Free WINC HR Confidence Guide Series
The Free Hospitality HR Starter Pack
Seven practical HR guides for independent restaurants, pubs, cafés, B&Bs and hotels. Written by Karl Wood FCIPD, drawing on 30+ years of hospitality HR leadership. Enter your email once and all four PDFs arrive in your inbox.
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What’s Inside?
7 Guides, One Practical Starting Point
Each guide stands on its own. Together they cover the people basics every independent hospitality business needs. No fluff, just useful ideas you can act on.
Hospitality HR Health Check
Score your business across nine areas of people management. Then turn the results into a 90-day improvement plan.
- Nine sections, scored 1 to 5
- Scoring guide and what your total means
- 90-day plan template
Hospitality Is Home.
HR Should Feel Human.
When people feel confident and cared for, great service follows naturally. The Starter Pack gives you the confidence to begin.
7
Free Guides
90
Day Improvement Plan
30+
Years HR Leadership
12
Monthly Planner Themes
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Practical, plain-English guidance for UK hospitality
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About The Author
Karl Wood FCIPD FCPHR MBA
Karl has led HR in hospitality for over 30 years, supporting workforces of 15,000 people across four continents. WINC HR brings that experience to independent operators: legally compliant documents, practical guidance and human advice.
The Confidence Guide Series is his free starting point. The same thinking behind the paid toolkits and consultancy, shared openly.
One hub. All of hospitality HR.
What Else Do WINC HR Offer?
The guides are the starting point. When you need the documents behind the guidance, the weekly thinking, or a conversation, it is all in one place.
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Weekly Insight Note
Karl's weekly note on hospitality HR: one idea, one thing to do about it. Free by email every Monday.
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HR Confidence Kits
Monthly memberships from £29 with the documents, updates and support your team needs as it grows.
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Document Shop
Ready-to-use contracts, handbooks and policies. Written for UK hospitality, updated when the law changes.
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TUPE Toolkit
Pairs with guide 04. Letters, timelines and the employee liability template for a venue changing hands.
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The WINC HR Blog
Question-led guides on the topics owners search for: contracts, tips law, the Employment Rights Act and more.
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Talk to Karl
Working through something specific? Book an HR advice call for tailored, human advice.
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Common Questions
Starter Pack Questions, Answered
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A free set of seven PDF guides from the WINC HR Confidence Guide Series: the Hospitality HR Health Check, Essential Hospitality HR Policies, the Hospitality Leadership Toolkit, the Hospitality TUPE Transfer Checklist, the HR Strategy Planner 2027, the HR Tech Selection Protocol and the Hospitality HR Planning Blueprint. Enter your email once and all seven are sent to your inbox.
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Owners and managers of independent UK hospitality businesses: restaurants, pubs, cafés, B&Bs and hotels. People who handle HR themselves without an in-house HR team.
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Start with the Hospitality HR Health Check. It scores your business across nine areas and shows you where to focus. If you are planning the year ahead, go straight to the Hospitality HR Planning Blueprint and use the HR Strategy Planner 2027 alongside it.
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Yes. The guides cost nothing. In exchange we ask for your email address, and you can opt in to the weekly WINC HR Insight Note. Unsubscribe anytime with one click.
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Within a few minutes. The pack arrives as one email with all seven PDF guides. If it has not arrived, check your spam folder and add karl@winchr.uk to your contacts.
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No. The guides are practical guidance only, not legal advice, and are written for use in England and Wales. For advice on your specific situation, book a consultation.
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The shop has ready-to-use contracts, handbooks and policies, the HR Confidence Kits offer ongoing membership support from £29 a month, and consultations are available for tailored advice.
After the Starter Pack
Ready to Put It Into Practice?
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Document Shop
Ready-to-use contracts, handbooks and policies, including the complete TUPE Toolkit that pairs with guide 04.
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HR Confidence Kits
Monthly memberships from £29/mo with documents, updates and support as your team grows.
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Talk to Karl
Working through something specific? Book a consultation for tailored, human advice.