Kate Underwood
She believes businesses work best when people and strategy are in sync. When goals are clear, people feel supported, and everyone actually wants to show up.
Kate’s style is practical, empowering and refreshingly jargon-free. She helps business owners build simple, effective HR processes that support great culture, good communication and confident leadership.
She’s also a self-confessed HR tech geek and is known for her love of apps, gadgets and anything that saves time and stress. Her approach helps cut out the chaos so teams can focus on what really matters.
No more sleepless nights, awkward chats or endless paperwork. Just HR that actually helps.
Media Coverage
HR and Benefits
Burnham's procurement changes to elevate role of HR across private sector
HR will become a front-line element of a company’s commercial strategy, due to the Government’s shake up of the £90bn
Daily Express
Jobseekers told 'what to do' as vacancies across the UK fall in Tuesday figures update
New figures have been published by the Office for National Statistics
Thisismoney
Will I put my £30,000 tax-free redundancy payout at risk if I work as a consultant at my former employer?
Kate Underwood, founder at Southampton-based Kate Underwood HR and Training, said: This is an important question to ask given the size of your tax-free redundancy payment.
Daily Express
Workers 'not told truth' and lose 'valuable years'
An HR expert said it was because businesses 'compromised'
FT Adviser
Social media advice: ‘A ring light and an opinion answers to nobody’
Advisers have rallied against “unqualified and unregulated” social media advice and called for greater regulation after research showed more than half of adults lost money by acting on financial advice...
Daily Express
'Barrage of AI-generated claims' as UK rule being scrapped
Experts say it is now easy to make a claim
Daily Mirror
DWP £10,000 ‘trigger’ alert as new update given
Experts have expressed concern behind the headline figures
Chronicle Live
UK 2026 law change could mean ‘flashpoints’ at work in June and July
An employment expert has explained things
Liverpool Echo
New ‘unsustainable’ alert for people on PIP after update this week
The number of people claiming PIP in England and Wales has hit four million, a 2% increase since January 2026
Birmingham Live
New office workplace rule with millions at risk of breaking it before July 19
Any report of sexual harassment is automatically counted as a protected disclosure in relation to a potential whistleblowing claim.
Daily Express
New UK law affects every worker - started in April 2026
The changes have been explained by an employment expert
Daily Mirror
UK 2026 law change affecting every worker now in force
Law changes mean the consequences for crossing the line could be more serious than many realise
Small Business
Small firms have to report profit and loss from 2028
Small and micro businesses will be required to file profit and loss (along with other accountancy changes). Here’s what we know so far
Daily Mail
How businesses are helping England fans watch ‘late-night World Cup’
England and Scotland fans are preparing to change working patterns to stay up into the small hours to follow the tournament as games kick off as late as 2am UK time.
Thisismoney
Small businesses slam plans to force them to file accounts with Companies House
Small firms have hit back at new proposals that will force them to file accounts with Companies House, claiming it adds to the already heavy burden of doing business in Britain.
Employer News
The one problem with the biggest employment law shake-up in 30 years: “The system is broken”
The one problem with the biggest employment law shake-up in 30 years: “The system is broken”
Daily Express
Side hustles are booming in Britain - but here’s what you need to know
Britain is quietly turning evenings into income as prices climb, but the paperwork can catch up faster than the cash ever does.
Daily Express
Tax trap warning to one in four during cost-of-living squeeze
Experts warned household finances have become stretched
Daily Mirror
“Tax trap” warning for Brits struggling with costs
Experts cautioned household finances have become strained
Cambridgeshire Live
HR expert says ‘3 things’ are likely to get you fired from your job
She highlighted the things she sees more often than not
Daily Mirror
‘I’m an HR expert and 3 things will get you fired’
An HR expert has shared the workplace behaviours that could lead to you being sacked – and it’s not just about making minor mistakes or breaking office rules
Daily Express
HR expert says you’ll be fired for thing ‘employers can’t come back from’
Some people really think rules are optional
Redhill And Reigate Life
Millions of UK workers urged to check payslips from April 1 as wages rise
Millions of UK workers are getting a pay rise from April 1. Check the new minimum wage rates and make sure your employer is paying you correctly.
Freelance Informer
UK Late Payment Reform 2026: New Rights, 60-Day Cap & What Every Freelancer Needs To Know
The UK government has unveiled the most sweeping late payment reforms in over a generation — giving freelancers and sole traders new legal muscle to chase, charge interest on, and report unpaid invoices....
Thisismoney
More than 300,000 Britons are at risk of redundancy this year as businesses battle higher costs amid Iran war
Hundreds of thousands of Britons are at risk of redundancy this year, as businesses struggle to battle rising costs and the impact of the Iran war.
Business Matters
Individual insolvencies surge 18% as experts warn households are at ‘breaking point’
UK individual insolvencies have surged 18% year-on-year, with experts warning households are at breaking point as high interest rates, inflation and debt pressures intensify.
Business Matters
Experts warn pension tax cap risks undermining retirement savings as pressure mounts on Chancellor to rethink
Financial experts urge Rachel Reeves to rethink plans to cap National Insurance relief on pensions at £2,000, warning it could damage retirement savings and employer schemes.
Express.co.uk
‘Reeves must U-turn on tax grab dressed up as fairness’
Another ‘fairness’ wheeze that’ll sting later
People Management
Government cuts health benefits as it aims to get more people into work
Health element of universal credit set to halve while greater employment support will be provided to sickness claimants
Bradford Telegraph and Argus
Born between 2002 and 2011 you could be owed £2242 from HMRC
HMRC is urging young people born between 2002 and 2011 to claim their Child Trust Fund, worth £2242 on average. More than 758000 accounts remain…
The Northern Echo
Born between 2002 and 2011? You could be owed £2242 from HMRC
HMRC is urging young people born between 2002 and 2011 to claim their Child Trust Fund, worth £2242 on average. More than 758000 accounts remain…
Swindon Advertiser
Born between 2002 and 2011 you could be owed £2242 from HMRC
HMRC is urging young people born between 2002 and 2011 to claim their Child Trust Fund, worth £2242 on average. More than 758000 accounts remain…
Wisbech Standard
Born between 2002 and 2011 you could be owed £2242 from HMRC
HMRC is urging young people born between 2002 and 2011 to claim their Child Trust Fund, worth £2242 on average. More than 758000 accounts remain…
Express.co.uk
HMRC £2,242 payment is ‘easy to claim’ but thousands are missing out
HMRC is urging 758,000 people to claim
Wales Online
One group of people owed £2,242 by HMRC and ‘it takes five minutes’
New figures released by HMRC this week show 758,000 people are yet to claim the money
Daily Mirror
Claiming HMRC £2,242 payment ‘takes 5 mins’ and thousands are owed
HMRC is urging people to check as 758,000 have yet to claim
Express.co.uk
Bloated public sector wages surge while private pay growth hits 4-year low
The imbalance between private and public sector wage rises is “not sustainable”, an expert has said.
Birmingham Live
Keir Starmer poised to ban under-16s from social media
Australia announced that more than 4.7 million social media accounts have been blocked since their ban
Not Ltd
The lonely owner problem: why more UK business founders feel isolated than ever
More UK small business owners are feeling isolated and exhausted as rising costs, taxes and solo working push founders to breaking point.
HR Magazine
Millions to gain day-one parental leave rights - HR Magazine
Millions of workers will gain day-one rights to parental leave in April this year, after the government laid new measures before Parliament on 12 January, according to the Department for Business and Trade.
Birmingham Live
More ‘zombie’ firms expected to collapse in 2026 as unemployment sticks at 5.1%
“Policymakers will need to redouble efforts to address this problem,” a think tank has warned
GB News
Businesses warned of ‘cashflow contagion’ as more firms set to collapse in 2026
Businesses across the UK are being warned that more so-called “zombie” companies could collapse in 2026, increasing unemployment and putting financially healthy firms at risk if they are left unpaid.
Not Ltd
Hospitality shift hours fall 30% as small operators cut back to survive rising costs
Hospitality shift hours are down 30% since 2022 as small pubs, cafés and owner-operators cut staff to survive rising costs.
The Global Recruiter
Hospitality shifts down 30 per cent
Hospitality recruitment firm, Limber, based in Bristol, says average shift hours posted by pubs and restaurants in 2025 were down 30 per cent in 2025 relative t
Business Matters
Hospitality shift hours fall 30% as pubs and restaurants cut back amid rising costs
UK pubs and restaurants have cut shift hours by 30% since 2022 as rising wages, taxes and weak demand hit hospitality in 2025.