After more than 20 years in senior corporate HR roles, Emma Harvey, founder of Candid HR, has experienced the realities of people management at every level. Having led HR functions within global organisations across logistics, print, and healthcare, she frames those years as a rigorous apprenticeship. “When you have spent two decades heading up HR teams, you see the full lifecycle of employment,” she explains. “From recruitment and onboarding to restructures and exits, you learn that strategy and operational delivery have to align.”
In 2018, Harvey founded Candid HR, a UK-based HR consultancy designed to support businesses that either lack in-house HR capability or require additional expertise for particularly sensitive situations. According to her, the idea emerged from recognising a gap in the market. She notes that some SMEs needed a comprehensive HR infrastructure, while larger corporations occasionally required experienced, independent support when internal teams were stretched.
“There are moments when an organisation needs an extra pair of hands or an impartial perspective,” she says. “We step in as an extension of the leadership or HR team, either on a long-term retained basis or for a specific project.”
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