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01 / 21 · BridgeBio Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how BridgeBio built compliant HR foundations for its European expansion
3 EU markets
Situation A lean Swiss pharmaceutical startup was expanding into the Netherlands, France and the UK and needed compliant employment foundations in each, without an internal European HR function.
Work carried out We drafted locally compliant contracts, built country-specific policies and procedures, advised on benefits, terminations and onboarding, and aligned every document with local law and the company’s global culture.
Outcome Compliant employment infrastructure across all three countries , contracts and policies delivered on time, startup-phase legal risk removed, and ongoing support for employee matters. Read the full story → 02 / 21 · TaylorMade Golf Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how TaylorMade Golf integrated its HR after carving out from Adidas
50+ staff · 11 countries
Situation In 2015, after being carved out from Adidas, the newly independent business had to move more than 50 employees across 11 European countries at once.
Work carried out We ran the TUPE transfers across all 11 countries, built local contracts, benefits and multi-country payroll, kept every country compliant, and acted as regional HR business partner.
Outcome A seamless transition for every one of the 50+ employees , full TUPE and local-law compliance, and a European HR and payroll partnership still active today. Read the full story → 03 / 21 · Westfield Health Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how Westfield Health stood up HR and payroll at speed
7 countries · fast
Situation After signing a major partnership with Google in 2020, the company had to establish HR and payroll across seven countries, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, Dubai, Spain, Germany and France, on a very short timeline.
Work carried out We led the full setup end to end, legal entities and foreign employer registrations, local contracts and benefits, the transfer of contractors to direct employment, and payroll and compliance in every country.
Outcome A compliant, operational HR and payroll structure across all seven countries within the timeline , and an ongoing cross-border partnership since 2020. Read the full story → 04 / 21 · Acumen Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how Acumen made confident, compliant senior hires in Europe
Germany & France
Situation A fast-growing US pharmaceutical startup was hiring Medical Directors in Germany and France and had to decide how to employ them compliantly and cost-effectively, without in-house European HR.
Work carried out We delivered a full Employer of Record versus direct-hiring comparison for both countries, analysed cost, compliance and long-term strategy, advised on senior contract structures, and set up compliant documentation.
Outcome A clear, risk-mitigated hiring strategy for both countries, senior hires onboarded compliantly and on time, and a foundation for future clinical expansion in the EU. Read the full story → 05 / 21 · Altecc Fibre Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how Altecc Fibre set up compliant HR across new markets at speed
5 countries · fast
Situation A rapidly expanding fibre and connectivity company was launching in Sweden, France, Germany, Spain and Italy at once, and needed locally compliant contracts, policies and handbooks quickly.
Work carried out We drafted and localised employment contracts and country-specific handbooks in all five markets, aligned them to the company’s global HR policy, and guided management on consistent practice, all on an accelerated timeline.
Outcome Compliant documentation delivered for all five countries on tight deadlines , consistent standards across every new entity, and an ongoing relationship for future European HR work. Read the full story → 06 / 21 · Bibliotheca Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how Bibliotheca rebuilt HR stability after losing its European leadership
8 countries
Situation After the mass redundancy of its entire European executive leadership team, the company faced serious compliance gaps across eight countries, with a UK HR team new to European employment law.
Work carried out As external HR business partner for Europe, we audited every entity, standardised contracts, handbooks and policies, ran compliant reorganisation and downsizing, redesigned the structure, and upskilled the UK team.
Outcome Full compliance restored across eight countries , reorganisation completed legally, a now self-sufficient UK HR team, and a retained partnership for complex cross-border matters. Read the full story → 07 / 21 · Convergint Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how Convergint set up a compliant employee council under French law
France · CSE setup
Situation Convergint Technologies France had to establish a Comite Social et Economique, the legally mandated employee representative body, with limited internal expertise in French labour relations.
Work carried out We managed the full CSE setup, advising on legal thresholds and timelines, preparing communications and election procedures, validating headcount with payroll, running a transparent election, and providing post-election guidance.
Outcome A CSE established in full compliance with French labour law , stabilised employee relations, management trained on ongoing processes, and a compliance posture recognised by auditors. Read the full story → 08 / 21 · EUMETNET Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how EUMETNET unified its HR policies into one European handbook
6 countries
Situation A European meteorological foundation with fewer than 20 people spread across six countries needed a single pan-European employee handbook that respected local law while keeping coherence and fairness.
Work carried out We reviewed HR policy and labour law in all six countries, designed a core European framework adaptable to local variation, and drafted a pan-European handbook covering conditions, benefits, leave and conduct, aligned to EU directives.
Outcome A single, compliant HR reference used across all six countries, holding consistency while fostering transparency and equality. Read the full story → 09 / 21 · Everbridge Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how Everbridge aligned its global HR with European compliance
10 countries · since 2020
Situation In 2020, a US HR leadership team needed a trusted European partner to bring local compliance and consistency to operations expanding fast across ten countries.
Work carried out Starting with a full audit in France, we built a new handbook and updated policies, replicated the model across nine more countries, and have since acted as the external European HR partner for advisory, compliance and restructuring.
Outcome Compliance achieved across ten countries , multiple reorganisations run lawfully, stronger US and Europe HR alignment, and a long-term partnership. Read the full story → 10 / 21 · Genea Biomedx Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how Genea Biomedx integrated HR and payroll after a European acquisition
6 countries
Situation After acquiring Merck’s European Fertility Division, the company had to integrate employees from six countries into one compliant structure, with new contracts, benefits, payroll and HR systems in every jurisdiction.
Work carried out We led the full HR and payroll transition, contracts, benefits and policies per country, payroll setup and vendor management, onboarding and communication, then supported a later ownership transition and a new HRIS rollout.
Outcome A seamless transfer across six countries , full labour and data-protection compliance, new systems on schedule, and a later ownership change with zero operational disruption. Read the full story → 12 / 21 · OpenRad Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how OpenRad ran its full HR lifecycle, from launch to wind-down
Full lifecycle · multi-country
Situation A new medical-devices company formed from two acquisitions needed a European partner to manage TUPE transfers, build an HR department, expand into Denmark, France and the Netherlands, and later restructure under financial pressure.
Work carried out We built the HR framework from the ground up, UK TUPE, a new HR department and infrastructure, the transfer of a German team, expansion into three more countries, hands-on HRBP support, and a later fair, compliant downsizing.
Outcome Successful TUPE transfers, a fully operational HR department, compliant expansion and downsizing without disputes , and continued support for the remaining entity after wind-down. Read the full story → 13 / 21 · Sherwin-Williams Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how Sherwin-Williams standardised its HR across Europe
11 countries
Situation A global paints and coatings leader had fragmented, decentralised HR across eleven European countries, with inconsistent compliance and no unified oversight of its smaller entities.
Work carried out We ran HR audits in all eleven countries, implemented corrective contracts, handbooks and policies, coordinated local payroll vendors, supported recruitment, and acted as external HRBP for each country’s management team.
Outcome Compliance and standardisation across eleven countries , payroll and recruitment under one framework, centralised governance that reduced risk, and an ongoing partnership. Read the full story → 14 / 21 · Altro Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how Altro kept HR compliant and its managers trained across Europe
7 countries
Situation A UK company with a centralised HR team was operating across Ireland, Poland, Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Sweden, and needed local compliance expertise plus help with sensitive HR matters in Germany.
Work carried out We ran compliance audits per country, updated policies to local law, delivered tailored legal-compliance training to managers in all seven countries in local languages, and gave strategic support on sensitive German matters.
Outcome Audits completed across seven countries , managers trained locally, revised policies implemented, and complex German employment matters resolved with minimal disruption. Read the full story → 15 / 21 · Cipla Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how Cipla closed its European operations with full compliance and zero disputes
150 staff · 16 countries
Situation After building a direct European presence of 150 employees across 16 countries, a strategy shift in 2015 meant shutting down every European branch, with mass layoffs to coordinate across very different legal systems on a tight timeline.
Work carried out We ran the entire process centrally: coordinating terminations in all 16 countries, keeping notice periods, consultations and severance locally compliant, handling communication, documentation and exits, and reporting to the global HR team.
Outcome Closure and offboarding completed in six months, with 100% local compliance and no disputes or litigation , and positive feedback from former employees on fairness and clarity. Read the full story → 16 / 21 · ColdJet Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how ColdJet brought its scattered European HR under one compliant framework
6 countries · retained HRBP
Situation A US leader in dry ice technology had long-standing small operations in Denmark, Poland, France, Belgium, the UK and Ireland, with no European HR structure, compliance gaps, inconsistent practices and limited local labour-law expertise.
Work carried out As external HR partner we audited every country, standardised contracts, policies and handbooks, advised on employee relations and payroll compliance, harmonised compensation and benefits, and bridged US leadership and European law as ongoing HRBP.
Outcome Long-standing issues resolved across six countries , consistent and compliant HR frameworks in place, stronger alignment with global HR, and a retained European HRBP partnership that continues today. Read the full story → 17 / 21 · Eclipse Foundation Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how the Eclipse Foundation runs HR across Europe without an in-house HR team
5 countries · retained HRBP
Situation An international open-source non-profit with a lean, distributed technical workforce across Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and France needed compliant HR and day-to-day guidance without building an internal European HR function.
Work carried out We act as the retained HR business partner for management and staff in all five countries: employment-law, payroll and benefits compliance, recruitment and onboarding, employee relations, and strategic HR guidance to leadership.
Outcome Senior HR expertise across all five countries without a large internal HR function , operations running smoothly and compliantly, and a partner the Foundation describes as an integral extension of its team. Read the full story → 18 / 21 · Epredia Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how Epredia rebuilt compliant HR operations across Europe after years of change
6 countries
Situation After several reorganisations the company had lost much of its European HR expertise, leaving inconsistent policies, documentation and practices. In 2020 it commissioned an HR audit in the Netherlands to assess compliance and risk.
Work carried out The audit revealed critical gaps, so the work expanded to Germany and Belgium and then into an ongoing HRBP role: rebuilding policies and handbooks, managing contracts, relations and benefits, and leading compliant redundancies in five countries.
Outcome Full HR compliance and process alignment across six European countries , redundancies completed with no disputes, and a long-term partnership covering the Netherlands, Germany and Italy. Read the full story → 19 / 21 · Geotab Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how Geotab integrated an acquired European workforce compliantly
400 employees · 7 countries
Situation A global telematics leader acquired Verisure’s European operations, bringing more than 400 employees in seven countries into the organisation, with due diligence, audits, capability assessments and works-council consultations to manage.
Work carried out As HR transition partner we ran compliance audits in Ireland, the Netherlands, the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Portugal, assessed inherited teams, managed all works-council notifications and consultations, and supported local HR as HRBP.
Outcome A compliant transition for 400 employees across seven countries , positive employee relations throughout, capability gaps identified and addressed, and a long-term partnership for ongoing guidance. Read the full story → 20 / 21 · Oxera Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how Oxera restored HR compliance and trust across its European offices
4 countries
Situation A leading economics consultancy had grown quickly without consistent HR processes; after a series of local issues its continental offices suffered from compliance gaps, weak HR governance and declining employee trust.
Work carried out With a mandate to assess, correct and rebuild, we audited France, Italy, Spain and Germany, implemented corrective actions, drafted new contracts, policies and handbooks, acted as regional HRBP and coached local leadership.
Outcome Full HR compliance restored across four countries , a recognised turnaround in HR reputation, standardised policies and procedures, and rebuilt leadership confidence in HR governance. Read the full story → 21 / 21 · QAD Copy snippet
✶ Client success story Discover how QAD restructured its European HR organisation with zero litigation
7 countries · zero litigation
Situation A US software company had to align its European HR organisation with a new global operating model, reducing a team of around 20 HR professionals to five and later to a single regional lead, across seven countries and under strict local rules.
Work carried out We planned and executed the redundancies in Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, Ireland, France and Spain, kept every consultation and notice period compliant, supported management through the transition and stayed on as retained HRBP.
Outcome Multi-country downsizing completed with zero litigation , HR headcount reduced from 20 to 1 without business disruption, and continuity of HR support through the retained partnership. Read the full story → Internal reference page, not indexed and not linked from the site. Stories are summarised from the published case studies at /testimonials/.
