About P²HR

Integrating with your team, providing valuable HR support to assist SMEs

At P2HR (P Squared HR) our sole aim is to keep doing what we love – helping clients with their people, their greatest asset.

To protect your business and your employees, you need effective (and legal) processes and contracts. That’s what we do. We take a no-nonsense approach to HR, untangling jargon to deliver clarity and directness.

A trusted HR adviser is hard to find and hugely valuable. Having someone to take care of difficult matters and keep your practices in line with legal guidance makes life considerably simpler.

For effective HR, we’re with you from day 1 or day 100

we get to know you, your team and your business, so we can give you what you want when you need it;
we provide best-practice advice to keep you legally compliant;
we outline the risks, so you can make effective commercial decisions;
we find solutions that fit your business, not just the HR textbook.

We don’t tell you how to run your business; you will get the advice and know the risks associated with your intended solutions and you make the decision that is best for your business.

What our clients say about us

“We have worked with P² HR for a number of years and their helpful and pragmatic approach to some tricky situations has been invaluable. What is refreshingly different about Lisa and Pam is that they are as far away from the fence as is needed to help a SME like Winford Ford. The value is having them sift through the flack to give us a clear solution with no fluff. In addition to the great advice to equip us to cope with the day-to-day trials and tribulations of dealing with people, they have provided fantastic line manager training to enable us to upskill our managers and I would have no hesitation in recommending them.”

Justin Taylor – Winford Ford
“P²HR has provided Brinsea with HR support and advice for a number of years. Initially a full audit took place, but we were so impressed with the service we received that we signed up to a retainer.”

Ian Pearce – Managing Director, Brinsea
“As we are a multi-national company and as it is the right thing to do, we wanted to ensure equality, diversity and inclusion was, and remained, at the top of our People plan. P²HR helped us to set that up, put in place structure and focus, support and develop the E&DT and we found their support very helpful and critical to us achieving this.”

Laura Graham – HR Manager, Webgains
“The friendly and reassuring team at P²HR have been providing HR support to the Solicitor’s Charity for many years. Having them on hand as a sounding board to bounce ideas off has been invaluable and I would have no hesitation in recommending them.”

Nick Gallagher – CEO, The Solicitor’s Charity
“As the Chief Executive of the Association for Science and Discovery Centres I am delighted to recommend P²HR. We have been working with them since 2009 and they have been great support across the years, at the end of the phone or email just when we need them. We only need HR periodically, but when we need them – be that helping with employment contracts or for all-important advice - our colleagues at P²HR have always been responsive and excellent, and their newsletter during ongoing times of change in employment law is invaluable. We pay a monthly retainer which keeps the costs down and works well for our charity. I would thoroughly recommend them.”

Shaaron Leverment – CEO, Association of Science and Discovery Centres
“I cannot recommend the services of P2hr highly enough. Over the last couple of years the team, and in particular, Pam, have supported the Taunton Heritage Trust through an organisational restructure and a couple of extremely challenging HR issues. The outcome has always been a positive one and the clear, concise advice received has been invaluable and very much appreciated.”

Ros Moreton – Chief Officer, Taunton Heritage Trust
We have been working with Pam and Lisa for years and they have always provided us with the high level of service we need when running our Charity. They have supported our managers with HR queries, have helped us plan for the future and to navigate the sometimes tricky world of employment law. They are always available for advice and its great knowing we have them in our back pocket if things get a little complex. We would definitely recommend P2HR.

Penny Goodwin - Wastesavers
We've worked with P2HR for a number of years and they are truly a friendly, approachable, understanding and pragmatic team. They have helped us navigate many HR situations, along with providing ongoing support and keeping us up to date with current legislation. There is always someone available to talk to and they are always available to help if needed. It's a pleasure to work with them.

Cheryl Frazer - Ovation Finance
As a small business without an inhouse HR specialist we have found the support from p2hr invaluable for both ongoing updates on developments in employment law and general trends in employer/employee relations, and also for adhoc assistance when we have encountered new situations. Pam and the team are always responsive, knowledgeable, and helpful and it gives us great peace of mind to know that they are there to help us ensure that we are doing the best for our staff and our business.

Sarah Whyte - APT Partnership
I’ve had a wonderful experience working with Pam at P2HR. She is incredibly professional, attentive, and always goes the extra mile to ensure my queries are answered. Even if I do ask the same questions year after year, whoops! Pam’s support has been invaluable, and she’s always quick to respond and provide the right help and support. Pam is so friendly and very easy to speak to! P2HR is very highly recommended from myself and Maxinity Software.

Mobeen Khatab - Finance Manager, Maxinity Software
"We have worked with the HR team at P2HR for many years and they have supported HFMA with advice, guidance and hands on support so we wouldn’t dream of going anywhere else. They have carried out an annual review of all of our policies and their pragmatic approach to these documents has proven invaluable. They sort the wood from the trees and have provided us with clear and concise policies that are easy to understand for employees and managers alike"

Sarah Moffitt - Head of HR, HFMA
"Since 2020, P2HR has been more than a partner — they’ve been like our very own in-house HR team. They combine professionalism, deep HR knowledge and experience and a personal touch and their support has been a game-changer for our business. From supporting us with day-to-day HR queries, providing counsel and hands-on support for employee matters and staying on top of shifting employment laws, they’re always just a call away. Their tailored advice empowers us to make confident decisions and focus on growing our business. We couldn’t recommend them highly enough!"

Lis Anderson -Founder & Director, AMBITIOUS
"I’ve been fortunate enough to have Pam and the team by my side for nearly 10 years now. Their expertise, speed to help and friendly support is brilliant. They make HR accessible, which makes our business run super smoothly."

Phil Blackmore CEO, Create Health
The thought of sitting in a room doing a 3 ½ hour HR audit on a Monday morning seemed incredibly daunting, and not something I was particularly looking forward to. However, with Pam’s wonderfully calm and assured approach, topped off with her superb sense of humour, the 3 ½ hours flew by. She communicated in such a way we were able to clearly identify our areas of weakness and improvement, without feeling full of dread, providing us with a clear and realistic plan with which to move forwards. Having worked with Pam previously for many years, I cannot recommend her highly enough. Thank you, Pam

Jax Smith - Space Forge

Who we are

Pam Rawlings

Pam’s excellent, no-nonsense, professional and knowledgeable approach is respected by our clients.

She has built trusted partner relationships which instils confidence in clients that they are doing things right, not only for the business but for their people.

Pam has a postgraduate diploma in Human Resource Management and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD).

Lisa Trent

Lisa has over 30 years’ HR experience, working in both the public and private sector.

Using her professional, practical and pragmatic approach, she has supported clients collaboratively (and frequently acted on their behalf) in any people-related matters.

Lisa has a postgraduate diploma in Human Resource Management and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD).

Eithne Venney

Eithne is an accomplished HR Business Partner, dedicated to cultivating positive and productive workplace cultures. With a proven track record of supporting both national and international organisations. Eithne specialises in delivering strategic HR initiatives and expertly resolving complex employee relations challenges. She builds strong relationships with a focus on fairness and empathy.

Eithne has a Level 5 Certificate in Human Resource Management and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD).