Hampshire: HR Solutions merges with Peritus HR to become Reality HR

2014 will go down as a year of significant progress for Hampshire-based HR consultancy, HR Solutions. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, HR Solutions moved to new, larger offices in Basingstoke two months ago as part of its growth strategy for 2014, and has now merged with Peritus HR, also based in Basingstoke. At the same time, the company has undergone a major rebrand and is now called Reality HR.

Managing director of HR Solutions, Laura Davis, has built the company up to a 12-strong team of HR specialists providing an outsourced HR function to more than 60 companies across the south.

She explained: “We know Peritus HR well as it is owned and run by Cara Shadbolt, who has worked with us in the past. Her client base operates in similar sectors to our own and Cara has some fantastic skills both in HR and as a director to support us in our growth plans. It made eminent sense for our companies to merge.”

Davis took the merger opportunity to re-visit HR Solutions’ own vision, values and goals and it soon became clear that the wording ‘HR Solutions 4U’ no longer reflected the direction of the business. It lacked the commercial focus and business-savvy approach for which the company is recognised.

The new name, Reality HR, was chosen because everything the company does is based on reality, not HR theory, explained Davis. “While we will always operate within HR legislation, we refuse to be constrained by that – we believe a healthy dose of realism is essential. We continue to be driven by the desire to deliver the best results for our clients, based on their business needs and helping them to achieve their goals. Our new strapline, ‘Business driven, people focused’ really sums up our approach.”

Reality HR will continue to deliver the core services of providing advice on employment legislation, performance management and recruitment to its clients.