense focus on the client’s needs, excellent teamwork, awareness of how to work cost effectively, the right advice for each task. Helpful cross-department collaboration.’
 

What our clients say

‘James Barrett provides the legal knowledge and the personal reassurance which is so often greatly needed.’
 

What our clients say

‘The team takes the time to understand the business in order to provide tailored support.’
 

What our clients say

‘My main contact is Peter Woodhouse – he is very approachable and picks up very quickly what it is that is needed.’
 

What our clients say

‘All the staff at Stone King listen very carefully to the needs of the business so they get a clear understanding of what the client outcomes and expectations are. The invoicing is clear and has all of the detail on it that you would expect.’
 

What our clients say

‘James Barratt – has guided us successfully over the last 12 months on a very complex legal matter. His availability, support and speed of response have been consistently excellent. He makes us feel like we are his only client, although we know that we are not. He is quick to grasp the core issues and explain to us the position and our options and the risks associated with the various options, in a simple and clear manner.’
 

What our clients say

‘They continually demonstrate a high level of detailed knowledge of the charity sector and specialist knowledge of issues relating to the Church of England.’
 

What our clients say

‘We are very happy with the service Stone King provided.’
 

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