IN THE SPOTLIGHT: RECRUITMENT & HR
DON’T FORGET TO TAKE HR INTO CONSIDERATION
As businesses grow, they evolve into something else entirely - whether that is through outsourcing, insourcing, acquiring or merging with other companies or growing to an entity large enough to sell. With change of this scale, a company director’s head is likely to be
taken over with all sorts of considerations, and the financial and operation elements of the change often take priority. Mary Dovey, owner of HR consultancy Your People
Matter(s), has found often the HR steps required are considered too late. She said: “When buying or selling companies, businesses often don’t engage with HR until they’re quite far along in the process. Ideally, organisations should take HR advice into consideration at the decision-making stage, as potential issues and costs relating to employees can have an impact on finances and operations.” Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of
Employment) Regulations, known as TUPE, see the transferring of employees from one employer to another and can be a hugely complex process, as regulations stipulate an employee’s contractual terms and conditions are also transferred. Mary added: “The impact of
transferring staff cannot be underestimated. While TUPE protects employees’ rights when the business transfers to a new employer, the personal impact will vary for each employee. Communicating, consulting and involving HR in the process will help alleviate any concerns from staff and, hopefully, avoid any serious problems for employers.”
Email:
mary@yourpeoplematter.com
UNDERSTANDING YOUR PEOPLE
East Midlands HR Limited offers a wide range of HR services to serve a variety of businesses and clients. CIPD qualified, with over 13
years’ HR experience, Nicky Buckley (pictured), set up her business to partner businesses within the East Midlands area without internal People Function and those needing specialist support or specific projects to help their business maximise their people and help them develop. Nicky said: “I can provide
‘WHEN BUYING OR SELLING
COMPANIES, BUSINESSES OFTEN DON’T ENGAGE WITH HR’
Mary Dovey IT PAYS TO ATTRACT TOP TALENT
As we all continue driving forward against a backdrop of economic and political uncertainty, it’s good to take the time to review matters that are closer to home – the employment market and our workforces, urges Impact Recruitment director Paul Hooper. Unemployment has not been
lower since December 1974, recorded as 3.8% in April 2019, representing 1.3 million people out of work. And with Northamptonshire salaries being around 7.5% below the UK national average, according to The Office of National Statistics (ONS) reports, many are finding it harder than ever to find quality candidates. Paul said: “It’s no surprise that a
key motivator for an employee is their pay, so if employers don’t set it at the right level they’re not going to attract or retain good workers. To help our clients competitively define their commercial role packages we conducted a local salary survey.
Paul Hooper “The clients who have embraced
this have seen an improvement in candidate quality and increased staff retention, ultimately resulting in a better output from their workforces. “The survey summary concluded
that for the commercial roles reviewed, the average salary variance compared to the national UK average was actually 4.56% lower, rather than 7.5% lower as reported by the ONS. This is good news for local employers and
employees – though still an
indication that it may be more fruitful to seek work outside of Northamptonshire for higher reward. “Employers may have to pay
more than they intended, but if it’s the difference between filling a vacancy and maintaining productivity and service, it’s definitely worth the investment.”
Visit:
www.impactrecruitment.co.uk
Thomas International DISC Personality profiling and Emotional Intelligence, which will help you and your people understand their profile and how to adapt this to be successful. “Training packages can be
delivered at your premises or at off-site training facilities. East Midlands HR can work with you to create a People Strategy to support Colleague Engagement, aiding productivity and retention. “The Legal Compliance
service will consist of a full audit of your recruitment, onboarding, pay and holidays, working time regulations, data protection, focus group and disciplinary and grievance processes. “This is a pro-active opportunity to prevent disciplinary processes, causing you time and tribunal costs. If you are a growing business, then Organisation Design can support you to understand your environment and implement change to increase your business performance.” Nicky also volunteers for the
CIPD Northants committee and as an enterprise advisor for young people at a local school.
Organisations that can provide students with experiences of workplaces or other support or those who want to arrange an initial consultation so Nicky can provide bespoke solutions for their business should call 07973 353498 or visit
www.eastmidlandshr.com
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