The administrative burden is growing
Each new piece of legislation means reviewing contracts, updating policies, communicating with staff and maintaining records—often by an owner or manager already carrying a full workload.
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Practical HR support.
Built around your business.
Clear, commercially grounded advice for Irish employers, led directly by experienced HR professionals.
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Cork City • Tralee • Killarney
Jennifer O'BrienHead of Human Resources
01 — The challenge
Irish employment law is moving faster than most businesses can follow.
The obligations placed on employers have grown significantly. Managing them alongside day-to-day business is one of the most practical challenges facing Irish employers right now.
The cost of getting it wrong
Mishandled employment matters can lead to WRC claims, reputational exposure and operational disruption. Managing these risks takes more than good intentions.
of Irish businesses are SMEs
They employ more than 69% of the Irish workforce, and most operate without dedicated in-house HR expertise.
Source: CSO, 2024.02 — What we do
Advice for the HR decisions that carry real people implications.
From a first disciplinary matter to a company restructuring, Orbitus HR provides clear, practical advice at each stage. Support is shaped around the client rather than drawn from a standard package.
01
Day-to-day HR queries and ongoing employee management
02
Employment contracts, policies and compliance frameworks
03
Performance, absence and disciplinary matters
04
Organisational change, restructuring and redundancy
05
Employee engagement, retention and reward
06
HR strategy and workforce planning
07
Management training and development
08
Gender pay gap reporting and pay transparency obligations
Understand the organisation. Give clear advice. Support implementation where it is needed.
03 — Why Orbitus HR
A different kind of HR support.
Experienced people. Specific advice. Every recommendation grounded in practical commercial reality.
01Led by experienced HR professionals+
Clients work directly with the person giving the advice, building a relationship with someone who understands how the business works.
02Commercially grounded+
HR decisions affect operations, risk and growth. Our advice reflects that connection and the practical reality of running a business.
03Clear, practical guidance+
Legislation is explained in plain terms. You are told clearly what needs to happen, why it matters and what your options are.
04No jargon+
We translate complex HR requirements into straightforward actions that business leaders can understand and implement.
05Connected expertise+
In-house legal, tax and corporate governance specialists are available when an HR matter crosses into another discipline.
04 — Who we work with
Built around the client and the challenges they face.
We work with organisations across Ireland. The common thread is not sector or size, but the need for clear, experienced HR support specific to the business.
Owner-managed businesses
For founders and directors managing people alongside the business. We handle the complexity so you can stay focused on the organisation.
Growing businesses
For organisations adding headcount or introducing structure. We build the practices and documentation that support sustained growth.
Established employers
For employers needing additional expertise, a second opinion or specialist support for a particular matter.
Professional advisers
For accountants, solicitors and consultants whose clients need trusted, specialist HR support alongside their existing advice.
05 — How we work
A clear process, start to finish.
Every engagement starts with a direct conversation about the organisation, the situation and what needs to happen.
- 01
Understand
We learn the business, its people, the issue at hand and the practical constraints involved—without assumptions or a standard checklist.
- 02
Advise
We give specific guidance: what needs to happen, why it matters and what the options are.
- 03
Support & implement
Where useful, we prepare documentation, guide managers, advise on communications and stay with the situation as it develops.
06 — When clients call us
The range is wide.
The approach is always specific.
Clients often come to us when an ordinary people issue has become difficult, urgent or high-risk. We bring clarity and a way forward.
A disciplinary matter is escalating
We advise on the correct procedure, support the employer through each stage and help reduce exposure.
A grievance or complaint has been raised
We explain how to respond, what process to follow and what documentation is required.
The business is restructuring
We advise on the legal and procedural approach to reorganisation or redundancy and support each stage.
Contracts or policies are out of date
We review the current position and bring employment documentation into line with current obligations.
Performance is not being addressed
We provide a clear framework and guide the employer through a fair, documented process.
Growth needs better HR structures
We introduce the policies, contracts and practices that support the next stage without unnecessary overhead.
07 — The wider Orbitus firm
Integrated advice across the disciplines that matter.
Orbitus brings together specialist teams across HR, law, tax and corporate governance. When a situation calls for more than one, the advice joins up around the client.
HR + Law
For legal questions around contracts, procedure, dismissal or representation.
HR + Tax
For reward, remuneration, share schemes and recognition programmes.
HR + Governance
Explore the wider firm For restructuring, succession and board-level people decisions.
08 — Working with Orbitus HR
Flexible support, shaped around what you need.
The relationship can begin with a single matter and continue from there, or start as a retained arrangement from the outset.
Your HR lead
Jennifer O'Brien
Head of Human Resources
Jennifer has over twelve years of HR experience across consultancy and industry. At Orbitus HR, she provides bespoke HR support to clients across sectors as part of the firm's multidisciplinary offering.
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from UCC and a Master of Arts in Human Resource Management from MTU, and is an Associate Member of the CIPD.
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Practical HR support starts with a conversation.
Tell us what is happening in your organisation and we'll help you understand the right next step.
Email JenniferCork City
Penrose Wharf, Alfred Street
Cork, T23 XN53
Tralee
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Tralee, V92 X6FV
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