Success of free HR support for the social sector

Established in 2009, Roots HR CIC’s vision is to improve social sector outcomes through better people management.

As a social enterprise, their social purpose is to improve the management of people within social sector workforces through the provision of their HR services and via development opportunities for their leaders and managers.

Through profits generated in 2021/22 and in-year, they were able to provide significant levels of FREE HR support into the social sector.

During the financial year 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023 the Roots HR team worked with over 200 social sector employers, delivering over 4,600 hours of HR consultancy supporting them with their HR needs in what was a turbulent external environment, post-pandemic and through a cost-of-living crisis.

Some highlights from their latest social impact report include:

✅ Issued over 4,440 free HR Toolkits
✅ Delivered 13 webinars

✅ Developed and delivered an 8-week, modular training programme – HR for social sector line managers
✅ Provided over 68 hours of free HR consultancy to social sector employers

✅ Produced and published 7 blogs, 4 quarterly employment newsletters and updated a portfolio of 27 HR factsheets

For more information, view their full social impact report.