The People Partner

People issues in tech are usually system issues. That’s where we focus

The Problem

In tech teams, people rarely leave because they’re “bad hires”

In our experience, churn in the first 90 days usually comes from:

The result is loss of founder time, re-recruitment, and loss of momentum

Why This Is Expensive (UK Data)

Employee turnover in small UK organisations averages ~18%.
Source: Circle HR — Employee retention statistics (2024)
The average cost of replacing an employee earning £25k+ is ~£30,614.
This includes recruitment, onboarding, and lost productivity.
Source: Circle HR — Cost of employee turnover
DIY hiring commonly takes 77–136 hours of founder time.
Source: HF Business Advisory — The real cost of founder-led hiring

For founders, this cost is not only financial, there is the opportunity cost of their time

How We Work

The People Partner is your people systems partner, not a traditional people consultancy

We produce tangible outputs for founders and their people that reduces churn risk

  1. Expectation Mapping — clarify what “good” looks like
  2. Output Definition — make deliverables and ownership explicit
  3. Onboarding Structure — clear first 30/60/90 days
  4. Cadence & Checkpoints — surface misalignment early

Pricing

Simple and transparent pricing

Package Best For Price Includes
Freelancer Setup Founders working with contractors £350/month Founder pack, freelancer pack, skip level feedback (if requested), exit questionnaire and feedback report all updated for you monthly
Employee Setup Permanent hires £350 per employee/month Founder pack, personalised employee pack, skip level feedback (if requested), exit questionnaire and feedback report all updated for you monthly

Two months up front, no contract, cancel anytime

Retainer services available upon request

View our insights

We share our findings and insights into the problems we solve, feel free to read more below

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Start With a Free People Churn Review

A short, informal email to identify the potential costs of churn for you and your business

Email hello@thepeoplepartner.io
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