HR foundations

Build your HR skills with confidence using actionable content and tools 

What is our HR foundations hub for? 

Our HR Foundations Hub helps you kickstart your HR journey by giving you the advice and resources you need.

Whatever your role is (CEO, HR Manager, Founder, Ops Manager, etc.), Charlie’s HR Foundations Hub is your trusted source of information when it comes to HR guidance and documents.

We also guarantee unique content on what it’s like to run a small business, and what compliant and simple HR really looks like.

HR toolbox

We’ve broken down the HR journey from A to Z to ensure you don’t forget anything along the way. If you’re unsure about where to start and worried about making mistakes, then our HR toolbox is for you. 

Best for: small businesses who don’t know where to start 

What to find in it: guidance, recommendations, compliant resources outside of Charlie, free templates

HR toolbox for small businesses

HR templates

Whether it’s a training agreement template, a letter of recommendation, or an employee details form, you’ll need to have HR templates on hand at all times – here’s all the essential ones so you have a safe base to start from.

Best for: professionals looking for reliable HR templates 

What to find in it: HR templates for general queries that can be a good starting point

HR templates

HR eBooks series

Some HR topics can be particularly daunting when you’ve got no experience – think redundancies, grievances, etc. In our eBook series, we asked our HR advisors to give us a breakdown of the most common HR requests they get and to provide you with best practices on how to tackle them.

Best for: people with no HR experience, worried about getting something wrong 

What to find in it: in-depth eBooks about complex HR questions

Expert edits

Although we are experts in HR, we know small businesses and larger businesses alike need more guidance on other topics. That’s why we wanted to get all the value we could from our vetted Marketplace partners. Between getting the cost of your insurance down and understanding employee share schemes, our partners will share the knowledge you might be looking for.

Best for: businesses looking for guidance on how to run their business beyond HR

What to find in it: blog posts written by insurance companies, wellbeing providers, device management platforms and more – all trusted and vetted by CharlieHR

Recruitment guide

HR policies

Writing HR policies can be tricky, so we’ve compiled a list of useful examples and free templates to get you started. Use them to create your own — just be sure to have them reviewed by a professional to avoid legal issues. We’ve also included some of Charlie’s own policies to give you an idea of how we do things.

Best for: businesses needing HR policies

What to find in it: HR policies examples to get inspiration from

Make your HR effortless