Our story
Human Matters was born out of an inherent desire to do the best by the humans we represent, from a candidate and a client perspective alike.
Having spun up 3 TA / HR people functions in the past, where no HR or in house Recruitment team were present, Shelley learnt lots of lessons along the way about the leader and business woman that she wanted to be and not to be. She wants to ensure that the hiring manager or founder of a business enjoys the recruitment journey they are on. In equal measure, she is committed to giving applicants a stand out recruitment experience.
Victoria has spent most of her HR career in IT leading large global teams and small domestic teams alike. She is an HR generalist at heart and this gives her a breadth of experience in the entire employee Lifecycle. Over the past 8 years she has helped young businesses flourish establishing HR excellence both operationally and culturally. Victoria is passionate about regularly checking in on the emotional health of organisations and has brought this concept to the Human Matters proposition.
Who We Are
We are a collection of industry recognised professionals who will help you address your people challenges. With a combined experience, spanning some 50 years, our founders, Shelley Vaisey and Victoria Adams know exactly what it takes to make your business supersonic.
In a world where technology rules and AI is king we firmly believe that being human matters now more than ever.
We are human centric.
Victoria and Shelley have spent their respective HR and Recruitment careers utilising and exploiting technology to meet the ever-increasing demands of businesses. They know the value it can bring. Technology does, however, have its limitations and they both fundamentally believe that the human connection cannot ever be replaced when it comes to people.
Welcome to Human Matters – the HUMAN centric, People service where HUMANS MATTER.
We will identify and solve your People challenges using technology, emotional intelligence and just a handful of human matters magic.
As your trusted People Partner
We often provide:
- Discovery workshops (including emotional health review for an organisation)
- Talent attraction and acquisition (permanent and contract recruitment services)
- Preboarding, onboarding, ever boarding and off boarding
- Full Human Resources operational support (including performance planning, employment law advice, constructing compliant policies, charters, people procedures)
- Data and systems insights on your people (including diversity data, people data, performance data/ KPI’s and advice on advancements)
- Coaching and mentorship at all levels (including sales coaching and advice on goal setting)
- Reward and Compensation analysis (competitor analysis including feedback reports and advice on becoming an employer of choice)
- Culture, Brand Value and Leadership principal definition, roll out and adoption
- Guidance on attracting and retaining team members through an ED&I lense
- Planning and hosting team building/development events (with a laser focus on inclusion
- Award winning ED&I guidance (delivering workshops, lunch and learns and employee resource group support)
- Development frameworks – individual contributor to group leader
Why partner with us?
People are our business.
Our Managing Partners retain additional human services that provide coaching, development and legal advice, ensuring we can provide a fully compliant people service.
Take a look at our trusted humans pages to find out more.
We understand that growing your organisation can take your attention away from the additional People focus. Let us guide, support or take the strain completely, all the while ensuring your vision, goals and culture remain central to everything People aligned in your world.
We focus our efforts on startup, spin out and scaling businesses, with between 2 and 100 team members.
Contact us today to discuss how we can optimise your Talent and HR processes, elevate your brand, values, talent acquisition, HR and overall employee experience.
Our Mission Statement 2024
Human Matters provides innovative people services and solutions.
We provide full Talent Strategy, Recruitment and HR Outsourcing Services to organisations across the country. We are industry agnostic but have a particular interest in the technology and services space.
We have two primary goals here at Human Matters.
The first of two is to enable business leaders, hiring managers or founders, to make the most of their people, their time and their workplace journey as the business evolves in all things people related in the workplace.
The second of the two is to provide the best possible team member experience for applicants as they travel through their recruitment journey and beyond through excellent pre- and onboarding experiences.
We focus our efforts on startup and scaling businesses, with between 2 and 90 team members primarily across technology and services industries.
To find out more about our vision for 2025 and beyond, take a peek HERE
We live by our Values:
We are Authentic – what you see is what we are.
We are Bespoke – every client is individual and receives an individual service.
We are Creative – we actively seek new and creative solutions.
We are Dynamic – we move at pace whilst keeping on top of the detail.
We act as owners - for our clients and candidates alike. We act like your business is our own personal business, with honesty and integrity.
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