Last updated: 16 May 2026. Standard terms for HR consultancy engagements with Beagle HR Ltd.

1. Who we are

Beagle HR Ltd (“Beagle HR”, “we”, “us”) is a UK-registered HR consultancy. By engaging us, you agree to these terms unless we have signed a separate written agreement that overrides them.

2. Services

We provide HR consultancy services including (but not limited to) HR compliance audits, contracts and policies drafting, retained HR support, recruitment process consulting, redundancy support, employee engagement surveys, exit interviews, payroll administration, retention and reward strategy sessions, and a six-month HR Compliance Programme. Specific scope is set out in writing for each engagement.

3. Fees and payment

Fees are quoted in writing before engagement, plus VAT at the prevailing rate. Standard payment terms are 14 days from invoice. Late payment carries statutory interest under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.

Recurring retainers are invoiced monthly in advance. Project work is invoiced as per the schedule of payment set out in the engagement letter.

4. Term and termination

Project engagements run from the start date to the agreed end date. Retainers run on a rolling monthly basis with one calendar month notice to terminate, from either side.

We reserve the right to terminate an engagement with immediate effect if a client fails to pay an undisputed invoice 14 days past due, or if a client acts in a manner we reasonably consider unlawful or unethical.

5. Limitation of liability

Nothing in these terms limits liability for death, personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Subject to that, our total liability to a client under any engagement is limited to the lesser of (a) the fees paid by the client to us in the 12 months preceding the claim, or (b) £50,000.

We do not accept liability for loss of profit, loss of business, loss of goodwill, or indirect or consequential loss.

6. Confidentiality

Each party will keep confidential any information that the other party has marked confidential or that should reasonably be regarded as confidential. This obligation survives termination of the engagement.

7. Intellectual property

We retain ownership of all template materials, methodologies, and pre-existing intellectual property used in delivering services. Bespoke deliverables produced specifically for a client (such as a bespoke employment contract drafted around their business) become the client’s property on full payment.

8. Data protection

Where we process personal data on behalf of a client as a processor, the parties will enter into a data-processing agreement before processing begins. Our privacy policy covers data we process as a controller.

9. Subcontracting

We may use vetted subcontractors and partners (for example, payroll bureaux) to deliver elements of the service. We remain responsible to the client for the work.

10. Indemnity

Clients indemnify us against claims arising from misuse of the deliverables (for example, using a contract template for a purpose other than that for which it was drafted, or implementing advice without taking it into proper account).

11. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes.

12. Variations

These terms may be updated from time to time. The current version is always available at this URL and applies to engagements entered into from that date forward.

13. Final note

These are standard terms. For larger or more complex engagements, we will agree a bespoke engagement letter that takes precedence over these terms.

Last reviewed: 16 May 2026. Next scheduled review: 16 May 2027.