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How can I ensure that my company gets professional, up to date guidance on Human Resources and legal issues without employing a whole HR team? | | | | How do I correctly and fairly meet the needs of my staff in terms of employment rights and legislation? | | | | How can my HR staff get involved with this one-off project and still manage their day-to-day jobs? | | | | Who can help us with the due diligence when we are considering commercial acquisitions? | | | | How can we harmonise our policies after a merger? | | | | | | | | HR Consultants Ltd provides your business with a high quality, flexible resource that you only pay for as and when you need to. Call or mail us now for further information, or to discuss your needs in confidential detail. |  |
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| | | | | | HR Consultants offer a wide range of services, including (but not limited to):
Generalist HR Management cover. If the workload of the HR team is in excess of the manpower, be it due to a short term project, a member of the HR team absent, either through long term sickness or maternity or simply recruitment of a new manager taking a long time. HRC can offer experienced and competent HR cover, full or part time to see you through this period. As well as keeping the 'show on the road' we can use the time efficiently to review or update aspects such as your policies or procedures. Remote ad hoc advice on HR processes and Employment law. Smaller companies which do not have their own HR department would benefit from our remote service. This can be established on either a retainer or an ad hoc basis and we will work with the client to ensure that their needs are met in a cost effective manner. At the end of a phone we can deal quickly and effectively with your every day questions. All aspects of recruitment and selection. Whether it is one new member of staff you are looking for, or a whole team, internal or external, HRC can help. We will undertake the project and work with you 'in house' from writing the advert to the offer stage or manage the process remotely and simply present you with an appropriate short list of candidates. Consultation - both individual and collective. Mergers, take overs, TUPE, acquisitions and restructuring exercises will all affect staff. Their input and buy in is often vital and in many cases consultation with the staff is a legal requirement. During this time, which is particularly busy and unsettling for all staff, your regular team will also have to continue their 'day jobs' so HRC can deal with the consultation for you ensuring the process is correctly documented. Training employee representatives on their role. Within the situations mentioned above, staff will need to be consulted on a collective basis. Many of them will not have been in such situations previously and will not fully understand the process. They may well be sceptical too. We can arrange the confidential nominations and ballots, then train the elected representatives, helping them to understand how to conduct the consultation in a manner which will ultimately benefit all concerned. Design, management and running of Development/Selection/Assessment centres. Assessment centres are becoming more common and are used in many different situations, from selection into a position or selection for redundancy to a benchmarking exercise for key staff or for identification of development needs for any level of employee. We can design the centre, for a duration to suit the needs of the exercise and the business, be it a half day to a week. We can include testing, presentations, group, individual or written exercises. We are also able to train assessors so future centres can be run 'in house'. Production or updating of staff handbooks. Corporate image and culture changes may necessitate alterations in staff handbooks and with ever changing employment law, it is easy for your staff handbook to quickly become out of date. We can review your current documents and suggest amendments and updates in line with best practice and current legislation. We can also produce policies from scratch as your organisation develops and has different or new needs. Redundancy exercise management. When redundancies are unavoidable, we can manage the project for you, including advice on calculation of any payments, selection criteria and documentation needed to support decisions. Counselling and conflict management. Occasionally relationships just break down or the stresses and strains of the workplace become too much for an individual. At HRC we have qualified counsellors who will also act as an independent 'ear' to listen or just a 'critical firend' to bounce ideas off. Outplacement courses. Staff will leave the employment of your company for many reasons, but when it is the company leading the decision it is important for both those going (and those remaining) and the company's reputation that they leave with dignity. HRC can provide many levels of outplacement from one to one coaching to a group seminar. We can cover subjects such as writing a CV, interview technique, networking, setting up a business or how to deal with early retirement. Advice on set up or running of European Works Councils/staff forums. We can arrange for nominations of representatives and the ballots to elect the staff, we can also brief the new representatives of the purpose and remit of a works council and meeting structure. Psychometric testing and personality profiles. We are qualified to test, interpret and feedback in various psychometric and personality tools including SHL, Oxford Psychology Press, Thomas PPA, Myers Briggs and 16PF. First line management training/coaching. Staff who are promoted or recruited into their first line management role may well need some extra help at the onset. HRC can provide this help, tailoring a programme to the needs of the individual. We would include such areas as appraisals, handling disciplinaries, staff development, interviewing and selection of new staff. Job descriptions and person specifications. Whether this is for a specific exercise or just good house keeping, we can work with line managers and staff to ensure that staff have accurate and up to date job descriptions that are useful to both the individual and the company. Managing organisational change from an HR perspective. Dealing with the changing leadership, dealing with organisational restructures and the selection into or out of this structure, updating, amending or harmonising policies and designing and implementing any required new procedures. Dealing with large scale restructures and the resulting ramifications. See above All aspects of recruitment and selection. Due diligence for mergers or acquisitions worldwide Working confidentially on due diligence when acquisitions are being considered. TUPE transfers Ensuring that any transfers into or out of organisations are handled sympathetically and with respect to both the providing and gaining organisations and of course the individuals. Procurement for outsourced/external services Independent input into selection and procurement for HR functions. Remote ad hoc advice on generalist HR, processes and procedures, best practice and Employment law. For organisations with out the need for a full HR representation we can offer support as and when you need it, either on site ona regular basis, or remotely. | |
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- Pharmaceuticals
- Telecommunications
- Public Sector
- Sales and Marketing
- Research and Development
- IT
- Airlines and Travel
- Healthcare
- Media
- Voluntary Sector
- Television
- Publishing
- Professional Information
- Estate Agency
| "Your assistance was invaluable during our office and staff relocation. Thank you for making the process so painless and with minimal disruption to the business." Andre Marot
Managing Director,
Grand Prix Models, Oxfordshire | | |
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| | | | | | It is commonly recognised that people are an organisation's most expensive resource, they are also most likely to give that organisation its competitive edge... ... and probably most of the headaches too! If your organisation is not big enough to warrant an HR department, this doesn't mean that you will not have to deal with the issues that are associated with employing staff. Even if you do have an HR department, there may be times when they are faced with something that they haven't come across before, or the simple flow of their work load means that they need an extra pair of experienced hands that they can entrust specific tasks to. This is where HR Consultants comes in. Whatever your business is, you need to focus on that, Human Resources is our business. We are available to offer a whole spectrum of services within the HR remit. Whether you need remote, ad hoc HR advice, used (and invoiced) only when you need it regular, e.g. monthly/quarterly, meetings to discuss your manpower planning issues, training or development needs, a pragmatic independent sounding board dealing with the 'people' aspect of strategic company decisions, mergers or acquisitions help to deal with influxes in work load, or more sporadic interaction for one off projects. HR Consultants Ltd is the answer. | |
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| | | | | | Our independent, professionally qualified consultants are based throughout the country and cover and specialise in a myriad of disciplines within the Human Resources Field gained from over 100 years of experience in large and small companies both in the UK and around the world. |
     
| Karen has over 20 years experience in Human Resources, she is versatile, self-motivated HR professional, with strong customer focus. An amiable individual who has a pragmatic approach, she is results driven and capable of effectively and efficiently identifying creative solutions to everyday situations, balancing the needs of both the organisation and the individuals. Her experience was founded in FTSE 100 companies but she has since worked with companies varying from the second largest in the world (at the time of going to press) to three and four people family companies. This exposure enables Karen to effectively work with staff at all levels on projects of any size. |
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Peter Brooker | Peter has more than 25 years of experience in the international human resources arena, including; needs assessments, programme design and delivery for both leading British and US multinational organisations. He has developed and managed corporate organisational, leadership, training & development for a major US Health and Personal Care company across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Peter has also established management development and training programmes throughout Central & Eastern Europe and Israel . He has worked in most of the countries of Europe, and was specifically located in Paris , Stockholm and London working in the field of; UK and international human resources, training and organisation development. He has cross cultural business experience at senior level in locations as diverse as; Islamabad, Moscow, Cairo, Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Johannesburg, New York, plus all the capital cities of Western, Central, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. | | Susie is an experienced HR consultant as well as an Organisational Behaviourist combining a practical, can do attitude with the skills associated with a Occupational Psychologist. Having worked in a variety of organisations including a background in the RAF, ASDA, logistics and financial services she has consulted in many different companies from small to medium organisations as well as blue chip companies such as Barclays, BAA and Westland Helicopters. Experience includes mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and acting as the HR programme leader. Don’t be worried that you are getting a academic Psychologist - this is definitely the best of both worlds. |
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Jane Budd | Jane has over 12 years experience as an independent HR Consultant and interim manager, with a particular focus on leading and managing the people aspects of transformational change, which she has undertaken most recently for BT, General Healthcare Group, BAA, Barclays and NESTA. Prior to this she gained 10 years practical operational experience of delivering HR strategies and team leadership as an HR Director. Jane is an HR generalist, but particular areas of expertise include: organisation diagnosis, development and design, leadership, culture and performance development. She brings clarity of thought, determination and pace of execution to complex HR challenges as well as a pragmatic, commercial approach which is highly valued by clients. She quickly establishes credibility with senior teams and builds supportive relationships with stakeholders in order to ensure that successful outcomes are achieved. | | A dedicated interim HR executive with an impressive track record of success and over 25 years experience in international blue chip companies and public sector organisations. Particular skills include strategic delivery, management of change, acquisitions, mergers and disposals, in addition to developing HR systems, job design and job evaluations, bespoke compensation and benefits strategies, performance management and leading negotiations with unions and employee representative. Broadly experienced in Global HR, with international experience in Asia, Middle East, Africa, Canada and Europe (including Eastern European States and the States of the Russian Federation). He is able to translate business strategies into deliverable HR plans and systems and to motivate and empower employees. |
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Emily Das | Emily Das has over 10 years experience in Human Resources gained in large international companies (PricewaterhouseCoopers, BP, Prudential), several public sector organisations and smaller businesses. Emily therefore understands HR issues relating to different size businesses, providing them with appropriate solutions. Emily is a flexible and self motivated HR professional with strong customer focus and highly developed interpersonal skills that enable her to work with staff at all levels. | | Lisa has almost 20 years' experience of HR practice in national and global organisations across a range of sectors and disciplines. After brief spells in financial services, the civil service and steel trading, she moved into HR in the voluntary sector. From there she moved to the NFU - Britain 's largest trade association - before taking up a post at Novartis Pharmaceuticals. For the past 7 years she has worked as a consultant on a wide range of projects across lots of different sectors including healthcare, telecoms, publishing, technology, financial services, and retail. She has a Masters in Strategic HRM and is BPS Level A & B accredited, using a range of assessment tools including CPI, OPQ, MBTI, 16PF and TMSDI. She is particularly interested in what makes people tick and is currently studying for a BSc Psychology. |
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