HR in the Public Sector
Simplifying Public Sector HR Procurement
MYHR is an accredited supplier on the Matrix Milestone Marketplace, making it easier for public sector organisations to access our HR support and management services. We’re registered through our parent company, My People People Ltd.
Being an accredited supplier allows us to provide support to local authorities, NHS trusts, and other public sector bodies through fully compliant frameworks like the Ealing Procurement Framework and ESPO Mstar. With direct award and mini-competition options, working with us is quick, straightforward, and hassle-free.
If you’d like to learn more about how we can support you, let’s talk.
Workforce Challenges in the Public Sector
Our consultants have extensive experience supporting public sector organisations through the day-to-day challenges of people management. We fully appreciate the complexities that exist in government organisations, from managing employees under expensive terms and conditions of employment to operating within policies and processes that have evolved over many years. These challenges require a nuanced approach that balances operational efficiency with employee engagement and compliance.
Our expertise enables us to work alongside public sector leaders to address workforce concerns, implement fair and effective HR policies, and support teams through difficult transitions. Whether it is managing grievances, handling performance issues, or improving workplace culture, we provide tailored HR solutions that align with the organisation’s needs.
Leading Organisational Change with Confidence
Change is a constant in the public sector, and navigating organisational transformation requires careful planning and expert support. We understand the impact that restructuring, departmental mergers, and large-scale workforce changes can have on employees and leadership teams alike.
Our team has led substantial organisational change initiatives within public sector departments and directorates, ensuring that transitions are well managed and that employees feel supported throughout the process. By providing expert HR guidance, we help organisations implement change effectively, mitigate risk, and maintain stability during periods of transformation.
Expert HR Support in Challenging Environments
The pressures of working in the public sector are significant, and HR teams often need to operate in difficult and high-stakes environments. Our consultants have individually worked with local and central government organisations to deliver change and improvement, even in the most complex circumstances.
From managing union negotiations to ensuring legal compliance in workforce decisions, we provide expert HR advice that allows public sector organisations to operate with confidence. Our approach is always pragmatic and solutions-focused, helping leaders tackle workforce challenges while maintaining operational efficiency.
Examples of Our Success in the Public Sector
- Managing the closure of a government agency, through to moving employees over to different government agencies or through a redundancy process
- Developing and implementing a Target Operating Model for a local authority, and subsequently managing the substantial organisational change to deliver that model, starting with the top level Management Team
- Proposing and implementing a new model for the more efficient provision of the contingent workforce (i.e. agency workers) to substantially reduce costs
- Developing the HRBP model, and leading a new team of HR Business Partners to deliver a pro-active service to their workforce
- Reviewing Job Evaluation arrangements and making proposals to correct internal issues leading to the use of two schemes for similar roles
- Developing and rolling out reward strategies across a whole local authority, including procuring a new Job Evaluation scheme
- Reviewing senior salaries, and benchmarking against similar roles nationally, at the top tiers of local authority workforces
- Developing people and workforce strategies to provide a vision for the workforce, and implementing plans to achieve that vision
- Significantly improving the Employer Value Proposition (EVP) within a local authority to improve attraction and retention in the longer term
- Developing strategies for absence management and reduction, to bring health related absence figures down to below the national public sector average
- Designing and delivering leadership development programmes for managers at all levels
