About 186hr
186hr is a generalist Human Resources consultancy that has extensive experience of advising on and managing all aspects of HR with a particular specialism in Employee Relations issues, diversity and employment law.
Our founder and director, Peter Appleby, is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development with wide ranging experience in both large organisations and SMEs, over several sectors.
Based near Preston in Northwest England but covering the whole of the UK, we are available for advice or management of particular HR issues, a set amount of HR cover per month, training courses throughout the UK or for longer term HR contracts.
Our Services
HR Consultancy
- Absence
- Acquisitions
- Change Programmes
- Competency Frameworks
- Compliance with HR / other legislation
- Difficult exits
- Disciplinary Action
- Employee Engagement
- Gender Pay Gap support
- Grievances
- HR advice and support regarding employees
- Recruitment
- Redundancies
- Reorganisations
- Settlement Agreements
Training
- Dignity and Respect in the workplace
- Diversity Awareness
- Absence Management
- Business Improvement
- Coaching your team to success
- Feedback
- Goal Setting, Reviews and Effective 121s
- Induction
- Managing Poor Performers
- Managing Redundancy and the Consultation Process
- Managing the Disciplinary Process
- Managing the Grievance Process
- Motivating your Team
- Organisation Design
- Planning, Delegation and Time Management
- Questioning Techniques and the Art of Communication
- Running Effective Meetings
- Sales Process
Practical Guides
We have devised practical guides to cover all of the usual day to day HR tasks organisations need to manage.
The following Practical Guides are available.
Practical Guide to Making Redundancies
Our Practical Guide to Making Redundancies supports companies of all sizes to carry out this difficult task fairly, legally and to enable people to leave your organisation with dignity and ready to face their next challenge rather than feeling they were treated unfairly.
For a free summary of the redundancy process please see 8 Steps to Making Redundancies
Practical Guide to Disciplinary Action
Our Practical Guide to Disciplinary Action supports companies of all sizes to carry out this important task fairly, legally and in a way that achieves the desired outcomes of either improving employee’s conduct and performance to the required standards, or exiting them from the business.
For a free summary of the disciplinary process please see The 10 Steps of Taking Disciplinary Action
Practical Guide to Managing Grievances
Our Practical Guide to Managing Grievances supports companies of all sizes to carry out this important task.
We are currently updating this guide. However, full explanations of the process along with CIPD approved policy documentation and model letters can be provided in the meantime. Please contact us for further details
Practical Guide to Managing Poor Performers
Our Practical Guide to Managing Poor Performers supports companies of all sizes to carry out this important task.
We are currently updating this guide. However, full explanations of the process along with CIPD approved policy documentation and model letters can be provided in the meantime. Please contact us for further details.
Practical Guide to Managing Absence
Our Practical Guide to Managing Absence supports companies of all sizes to carry out this important task.
We are currently updating this guide. However, full explanations of the process along with CIPD approved policy documentation and model letters can be provided in the meantime. Please contact us for further details.
Practical Guide to Contracts of Employment
Our Practical Guide to Contracts of Employment supports companies of all sizes to carry out this important task.
We are currently updating this guide. However, fully legally compliant documentation; explanations of the process; along with CIPD approved model letters can be provided in the meantime. Please contact us for further details.
Other Services
Health & Safety
Peter is Nebosh qualified to Certificate level and has managed the Health & Safety for offices and warehouses for 12 years (alongside his HR responsibilities). For low risk environments such as these he will be able to support you to set up or review your Health & Safety processes, whether that is through risk assessments, fire safety, PUWER requirements or simply a trained eye to walk through the work environment and give views and suggestions.
Payroll
Peter managed the payroll for an SME for 9 years through Sage Payroll and can support this where needed.
About Peter Appleby
A Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Peter has extensive knowledge and experience of all aspects of HR, having worked in permanent senior HR roles at large organisations in the Finance, Wholesale and Retail sectors. Peter also spent 9 years as a member of the senior management team at a hugely successful Electronic Office Supplies SME (where he managed payroll and Health & Safety in addition to HR) until it was taken over by a FTSE100 organisation due to its phenomenal success.
During his 20 years in senior HR management Peter has gained comprehensive experience of all aspects of HR, but has specialised in employment law which enabled him to successfully manage employment relations issues such as difficult exits, contractual disputes and largescale redundancy programmes / reorganisations. Peter also has a passion for, and experience of managing diversity for organisations and also working on an organisation’s Gender Pay Gap.
Prior to his HR roles Peter’s early career in a bank saw him excel at sales, which led to successful roles as Branch Manager and Independent Financial Adviser. He was then appointed to train financial advisers in sales techniques and product knowledge and then he moved in to management development before being appointed as a senior HR manager.
186hr donates 10% of all fees to the following 3 charities, Queenscourt Hospice, World Wildlife Fund, The Ocean Cleanup, or a charity of your choice.
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About
186hr’s founder and director, Peter Appleby, is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Get in Touch
Contact us today to discuss how we can help with your HR needs.
peter.appleby@186hr.co.uk
01704 823184
07770 493151
186hr Limited
10 Whitefield Close
Rufford
ORMSKIRK
Lancashire
L40 1US
Company Number 12546657
VAT Number 356859936
Business Hours
- Monday
- 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Tuesday
- 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Wednesday
- 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Thursday
- 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Friday
- 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
