Proper HR foundations for UAE businesses
Interim and project based HR for start-ups, growing businesses and companies going through change.Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the wider UAE.
Lesley Yeats, Interim HR and Consulting SupportFCIPD qualified HR Director with 28 years' experience and 15 years supporting organisations across the UAE.Based in Abu Dhabi, working with start-ups, growing businesses and companies going through change, across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the wider UAE.Modern HR. Practical solutions. Technology enabled HR that scales.
Common Challenges I Help Solve
• We are setting up in the UAE and want to get the people side right from the start
• Our contracts and policies have never been checked properly against UAE Labour Law
• We are growing quickly and our processes are not keeping up
• We are going through a restructure, merger or transition and need support through it
• We need to hire good people quickly, and keep them
• Too much of our HR admin is manual and eating time we do not have
• We need senior HR expertise, but not a full-time HR Director
HR Foundations
Everything in place before your first hire, and a clear view of what comes next.• Employment contracts and offer letters
• Employee handbook and policies
• Employee files and HR documentation
• Payroll and leave, set up around how your people actually work
• Emiratisation, visas and what applies at your sizeWhat you need now, what you will need as you grow, and the order to do it in.Ready to get the foundations in place?
Interim HR Leadership
Senior HR expertise without the cost of a full-time HR Director.• Two or three days a week, or a defined piece of work
• Day to day HR leadership and employee relations
• Recruitment, workforce planning and coaching your managersAvailable at short notice.
Change & Transformation
You know what you need. This is how you get there.• Organisation design, restructures, mergers and transitions
• Digital review and automation of the everyday admin
• Culture, values and performance frameworks that get usedGet ahead, and set the pace.
HR Systems & Automation
Streamlining HR through technology and automation.• Choosing and implementing the right system for your size
• Training your team so the system actually gets used
• Reporting and data you can make decisions fromPractical about AI, and where it genuinely helps.
WHY HRArchitect
Every engagement is led personally from start to finish, with experienced consultants brought in when extra capacity is needed.Fifteen years in the UAE, so nobody is learning employment law on your time.We work at pace, and you always know where things stand.And what we produce is built to be used. Clear documents your managers can follow, systems your team will actually use, and structure that holds as you grow.
Not sure where to start?
Most people get in touch with a general sense of wanting things on a proper footing rather than a defined project. That is a good place to begin.Book a free 30 minute call to talk through where you are and what would help most. No obligation, and support is available at short notice.
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