Helen Mccahon Email & Phone Number

London, GB

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

• Co-ordinated full range of HR activity:
• Managed monthly and fortnightly payrolls.
• Introduced HR policies, processes and templates.
• Advised on employee relations issues.
• Set up range of EVP initiatives.
• Led recruitment campaigns.

London, United Kingdom

• Co-ordinated HR activity in UK for global travel company (Kuoni Tumlare - part of the JTB Corporation):
• Managed recruitment, including liaison with UK Visas and Immigration and review of contracts of employment.
• Managed change, including co-ordination of TUPE transfer, contribution to significant redundancy exercise and introduction of range of measures designed to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
• Co-ordinated onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Advised on remuneration and benefits issues e.g. salary sacrifice schemes, pension auto-enrolment.
• Managed range of benefits, select appropriate suppliers, negotiate rates, co-ordinate online enrolment process.

• Provided range of consultancy services to London charity:
• Reviewed and updated maternity, parental leave and time off for dependants policies including line manager guidelines and model letters.
• Introduced retirement policy and process including model letters.
• Facilitated competence based interviews.
• Advised on redundancy processes and termination of fixed term contracts.

• Implemented significant changes to main UK schemes – introduction of new section, early retirement facility and serious ill-health option.
• Responsible for pension aspects of UK severance review.
• Led project on tax implications of Finance Act 2009 for high earners in UK and developed targeted communications.
• Co-ordinated complex communications with HMRC and affected individuals relating to change in normal minimum pension age.
• Pension focal point for portfolio activities in UK.
• Co-ordinated review of pension scheme booklets.

• Led London HR network and represented them on pan-UK forum.
• Co-ordinated transition of local policies to standard UK or global policies e.g. aligned discretionary redundancy notice periods.
• Developed and implemented London consultation model and key player in resulting forum.
• HR focal point for major office refurbishment programme e.g. led removal of daily lunch allowance.
• Project managed divestment of subsidiary business.
• Managing editor of in-house newspaper.

• Identified key terms and conditions harmonisation issues and solutions in proposed joint venture.
• Co-ordinated TUPE transfer of staff into new employing company to enhance tax efficiency.
• Produced best practice contracts of employment guide.
• Responsible for production of drugs and alcohol awareness video to support introduction of policy.
• Reviewed and outsourced London training provision and re-negotiated supplier contracts.
• Introduced global open resourcing system into Downstream businesses.

Ba Hons 1St Class, Latin

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