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Expert HR commentary and insights featured in leading UK publications
Kate Underwood regularly provides expert commentary on HR, employment law, and workplace issues to leading UK publications. Below are recent articles featuring her insights.
Kate is the HR Queen Bee for UK small businesses. She does not do corporate fluff. She does not do legal lecture vibes. She translates employment law into real life, for owners who are juggling sales, cashflow, staff sickness, rotas, and a "quick question" that turns into a full blown HR headache at 6pm.
Her commentary is grounded in UK employment law, but built for the reality of SME life. Because she has lived it. She knows what it feels like to carry the pressure, make the calls, and still care about your people. Her work is about protecting what you have built, keeping things fair, and stopping people problems turning into expensive chaos.
Kate is also a news reporter for Newspage.media, so she understands what journalists need. Punchy quotes. Clear angles. Quick turnaround. A proper point of view. Not "it depends" on repeat.
What Kate comments on
- •Employment law changes and what SMEs need to do next
- •Hiring, contracts, probation, performance, and tricky exits
- •Sickness absence, SSP, flexible working, family leave, and fairness
- •Grievances, disciplinaries, conflict, and manager mistakes
- •HR tech for SMEs, what is useful and what is pricey nonsense
- •AI at work, the shiny bits, the risky bits, and how not to trip over the law
Kate speaks at events too
Kate is happy to speak at founder events, business networks, panels, conferences, and team sessions on what HR really looks like in a small business. Expect practical takeaways, honest stories, and the stuff no one tells you until you are knee-deep in it.
And yes, she can bring Hazel the Wellbeing Officer along for a guest appearance, if you want the fluffiest part of the agenda.
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Recent coverage
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