Working with Yvette for complex external HR advice has been a breath of fresh air, and led to positive progress across many areas of the organisation and the different services we provide. I’ve referred to it as “the Yvette effect” and it truly is. Yvette genuinely listens and provides thoughtful, practical support. She is calm, knowledgeable, and highly professional in her approach.

We’ve been working with Yvette from Beanstalk HR now for nearly 3 years and her support has been invaluable.

Having been initially recommended to us by one of our clients, Yvette has provided clear, practical guidance across all areas of HR — from sorting our employment contracts, employee handbook, updating policies to delivering in-house training. Yvette is professional, approachable, and always quick to respond to any queries we have.

We highly recommend Beanstalk HR to any business looking for reliable, expert HR support.

As a small business owner, finding the right HR support was tricky, with most services geared toward larger companies with hefty consultancy fees and complex retainers. That's why working with Yvette and joining the Pod Membership has been such a refreshing and valuable experience.

The monthly Pod Membership package is perfect for a business like ours. It gives us reliable access to expert HR advice whenever we need it, without the overwhelming commitment of a full-scale consultancy. It's affordable, flexible, and tailored to the real needs of our small team.

One of the standout aspects of Yvette's service was the comprehensive HR audit she carried out for us. Carefully reviewing our employee handbook and staff contracts, ensuring everything was up-to-date and fully aligned with current legislation. The process was thorough but straightforward, and Yvette explained everything in clear, practical terms.

Yvette combines professionalism with a personal touch, making her support feel like an extension of our own team. For any small business looking for dependable, knowledgeable HR guidance, I can't recommend her highly enough.

Was delighted to work with Yvette on a Board and Senior Managers development day, based around the 4 colours model but bringing in lots of different techniques to help a group of fabulous individuals better understand themselves and each other and form far ore effective ways of communicating and working together. Insightful, intelligent, kind and full of humanity, Yvette brought out the best in us as individuals and a group.

We were recommended to Yvette by Wakefield Council. Yvette was brilliant, reassuring us with some sound advice that we had been unable to find a straight answer from anywhere else.

We are now in talks with Yvette to rewrite many of our company policies, as well as looking to join "The Pod" in the near future.

I would highly recommend Yvette for anyone needing some sound advice regarding Human Resources.

I was seeking clear guidance from an external HR advisor who would genuinely listen and understand my concerns, consider the bigger picture, and support me in determining the best way forward to achieve positive progress.

Working with Yvette and Beanstalk HR has led to positive progress across many areas of the organisation and the different services we provide. I look forward to the continued support we have planned and to building on this progress in the future, all of which will benefit the organisation and the important work we do.

Working with Yvette for complex external HR advice and matters has been a breath of fresh air. I’ve referred to it as “the Yvette effect” and it genuinely is. Yvette listens carefully and offers thoughtful, practical support. She is calm, knowledgeable, and highly professional in her approach. I look forward to the continued support we have planned and to building on this progress in the future, all of which will benefit the organisation and the important work we do.

We approached Beanstalk to help us work through a very tricky HR issue with organisation wide implications. Yvette was very supportive and informative - helping us to get past the emotions involved and mass of information, to reach effective, fair, legal and pragmatic decisions.

Yvette's calmness and help has been invaluable. I feel like we're starting to get a grip on the mountain of HR issues

I have to sincerely thank and applaud you for such a comprehensive and factual response to the hearing. It is so well written and covers all the points taken from many documents and I truly thank you for your diligence and tenacity.