About Bedrock HR
Bedrock HR are your outsourced HR department working with businesses to support their HR Function.
Bedrock HR are your outsourced HR department.
At Bedrock HR, we help organisations reduce employment risk and unlock the full potential of their people. Whether you’re a growing business without in-house HR or a busy leadership team needing expert support, we act as your dedicated HR department—on demand.
What we do
We offer practical, tailored HR services that cover the entire employee lifecycle—from recruitment and onboarding to performance management, policies, and exits. Our goal is simple: to help you build a team that performs, stays compliant, and thrives.
Our story
Founded by David Mellard, Bedrock HR began after a decade of experience in senior HR roles in the university sector. Starting with clients in property and finance, David quickly realised that small and growing businesses need access to high-quality HR expertise—without the overhead of full-time staff.
Trusted by Clients
We support a diverse range of clients—from professional services and tech start-ups to schools, charities, and creative businesses. Whatever the sector, our clients share a common goal: managing people well and within the law, while getting the best from their teams.
Nick Hine
Always trying to achieve what the client wants..
I am am an employment lawyer and we have not only used David and Bedrock HR when our clients have needed HR services but we have also used them for independent investigations and assistance where required. We in turn have assisted Bedrock HR’s clients when they have needed specialist employment law advice. We work well as a team and have the same ethos of being commercial, practical and always trying to achieve what the client wants but always keeping an eye on the risks involved. I would recommend them. Nick Hine -Constantine LawStephanie Evans
Excellent
David and his team have supported our business since the start, almost seven years ago. Throughout that time they have been on hand to help us with day to day HR issues and to provide us with invaluable advice around more complex staffing issues as our business has grown. They are trustworthy, reliable, knowledgeable and professional and I would not hesitate to recommend them.Natalie Friday
Highly recommended
As an owner of a small law firm I am indebted to David for the wisdom and insight he has offered me over the past few years in relation to HR issues. There is no situation he cannot tackle. I trust his advice implicitly and he is reliable, perceptive and cool headed. I cannot recommend Bedrock HR highly enough.
CJP
10 years of good advice
The Bedrock HR team have supported the growth of our business providing clear HR advice for 10 years. From simple tasks like obtaining references to more involved advice including review of employment contracts and frameworks for staff handbooks. The Bedrock team know our business and their advice is always timely and focused.
Meet Our Team
Bedrock HR
Meet the team of expert HR professionals that make Bedrock HR (and your business) run.
Core Values
Our Guiding Principles and Values
Our company slogan is “giving you confidence”, and we mean it.
HR is a tricky path to navigate. That’s why so many businesses avoid the hard conversations. But we promise to make it as straight-forward and manageable as possible — to give you peace of mind.
Knowledgeable
We have all gained CIPD qualifications and have a high commitment to Continuous Professional Development as well as working closely with employment lawyers. This has provided a Bedrock of knowledge that our clients can depend on.
Bespoke
Although there are overlaps in how we work with clients we know that each organisation is different and has its own priorities, challenges and opportunities. We provide a service that considers the context in which each client operates and provide a bespoke service to match that context.
Trusted
The people and the money are usually the most treasured assets in an organisation and we recognise the privilege that we have in advising and providing operational support in the management of our client’s biggest investment, their people.
Trust is everything and the length of time that we have been working with many of our clients indicates that we are trusted to pride what is necessary in each situation.
Pragmatic
Collaborative
We also work with employment lawyers, coaches, accountants and other support services where relevant on our client’s behalf. We don’t have all of the solutions but working together we have often found solutions that work well for our clients and their teams.
Supportive
A phone and video call, face to face meeting and the occasional discussion over a coffee or a drink have helped our clients to address their particular challenges and restored confidence and clarity. Sometimes a client feels unable to support a team member who is facing a work or non-working challenge and we often provide a sounding board, listening ear and advice to the manager or team member who needs support.
Helpful HR Hints & Tips for Your Growing Business
Bedrock HR Accreditations
