HR CONSULTANCY
Matthew Line-Hayward
HR Consultant and Workplace Transformation Coach
From restructures and TUPE to organisational redesign, employee relations, transformation and AI-enabled HR, People Companion helps organisations deliver complex change with confidence
Practical HR support for organisations navigating complex people challenges.
Every organisation faces moments that require experienced judgement. Whether you're planning organisational change, managing sensitive employee relations issues or modernising your HR function, People Companion provides practical consultancy to help you move forward with confidence.
Our approach combines senior HR leadership experience with modern technology and practical AI capability, helping organisations make better people decisions and build stronger people functions.
How We Can Help
Organisational change requires more than a new structure. It demands careful planning, clear communication and confident leadership.
We work with organisations to design and deliver change programmes that balance commercial objectives with a positive colleague experience. From the earliest planning stages through to consultation and implementation, we provide practical support that helps leaders make informed decisions and navigate change with confidence.
Support includes organisational design, restructuring, consultation planning, communication strategies, redundancy processes, leadership coaching and implementation support.
Delivering Successful Change
We work with organisations to design and deliver change programmes that balance commercial objectives with a positive colleague experience. From the earliest planning stages through to consultation and implementation, we provide practical support that helps leaders make informed decisions and navigate change with confidence.
Support includes organisational design, restructuring, consultation planning, communication strategies, redundancy processes, leadership coaching and implementation support.
Resolving Complex People Issues
Employee relations issues can quickly become time-consuming, high risk and emotionally demanding.
We provide practical support across complex workplace situations, helping organisations resolve issues fairly, consistently and in line with employment legislation while strengthening manager confidence.
Whether you're dealing with performance concerns, disciplinary or grievance matters, long-term absence, workplace investigations or executive-level cases, we work alongside your leaders to achieve practical and proportionate outcomes.
Developing Stronger Leaders
Many people challenges arise because managers have never been shown how to approach difficult conversations or make consistent decisions.
We help leaders strengthen judgement, improve confidence and develop the practical skills needed to manage people effectively.
Coaching is centred around real workplace situations, helping managers prepare conversations, explore options, think through difficult decisions and build capability they can apply long after the coaching has finished.
Supporting Business Growth
Periods of growth often bring significant people challenges.
Whether you're integrating an acquisition, transferring employees under TUPE or redesigning organisational structures to support expansion, we provide experienced HR support that helps organisations manage change while maintaining engagement and reducing risk.
From due diligence and consultation through to integration planning and implementation, we help ensure people considerations remain central throughout the process.
Practical AI for HR
Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for HR, but successful adoption requires more than access to technology.
We help organisations understand where AI can create genuine value, establish appropriate governance and build confidence across HR teams and leaders.
Support ranges from developing AI strategies and responsible use frameworks to practical training, leadership workshops and capability programmes that help teams use AI safely and effectively in everyday HR practice.
What We Can Work On
TUPE & Business Transfers
Planning, consultation, due diligence and successful workforce integration.
Restructures & Redundancy
Supporting organisations through complex restructuring and organisational change.
ER Transformation
Improving consistency, reducing risk and strengthening manager capability.
Organisational Design
Creating structures that support business objectives and future growth.
Ai Transformation
Helping organisations modernise HR through AI, governance and digital capability.
Change Leadership
Helping leaders successfully navigate organisational change
What People Say
Finding Matt and the support he offered me changed my mindset completely and the path I was taking. Starting my journey with Matt was scary at first, stepping into the unknown and like many others, those questions circulated my head. Is this really going to work? What can I learn about myself? From the first session, I knew Matt was the right person to help me through a very stressful time both in and out of work. His approach, knowledge and passion shone through and I have every trust in Matt to support me through any challenge now or in the future.
Matt was an amazing and profound help to me. He was patient, kind but assertive enough to give me feedback when I needed it. He has some amazing techniques to help me gain clarity on my thoughts and understand what’s stopping me – in both my personal and professional life. Immediately after the sessions, I felt uplifted and like a weight was off my shoulders I can’t believe I was missing out on this for so long. Would recommend to anyone who isn’t feeling 100% fulfilled or who just wants more from life.”
I am so glad I reached out to Matt to help with some major life struggles.He has helped me to focus better on the goals I wish to achieve and per-sue different avenues in relation to my career I was dealing with very low mood and burn out and needed to find the real me again.Matt's coaching allowed me to address my anxieties utilise the right tools to get me back on track. Mental health in men is so important and Matt is doing great work to break the taboo in asking for and receiving help
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