FRACTIONAL HR: FULL TIME IMPACT
Building your dream team? Most start-ups and scale-ups don't need a full-time HR team right away. They need expert guidance to build an extraordinary culture, attract top talent, and to create a people strategy that drives business growth and delivers ROI.
That’s where Fractional Human Resources come in.
Who are Fractional Human Resources?
We are your full service People and HR support partners, embedded in your business as an extension of your team. We offer HR & People services and solutions that support you at every stage of growth.
Fractional HR Support, Full-Time Impact.
Unlike traditional consultants, who provide advice and then move on, we take a hands-on, integrated approach. We work alongside you to truly understand your business and your culture—and at a fraction of the price of a full-time team.
We love partnering with startups and scaleups through every stage of growth and transition. If you operate remotely or in a hybrid model and are building a high-performing, human-centric culture, we're the perfect fit for you.
We bring simple, effective, and no-nonsense HR solutions when you need them, scaling with you as you grow. Need a little help? A lot? Somewhere in between? With three levels of support, from admin to strategic partner, we deliver the right support, at the right time.
Our Product - A full stack People solution. Flexed to fit your stage.
Whether you’re a team of 10 or 100+, we bring the same expert blend of strategy and execution.
Here’s what that includes:
Business Aligned People Strategy
We build every client a strategic People Plan aligned to the business needs, delivered through quarterly roadmaps and regular impact reposts.
Strategic People Partnership
A dedicated People Director / CPeO who becomes your strategic advisor. From team structure to culture design and tough conversations, you've got a partner to link it through with you.
End-to-End People Ops Execution
You've built Hiring, onboarding, compliance, performance and values. We build strong foundations and scalable systems right for your stage and evolve them as you grow.
Embedded in Your Team
We don't feel like consultants. We show up like part of your business , proactive, plugged in and accountable.
MVP First, Iterate Fast
We ship Minimum Viable People Products quickly, keeping things simple and scalable. No over-engineered performance frameworks, so you'll get impact fast.
Develop Leadership
We work closely with your leadership team , offering direct coaching and practical support as they grow, from first time managers to seasoned leads scaling teams for the first time.
🚀 Recruitment Support
Ready to grow your team but short on time? Whether you’re hiring for the first time or looking to improve your approach, our recruitment support packages make it easier to attract, select, and hire the right people, without the stress or time drain.
We help growing businesses hire with confidence. Every role starts with a free Recruitment Health Check to define what’s needed. From writing job ads, to screening applications and managing the candidate experience.
Meet the Founders
Carol Paddison
👋 Hey! I’m Carol, a People & Talent leader with a passion for helping start-ups and scale-ups create high-performing, flexible organisations with strong, thriving cultures. I work with remote & hybrid businesses to create environments that enable people to do their best work.
With an early career in the service industry, I’ve seen firsthand how great experiences, for both the customers and employees, drive success. For the last 20 years I’ve led HR and people teams, designing HR strategies that create exceptional cultures and build high-performing teams.
I believe HR should be straightforward, with clear, simple and practical solutions that deliver. As an accredited coach, I love supporting leadership teams to strengthen their skills, using tools like DiSC, MBTI, and the ‘5 Dysfunctions of a Team’ to help teams collaborate and grow.
Outside of Fractional Human Resources, I can be found enjoying the outdoors or running around after my two children and numerous pets. 🐶🐱🐱
Kat Wellum-Kent
👋 Hi, I'm Kat. A financial strategist with 20+ years experience working with businesses of all kinds to optimize their financial operations and growth strategies.
My professional journey has taught me what truly energizes me - partnering with ambitious founders who have a clear vision but need strategic support to get there.
In 2023, I launched Fractional Finance, and while working with amazing scale-ups, it became clear that the fractional model wasn't just effective for finance - it could transform how growing companies approach all their operational needs. This insight led to creating The Fractionals Group.
Soon after, I met Carol and immediately recognized our shared vision, making her the perfect partner for our expansion into Fractional Human Resources.
What People Say About Working With Us
Carol somehow magically knew how to slot-in as a leader and contribute very quickly, with great skill and care across a wide range of topics. Carol helped us not only address known challenges/opportunities, but also opened our eyes to unseen gaps while actively thinking ahead on upcoming challenges.
Carol has a unique ability to apply her experience and pattern recognition (and knowledge across her broader People/HR networks) to many different themes, while also customising her approach to a company-specific context. In particular, Carol's work on evolving our company values (very successfully created and communicated) and creating a new performance framework (so much simpler, far more focused on impact, and very well-received across the company) were real highlights.
Jeremy King, Founder of Attest
Services & Pricing
We offer simple, monthly fees which can be flexed as you scale.
All packages can be personalised to suit your business and specific needs.
We start with a 30-minute discovery call with our co-founder to understand your challenges, goals, and vision. We'll then recommend the perfect level for your business and budget.
An initial 3-month commitment is required to allow for a proper HR health check, basic policy setup, and a thorough understanding of your business needs. After this period, services continue on a flexible monthly basis with our cancel-anytime guarantee.
Ways to Work Together
Ongoing Embedded Support
Our most popular model for founder who are scaling and need strategic and operational help, all-in-one.
Strategic People Director
For startups with a People team who need senior strategic input. Interim cover, scale-up planning, or coaching for Heads of People.
Project Support
One-off projects delivered in partnership with your People team. Hiring, onboarding, performance frameworks, values work, compliance.
Real Support, Real Results
Talent Acquisition Strategy:
Clear approach and repeatable recruitment workflows, including interview frameworks and scorecards.
Performance & Growth Framework:
Tools to measure impact, create feedback loops, and show employees how they can grow.
Company Values & Ways of Working:
Define and embed values to guide hiring, onboarding and performance.
People Operations Foundations:
Essential policies, guidelines, and complaint contracts for a distributed team.
Onboarding Journey:
Engaging experience to ramp up new hires and connect them to your culture.
What People Say About Working With Us
Carol is a seasoned HR professional with real expertise in developing company culture and remote/async working. Everyone at GivePanel loved working with Carol. As an entrepreneurial leader I can't recommend Carol highly enough.
Nick Burne, Founder & CEO GivePanel
Book a free 30-minute call to discover how we can support your business
Not ready to book a call yet? Email your query to Carol@fractionalhr.co.uk and we’ll come back to you within 48 hours.
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