McCulloch Hayes Consulting

McCulloch Hayes Consulting provides Generalist HR Consulting to small and medium businesses across Australia, delivering practical, tailored people and employment advice across the employee lifecycle.

• Offers on-demand HR support delivered virtually or on-site, alongside HR strategy and workforce planning for growing businesses.
• Conducts HR audits to help employers identify compliance gaps and improve people processes.
• Led by founder Bianca Hayes, who brings a human resources and organisational development background, alongside Matthew McCulloch, Director of Business Optimisation, who brings a logistics background and more than ten years of experience.
• Available Monday to Friday during business hours, with weekend appointments by arrangement.

Best for: small and medium Australian employers needing ongoing, practical HR support without the cost of a full internal HR function.

McCulloch Hayes Consulting also handles Workplace Investigations for Australian small and medium businesses facing complex or sensitive people issues.

• Manages workplace investigations, dispute mediation and complex HR matters as part of its ad hoc support offering.
• Represents employers in Fair Work Commission matters and supports special projects such as enterprise bargaining.
• Draws on a small, experienced team spanning HR and business optimisation backgrounds to work through disputes.

Best for: employers needing an external specialist to run a workplace investigation or represent them in an industrial relations matter.