About CUBE HR

Our Story…

Having worked for one of the UK’s largest HR Outsourcing companies, Lisa knew businesses didn’t want faceless call centres and generic advice so built CUBE’s offering to ensure personalised service, with each client getting a dedicated HR expert.

We provide expert HR services for companies that are not large enough to have their own HR Department, but also partner with many organisations that do for additional support. From contracts of employments and handbooks, advice on disciplinary issues, grievances and sickness, to the full employee experience of on-boarding, performance, reward, recognition, succession planning and full people strategy.

Our smallest client has 2 staff and our largest has 1500. We also undertake strategic work for global businesses and have provided project support for companies with 30,000 employees.

We’ve won multiple awards for our personalised support and customer service, and clients tell us we are a breath of fresh air.

After 19 years in the HR sector Lisa set up CUBE in 2017 after getting fed up with the corporate world’s lack of people focus.

We really like people, we love the complexity of employment law and we are fabulous at finding solutions.

We believe positive, pro-active HR results in:

Less energy wasted on conflict and conflict resolution
A better customer image – if your employees are smiling, so are your customers!
Keeping your business away from costly, time-consuming tribunals and protecting your reputation
Less time wasted by employees and management
Attracting the best people and supporting collaborative improvement
Easier recruitment and improved employee retention

Between us, there’s probably not much we haven’t come across in the world of HR…

from the simple to the complex, to the absolutely outrageous – there’s no challenge too big (or too small) and we pride ourselves on giving you practical advice and solutions that work with the challenges of your business.

We have an

APPETITE

for HR

This is our ethos and what we believe HR should be:

Active

Practical

Personal

Equal

Transparent

Integral

Truthful

Engaged

So who are we?

Lisa Sourbutts

Hi there, I’m Lisa, proud to be at the helm of CUBE and our unique offering. I’ve worked in HR for over 19 years and I really enjoy what I do. The only thing I love more than HR is my family. I’m a mum to an 9-year old daughter. I like to have fun at work and outside of work and that’s another reason our clients love us. No boring HR service here.

I love employment law but make it easy for our clients to understand what I’m talking about, I’m a typical straight-talking northern lass. I’ve worked in many business sectors and I bet there is nothing you can throw at me that I haven’t dealt with before.

I’m a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and have a Masters in Human Resource Management and recently completed an MBA.

We take great pride in working with our clients to ensure they are not only compliant with employment legislation, but to also make them best in class. That’s why lots of our clients are award winning businesses.

Claire Brockbank

Hi, I’m Claire, A director of CUBE HR and part of the CUBE HR family since May 2019 – I honestly can’t think of anything else I’d rather be doing! Aside from my passion for HR, my world revolves around my family, friends and my Lurcher, Nerlson. I play netball twice a week (mainly for the laugh, rather than the exercise!) and have loved everything horse related since I was a kid.

I live my life by the value that kindness costs nothing, life can be challenging so why make it harder by being mean to others. My burning desire is to buy old buildings and renovate them to provide accommodation for homeless people.

I love people – understanding what makes them tick and how to effectively communicate. I have a very active brain that loves solving even the most seemingly complex problems – and believe me CUBE have seen some very strange and complex problems! I passed my CIPD Level 5 in July 2020, in the middle of the pandemic. I’m also incredibly proud to have won the BIBA Employee Hero Award for 2020 for the work I did during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I’ve been told by my clients that I’m the nicest HR person they’ve ever met – a dubious accolade but one I’ll take none-the-less!

Sharlene Spence

Hi, I’m Sharlene and I joined CUBE HR in June 2022. I’ve worked in the retail industry for over 10 years in a customer focused role, and in more recent years as a payroll and admin assistant. I’m very excited to be progressing on my HR journey in my new role at CUBE HR as HR Administrator and I’m really keen to learn as much as I can about HR.

Being a mum to 4, I have a very nurturing side, I like everyone to feel that they are being treated fairly and with respect and this is one of the reasons HR intrigues me and why I’m so excited about my role and the opportunities it will bring – who knows, one day I may be your personal CUBE HR Consultant!

Lauren Rigby

Hi I’m Lauren, I’ve worked in HR since leaving university 11 years ago and have worked across TA generalist HR and Employee Relations both in the UK and Down Under (Australia). I am a proud mum to my little girl and fur baby.

Outside of work I am a keen traveler having visited far off places like Fiji ,Bali and Singapore, and lived worked and travelled in Australia for 5 years too. I also love to read and have been known to have 2 or 3 books on the go at one time! That and my guilty pleasure is watching Grey’s Anatomy (every single episode all 464 of them to date!)

I have just finished my CIPD Level 7 qualification I was completing whilst pregnant, on maternity and on my return to work after maternity leave, demonstrating my commitment to CPD. I am a huge advocate for wellbeing and putting people at the heart of decision making and being a little bit nosey by nature I truly like to get to the bottom of HR related problems to get the best outcomes for everybody.

Laura Grimshaw

Hi, I’m Laura, a consultant at Cube HR. I’m a nurturing, supportive HR professional who truly believes that even in the most difficult situations, there is always a human way to do HR. Whether someone is facing a disciplinary process or navigating change at work, I believe everyone deserves to be treated with dignity, compassion, and fairness. Clear processes and honest conversations matter, but so does respect.

I’m a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community (the L!), and inclusion is something I care deeply about, both professionally and personally. My partner also works in HR, which means we have some very interesting debates at home. Outside of work, our little girl Millie is the center of our universe… did I mention she’s a dog?

I also proudly support the Young Oncology Unit at The Christie Hospital in Manchester, an incredible place that supported me during my teens and continues to do amazing work for young people.

I’m currently completing my CIPD Level 7 in Human Resource Management and take great pride in everything I do. I always aim to give 110%, to be honest, and to say when I don’t have the answer, and then go and find it.

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