HR and employment support

Practical HR and employment support for businesses facing urgent challenges, change or complex people decisions.

Attract the leaders who can move your business forward

People issues rarely arrive at a convenient time. A senior employee may leave unexpectedly, a difficult workplace situation may escalate, or a growing business may suddenly need more structured HR support. KESS is there to help founders, directors and leadership teams respond quickly, calmly and with greater confidence.

Through our trusted network of experienced HR and employment specialists, we can connect you with practical support shaped around the situation. This may include managing an unexpected departure, reviewing contracts and policies, handling performance or employee relations matters, supporting restructuring, strengthening onboarding or putting more robust people processes in place.

Our role is to remain a trusted partner, helping you identify the right expertise and move forward with clarity. Whether you need immediate guidance during a business-critical situation or ongoing outsourced HR support, KESS helps ensure you are not left to manage complex people challenges alone.

HR and employment support is delivered by appropriately experienced independent consultants. Where formal legal advice is required, you may be referred to a qualified employment law specialist.

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Company overview

Why are we different?

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We work in partnership

We take time to understand your business, ambitions and challenges, building trusted relationships that go beyond individual vacancies and helping you make better recruitment decisions as your organisation evolves.

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We always bring fresh candidates

We don’t rely on a historic database of candidates. Every search is live, identifying fresh, relevant people who are already open to the right opportunity, rather than needing to be persuaded to move.

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We embrace the potential of AI in recruitment

We combine experienced human judgement with intelligent AI-powered tools to search wider, work smarter and uncover stronger candidate matches, while keeping relationships and personal decision-making at the heart of recruitment.

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We are there for founders and directors when they need us

When an unexpected departure or people challenge puts pressure on your business, we provide founders and directors with responsive, experienced support to help navigate the situation and find the right solution.

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What our

partners say

Credit Hire Manager, nationwide insurance firm

“KESS have been a trusted recruitment partner to Holiday Extras for many years. They are hardworking, diligent and refreshingly no-nonsense: they take the time to understand our business, use their extensive network well and consistently deliver excellent candidates. What sets them apart is their judgement. They do the hard work of filtering the market properly, so they only put the right people in front of us, they won’t send three candidates when one outstanding candidate will do. They always follow up, always deliver and I would recommend them without hesitation.”

Matthew Pack, Group CEO, Holiday Extras

"The team at KESS excel at finding high quality candidates whatever role it is we need. They understand the insurance industry and work closely with us to ensure the candidates they find not only have the required experience but also fit the culture we are looking for within our business. Over the years with working with the team, they always deliver in putting forward top quality candidates and we have many successful employees working within the business sourced by Kess. Highly recommend for any companies within the insurance industry who what a professional services working with a great professional team who continue to deliver"

Credit Hire Manager, nationwide insurance firm

“What stood out was the level of partnership. KESS were responsive, commercially minded and always available when we needed advice. They brought real judgement to the process and helped us secure someone who has made an immediate difference.”

Craig Allison, FP Markets

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We’d love to regularly connect with you about industry updates, market changes and other news.

Let’s work together

Whatever your recruitment needs, we’re always happy to talk, listen and explore how we can help.

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