6 firms listed for Leicester, Market Harborough and Lutterworth · details as published on their sites, September 2026.
Leicester is a major city in the East Midlands with a large and diverse employment base spanning manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, education, and professional services. Market Harborough and Lutterworth in the surrounding countryside support smaller-scale retail, manufacturing, and agricultural services employment. Leicester hosts significant textile and manufacturing heritage alongside modern logistics operations, universities, and NHS trusts. The city’s employment clusters include engineering, food processing, healthcare, education, and expanding logistics and distribution sectors. Small businesses operate across professional services, retail, hospitality, light manufacturing, and construction sectors serving the large local working population and regional markets.
Leicester City Council provides statutory employment support and business guidance through the Leicester and Leicestershire Growth Hub. Employment disputes involving Leicester fall under the Midlands East Employment Tribunal system, with the main hearing centre located in Nottingham. Acas East Midlands handles conciliation and dispute resolution. The East Midlands Chamber provides employment law guidance and HR advisory for small employers. The city’s NHS trusts and university employers create distinct employment regulation requirements for businesses in healthcare supply and education-related sectors.
Tips for Leicester
- Midlands East Employment Tribunal (based in Nottingham) covers Leicester and surrounding areas; Acas East Midlands handles pre-claim conciliation and dispute resolution services.
- Manufacturing and logistics employment in Leicester and Market Harborough often involves shift work and temporary staffing; maintain clear documentation of shift patterns and statutory break entitlements.
- Leicester and Leicestershire Growth Hub and the East Midlands Chamber offer employment law workshops and subsidised HR advisory for manufacturing and logistics employers; access via council pages.
- Healthcare supply and NHS contractor roles in Leicester require specific compliance with NHS employment conditions and procurement regulations; verify contractual requirements with NHS business services.
hr consultant
AB Commercial HR Solutions
redundancy · training
Market Harborough-based; HR support without in-house HR departments
abcommercialhrsolutions.com
hr consultant
ELHR Ltd
employment law · training · redundancy
Employment tribunal representation; serves Leicester and Rugby
elhr.co.uk
hr consultant
Impact HR Consulting Limited
training · health and safety · recruitment
Multi-location with Leicester office; retained and project-based HR services
impacthr.co.uk
hr consultant
Jude Read HR Consultancy Ltd
outsourced HR · employment law · redundancy
Two offices in Leicestershire (Leicester and Burbage); comprehensive employment support
juderead-hrconsultancy.co.uk
employment solicitor
BHW Solicitors Limited
employment law · redundancy · tribunal representation
SRA 833860; Legal 500 recognised; settlement agreement services
bhwsolicitors.com
employment solicitor
Wilson Browne LLP
employment law · redundancy · tribunal representation
SRA 513398; dedicated Leicester office at 6 Peacock Lane
wilsonbrowne.co.uk
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