Ashley Heeley Email & Phone Number

York, Gb

York, Gb

York

Advising clients on HR matters and taking claimant cases to Employment Tribunal

North Of England

Providing HR support to SME's who may not have their own HR Dept. ensuring that your business has robust HR policies and procedures to ensure that you can effectively manage your staff and provide expert support to the business to help maximise its opportunities.

Selby

I am available for any interim assignments or any HR Consultancy requirements.With over 30 years experience in HR across a number of industries, I have a track record of being able to operate at a strategic level and devising and implementing HR solutions to business issues..Key Skills • Excellent communication skills• Experience in project management • Expertise in Employment Law and handling disciplinary and grievance hearing• Strong team leadership, problem solving, and interpersonal skills • Developing and implementing strategic HR solutions• Highly experienced in TUPE• Change Management and Performance Management• High standards of integrity, discretion and confidentiality• IT skills• Influencing• Coaching mentoring

Bradford

A qualified and highly experienced senior HR Professional with the ability to function effectively at both a strategic and operational level. Able to devise and deliver innovative and practical solutions to HR issues with a view wherever possible to improving business performance. Excellent interpersonal communication and influencing skills in an ability to gain acceptance of HR solutions from all stakeholders- Introduced an attendance management policy that reduced absenteeism from 10% to 3%.- Conducted a major restructuring exercise in response to the downturn in 2008 which saw a 30% reduction in the workforce with a small number of ET claims all of which were successfully defended.- Devised and implemented a flexible benefit scheme and Total Reward Statements which provided employees choice, increased awareness of total package, improved engagement and awareness of the Barrett Steel Brand.- Researched and implemented a new HR,Payroll and Time and attendance system including the use of employee self service which significantly improved the access to HR data and allowed employees to access payslips, request holidays. change personal details on-line.- Developed and introduced a Drug and Alcohol Policy that includes For Cause and Random testing for the first time.- Led negotiations with Trade Unions on terms and conditions and restructuring, including the changing of contracts to reduce terms and conditions to ensure the business remained viable.- Advised senior managers and directors on all employee relations issues including dismissals, grievances and ET claims. Successfully defended all claims that went to an ET including Whistleblowing, Unfair Dismissa and Redundancy. One case is used as an example by an EEF advisor as best practice.- Developed and administered Company Car policy reducing the fleet cost.- Involved in numerous acquisitions involving TUPE.- Developed a major strategic Management Development Programme.

HR Manager for Rail Contractor employing 1000 staff

Bradford

Responsible for the European Branch offices and the EMEA Sales Teams. Involved in:- Organisational Development- Recruitment- Salary Planning- Performance Management and Training needs ID

Bradford

HR Manager for Chemical Manufacturing Site.- Implemented a major restructuring pioneering the introduction of annualised hours with local TU which resulted in major cost savings and as a result the site received direct investment from the US parent company which doubled capacity.- Implemented redundancy programmes resulting in no ET claims- Succesfully recruited staff at all levels- Streamlined the Co.car policy resulting in cost and time savings

Swindon

Recruitment of specialist Engineers (RF, Software, Firmware, Research etc) for facility manufacturing and developing Base Stations for GSM Mobile Networks

Birstall - Leeds

HR Manager of Warehouse and Distribution areas of large manufacturing site.

Wakefield

Site HR Manager at the Horbury Road site, which employed 800 full and part-time staff. Responsibilities included:- Change Managment-Large scale downsizing- Restructuring- Employee Relations- Recruitment- Discipline and Grievance including Employment Tribunals

Hull

Personnel Officer for Manufacturing and Technical Depts on large manufacturing site. Main responsibilities included:- Industrial Relations including annual wage negoatiations- Discipline and Grievances- Recruitment from shop floor to Senior Management- Graduate recruitment and development

Opened a new Service Area on the A34 near Winchester.-Recruited all staff for the new site Trained staff in Operational requirements- Dealt with any disciplinary and grievance matters- Workforce planning to meet demand- Attendance mgt

Post Grad Diploma, Personnel Management

Hnd, Public Administration

O Levels

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