Trusted HR Consultants
In Melbourne

Empowering Employers and Employees: Your Trusted Consultants for Navigating the Employment Relationship.

Your Employment Relationship Experts

For over 17 years we’ve been helping employers and employees navigate the employment relationship.

Our mission is to create fairer workplaces for everybody and ensure businesses and staff get the professional advice and support they need.

Whether you’re a small business that needs general HR consulting advice, or a worker who’s been unfairly dismissed, you’ll feel confident working with Close Consulting.

Our Services

Our expertise lies in a comprehensive range of HR consulting services, designed to safeguard your rights and ensure a fair and just working environment.

Supporting Small
Businesses and Employees With HR

We’re your external HR team and can provide you with expert advice on all your HR matters.

Why Choose Close Consulting?

When you’re dealing with a complicated employment matter, you need industry experience, but exceptional service is equally as important.

We pride ourselves on offering a highly personalised service tailored to you.

You’ll never have to worry about being put on hold or waiting for a callback, and we aren’t a law firm so our fee structure is both reasonable and flexible.

Boutique & Personalised

You deserve top-tier customer service. As a boutique firm, every client works closely with either Leo (Director & Principal Consultant) or Cameron (Associate) who handles your case from start to finish.

Knowing you always pick up the phone and speak directly with your consultant is essential for sensitive matters.

Big & Small Cases

We’ve worked on everything from class actions to individual unfair dismissal claims for casual workers, along with high-profile professional cases.

There is no case too big or small for Close Consulting.

Flexible Fee Structure

Unlike law firms, our fee structure can be arranged to suit your particular case, providing a cost-effective alternative to employing a lawyer.

Your HR Team

LEO CLOSE

Director

I established Close Consulting in 2007 as a small, boutique practice providing HR generalist advice to small business owners and individuals in Melbourne. In line with our growth over the past 13 years, we now provide specialised, professional and customer focussed advice across a wide variety of industries including aviation, higher education, retail, aged care and health.

CAMERON MC INNES

Associate

Cameron brings a wealth of experience to Close Consulting following an extensive career in the Technical, Quality and Production Management fields within the construction and civil engineering industries. Advancing from cadet to manager required identifying growth opportunities.

What Our Clients Say

“Leo and Close Consulting give us confidence in employing and retaining or dismissing staff. I effectively call them our external HR department. Even right down to having confidence with regards to workplace incidents and dispute handling. They’ve been just wonderful to us, it helps us sleep better at night.”

“I was referred to Close Consulting for my unfair dismissal. I knew that I was in good hands. Leo and Cameron, made the process easy and stress-free for me. Their Professionalism and Gentlemen like manner was amazing. The outcome was a success. I would highly recommend Close Consulting for anyone out there who needs this service.”

“Cameron and Leo are the best people to have in your corner when you are going through a tough time. They genuinely care about you and go the extra mile. I would not be where I am today without their support and the service they provided. (And if I could give them more stars I would).”

Jordan Treloar

William Reddy

Jen Wiggins

Energy & Utilities Industry

Public Services

Real Estate

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Experience Across Various Industries

We’ve worked across a variety of industries including:

Retail
Real Estate
Hospitality
Energy & Utilities
Public Services

With such a broad range of experience, we’ve likely worked on a case similar to yours. This means better representation and advice that’s personalised to your industry.