Industrial Relations Expertise for Complex, High-Risk Environments
Halbonisa IR Solutions Limited provides senior industrial relations support to organisations operating in unionised, potentially unionised, and industrially sensitive environments.
Led by Mark Baxendale, M.A, a seasoned industrial relations practitioner with 40 years of IR experience, Halbonisa supports employers with pragmatic, commercially aware advice on collective workforce issues, employee relations strategy, dispute management, and workplace risk.
Specialist industrial relations support
Halbonisa IR Solutions Limited is a specialist consultancy focused on industrial relations and employee relations.
The business supports clients in:
- unionised environments
- trade union recognition claims
- non-union engagement structures
- collective employee relations strategy
- collective bargaining with trade unions, and consultation with employee representatives
- handling large scale redundancies
- individual employee relations cases, from early workplace incidents through to Employment Tribunal litigation
This is not generic HR advice. It is specialist, experience-based industrial relations support for employers who need clear judgement, practical options, and confident handling of sensitive workforce issues.
Union & Workforce Engagement
Sectors Supported
- Engineering construction and manufacturing
- Waste management (commercial and municipal)
- Nuclear new build & decommissioning
- Petrochemical plants
- Carbon capture projects
- Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) schools
About Mark
Mark Baxendale is an industrial relations specialist with over 40 years of experience advising on workforce issues in complex and often highly unionised settings.
His experience includes:
- industrial relations strategy
- trade union engagement and recognition
- workforce consultation and engagement structures
- project-specific agreements and frameworks
- dispute resolution
- acting as lead negotiator in collective bargaining and dispute resolution discussions
- individual employee relations cases
- employment tribunal support
His style is commercially pragmatic, hands-on, and grounded in the realties of front-line industrial relations.
Our services
We offer a range of specialized services tailored to meet your individual needs. Our approach is focused on understanding and responding to what you require, providing effective and practical solutions.
Industrial Relations Strategy
Workforce strategy, project frameworks, and collective arrangements.
Union & Workforce Engagement
Recognition strategy, negotiations, dispute handling, and People Forum design.
Project Mobilisation Support
Pre-mobilisation IR planning and subcontractor alignment.
Risk & Legal Alignment
TULRCA risks, industrial action mitigation, and workforce strategy.
A practical and commercially aware approach
Halbonisa's approach is grounded in experience, judgement, and a clear understanding of how industrial relations issues affect organisations in practice.
The focus is on providing advice that is not only legally sound, but also commercially realistic and workable in an operational environment. This means recognising that many situations involve competing pressures, limited options, and the need to make decisions under time and scrutiny.
Rather than relying on standard models or theoretical approaches, Halbonisa works with clients to assess risk clearly, define realistic outcomes, and move towards solutions that can be implemented with confidence.
Relevant experience
Halbonisa supports clients across a range of industrial relations and employee relations issues, often in complex or high-risk environments.
This includes work within major engineering construction projects, manufacturing and operational businesses, and education settings, covering areas such as industrial relations strategy, collective bargaining, workforce engagement, and dispute resolution.
Detailed case studies can be provided in anonymised form where appropriate.
Contact Halbonisa IR Solutions
Registered address: Parry House, 612 Birchwood Boulevard, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7QU
Opening hours
Mon - Fri: 7am - 7pm
Saturday: 7am - 1pm
Sunday: Closed
Get in touch
Mob. 07984907599
mark@halbonisa.com