As an HR consultant, I work with small businesses who don’t have the need for a full-time HR person but regularly need advice and support – these are some of the things I do:
Employment legislation
- Advise on current employment law and best practice
- Advise on future legislation and the impact this will have on the organisation
- Design, review and implement handbooks, policies and procedure
- Draft Statement of Terms and Conditions
- Advise on disciplinary and grievance investigations
Employee relations
- Advise on effective performance management and appraisal systems
- Advise on rewards and benefits
- Advise on employee wellbeing
- Advise on employee communication
- Advise on talent management and retention
- Advise on building an engaged workforce through effective leadership
- Analyse the organisation’s current HR programs and design and implement solutions
- Advise on attracting, developing and retaining talent
Employee engagement
- Design, advise on and implement employee surveys
- Analyse data from employee surveys
- Advise on how results gathered from employee surveys can be used to create a more effective organisation
- Encourage stronger engagement through employee communication and feedback at individual, team and company level
- Advise on the delivery of consistent and comprehensive employee communications to support the business culture internally
Recruitment and selection
- Create job descriptions and person specifications
- Advise on best practice and fairness
- Write advertisements and advise on the best way to attract the best employees
- Design application forms
- Shortlist candidates
- Design interview scripts
- Sit on interview panels
- Liaise with potential candidates
- Advise with regards to onboarding
- Design induction programmes
Training delivery and design
- Custom-design individual and team training programmes
- Prepare training materials
- Deliver training programmes
- Research and book training venues
Coaching and mentoring
- Support organisation in building and maintaining highly functioning teams to create a positive business culture
HR Administration
- Advise on employee data and records
- Letters, forms, factsheets and how-to guides