About SOS-HR: Exceptional
HR services in Suffolk
SOS-HR is a specialist firm providing exceptional HR services in Suffolk. Our team has more than 50 years of combined experience in human resource management, and we work with various clients in multiple industries across Suffolk.
We are based at Epsilon House in Ipswich, which allows us to work closely with clients throughout East Anglia, providing various HR services across Suffolk.
Our team is skilled and vastly experienced, with backgrounds in many HR disciplines, including company directorships, governance, trusteeships, and company secretary responsibilities within the commercial, charitable, and public sectors.
Motivated to set up an HR company to provide exceptional support to Suffolk businesses, our directors bring their wealth of industry knowledge to small, medium, and large enterprises in Ipswich and the surrounding areas.
Skilled in complex HR issues
In their previous careers, our management team had exposure to a wide range of complex HR issues, including recruitment, training, development, performance management, employee relations, health and safety, payroll, organisational change, TUPE, union recognition, consultation, and redundancy.
We’re perfectly positioned to help you develop and implement high-quality, effective HR policies and procedures and provide various other HR solutions to help your organisation operate efficiently and within the UK’s employment laws.
No matter the industry that you operate in, we can help you develop robust HR policies and processes for your organisation to thrive. We also offer bespoke HR courses ranging from virtual stress and wellbeing workshops to emergency first aid at work to upskill your staff.
Ultimately, if you’re looking for exceptional HR services in Suffolk, SOS-HR can provide them.
HR support in Ipswich: Meet the team
As experts in delivering exceptional HR support in Ipswich and the wider East Anglian business community, we invite you to get to know the team behind SOS-HR:
Shirley de Mouilpied, Chartered MCIPD – HR Director
Shirley is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD). Shirley has 30+ years of broad experience working at the senior management level within human resources and providing strategic business support. She has managed a team of HR professionals in both a field-based capacity covering multi-site operations and in a head office function.
Shirley works closely with management teams, offering HR guidance and supporting business decisions while providing clear and practical solutions to many employment and business-related issues. Shirley has industry knowledge in manufacturing, retail, gaming, insurance, ports and logistics and the service industry.
Bianca McCarthy, HR Coordinator
Bianca is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD). Bianca has two degrees obtained from an American University and management-level experience. She has up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and legislation and works closely with management teams, ensuring the coordination of their HR function.
Bianca is highly organised and proficient in policy updating, employment contracts, staff handbooks, GDPR data protection, recruitment, and policy and procedure implementation. She efficiently manages HR systems for probationary, sickness and absence management, holiday calculations, and coordinates our training and development programme.
Clare Whight, Chartered FCIPD - Managing Director
Clare is a Chartered Fellow of the professional body for human resources, The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), and has 30 years of experience working at the senior human resource and strategic business management level before setting up her own HR consultancy thirteen years ago.
She has thorough and up-to-date knowledge of business employment legislation. As a qualified practitioner and a knowledgeable consultant, she specialises in providing hands-on operational HR advice. Clare has a comprehensive understanding of the priorities and challenges facing businesses today, and her HR expertise spans all areas of employment-related issues, from managing employee relations, health and welfare to training and development.
Rachel Marsh, FMAAT - Financial Director
Rachel is a Fellow Member of The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) and has over 20 years of experience in finance, accounts and people management. For ten years, Rachel worked at a senior management level within the Finance Department, becoming Financial Director and Company Secretary for a group of companies trading in several diverse industries. Her principal duty is now to ensure that the financial strategies support the broader corporate aims of the businesses.
Rachel has skills to both manage and advise fellow directors, shareholders, employees, financial institutions, auditors and key stakeholders. In her financial management leadership capacity, Rachel has provided professional advice and meaningful financial analysis, enabling decision-makers to make timely and informed business decisions.
Our incredible team also includes the hard work of a very skilled behind-the-scenes administration office, dealing with day-to-day HR queries.
Our incredible team also includes the hard work of a very skilled behind-the-scenes administration office, dealing with day-to-day HR queries.
If you would like more information about our work or would like to work with us, please contact us today – we would love to hear from you.
You can also keep up to date with the latest HR news via our blog to ensure your company’s policies and procedures are relevant.