Contracts & compliance
Whether your contracts, policies and paperwork would hold up if they were ever tested.
Chartered Fellow CIPD · 20 years' experience
Free HR Health Check · North East businesses
Find out where your business is exposed on HR before it costs you.
Answer two quick questions and I'll come back with your free HR Health Check: a clear read on where you're at risk, and what to fix first. No cost, no obligation.
Takes under a minute · Reviewed personally by Emma · Results within 48 hours
Your HR Health Check
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Contracts & complianceAt risk
People managementNeeds work
Retention & engagementAt risk
Conflict & conductOn track
Records & processNeeds work
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20 years across FTSE 100, NHS & local authoritiesChartered Fellow of the CIPDTrusted by North East businesses since 2012
What you'll get
Five areas. One clear picture.
A straightforward read on your HR showing where you're solid, where you're exposed, and what to deal with first.
People management
Whether your managers are actually equipped to lead, or simply promoted and left to it.
Retention & engagement
Why good people leave, and whether you're finding out the real reasons in time.
Conflict & conduct
How well you'd handle a grievance, a dispute or a fallout if one landed tomorrow.
Records & process
Whether the everyday work is documented properly, or living in someone's head.
Your priority fix
The one thing worth dealing with first, and exactly why it matters for your business.
The real problem
Nobody's going to walk into your office and tell you.
The costliest HR problems are the quiet ones. You only spot them when someone's looking for them. Sound familiar?
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You promoted a good person into a manager and left them to it. Now they're struggling in silence.
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You're losing good staff, and every exit interview says “better opportunity.” It's never the real reason.
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Two people won't work together, and you've quietly rebuilt everyone's week around avoiding it.
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A grievance has landed, the clock's ticking, and you've never had to handle one properly before.
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You hire well, but a chunk of new starters are gone within six months. Recruitment gets the blame.
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Something's just off. You can't name it, but you know it's costing you more than it should.
How we can help
People support for the moments that matter.
From everyday guidance to complex workplace challenges, every service is practical, personal and built around your business.
HR Consultancy
Practical, trusted HR guidance shaped around your people and your business.
Employee Engagement
Build a culture where people feel heard, valued and ready to contribute.
Employee Relations
Clear support for sensitive people matters, from early concerns to formal processes.
Workplace Mediation
Independent mediation that helps colleagues move forward constructively.
Recruitment
Find the right people and create a confident, consistent hiring experience.
Workplace Training
Useful, engaging sessions that turn good practice into everyday confidence.
Individual Development
Focused coaching that helps people understand their strengths and grow.
Team Training
Bring teams together with practical learning built around how they really work.
Who you'll be working with
Hi, I'm Emma.
I founded MBHR Consulting in 2012 to do something different: straightforward, honest HR support built for real businesses, not textbook ones.
I've spent 20 years helping organisations get the best from their people, from SMEs to the NHS, FTSE 100 businesses and local authorities. I don't hand you a plan and disappear. I stay for the part that actually counts.
Your HR Health Check comes back reviewed by me personally. It is not a template or a bot. Just a clear, honest read on what's really going on.
Chartered Fellow, CIPDMA, Strategic HRACAS accredited mediator20 years' experience
What people say
Trusted across the North East.
Really insightful day into own qualities and weaknesses which was really useful when combining it as a team. Great to openly speak to one another about self assessment to provide some basis of understanding for each others capabilities and personality profile.
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Amy FoxDeputy Manager, Zoe's Place
My experience of working with Emma Barugh is that she is professional, knowledgeable, efficient, and courteous and she has always provided me with the required information and support. This has enabled me to make sound and informed decisions about HR issues in a timely and constructive manner. I have no hesitation in recommending Emma Barugh, and wish her and her company a long and rewarding career.
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Allana MassinghamDirector of Clinical Services, NHS
Emma understands organisational culture. She knows the levers to pull and the buttons to press to drive change that has tangible impact on strategic business objectives. She brought us expertise, drive and leadership to develop a values based behaviour framework and build a talent management program that the whole organisation has bought into. Emma gets it. She delivers. She's a joy to work with.
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Paul ParsonsCommunications and Engagement Lead, North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Thank you to Emma for her recent assistance and expert guidance, keeping us on track every step of the way. Not only did she offer valuable advice, but she also delivered concrete solutions. Much appreciated. We'll definitely return for more stellar service.
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Francis Buchanan
Emma, what a fantastic job you've done at Vehicle SMART. Contracts for all staff updated and new contracts done keeps my mind at ease.
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Vehicle SMART
There's a problem in your business you can't currently see.
Two questions. Under a minute. And a clear, honest read on where your HR stands, free and reviewed by me personally.
No cost · No obligation · Results within 48 hours