Jacqueline Atkinson (Rodger) Email and Phone Number

• Collaborate with management to identify areas for organisational change and improvement as a result of service reviews.• Provide guidance and support to managers and employees through periods of transition.• Conduct impact assessments to evaluate the effects of organisational changes on employees and business operations.• Management of Voluntary Redundancy and Early Retirement process, including facilitating collective and individual consultation with the involvement of trade unions and gathering of figures for redundancy packages.• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements related to organisational change processes.• Provide advice and guidance to managers and employees on HR policies, procedures, and best practices.• Manage employee relations issues, including conflict resolution, disciplinary actions, and performance improvement plans.• Serve as a resource for employees regarding HR-related inquiries and concerns.

As we experience the legal market evolving at pace, becoming agile, entrepreneurial, and innovative it is now more important than ever to hire and retain high calibre legal talent for your firm. Iconic Resourcing are a highly regarded, well respected and solutions driven Legal Recruitment Partner of choice, supporting clients across Scotland within private practice and In-House. You’ll find our Legal team at industry events, hosting legal seminars and networking with our clients across the country. Having a background in HR I have a range of in-house recruitment experience across a range of sectors, and it is my focus to make sure that our clients and receive the best service and legal talent. I also work hard to assist candidates to achieve the positions best suited to them and that fit with their career aspirations. If you are looking for general advice around the Scottish legal market, seeking a new role or qualified solicitor for your firm, I'd be happy to help. I focus on the Scottish market in the recruitment of Partners, Senior Associates, Solicitors and NQs into private practice. I primarily focus on litigation-based opportunities across the country.

• Multi site role in a regional capacity of HR Business Partner, providing generalist HR support to 26 branches and 4 offices across the UK covering all people operation issues and requirements across the employee lifecycle. • Providing constructive and commercially driven advice to line managers on policies and procedures; and employment matters.• Supporting the development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems.• Management of the recruitment process in its entirety. Preparing of job descriptions, adverts and managing the hiring process in order to attract, retain and develop talent.• Create and implement effective onboarding plans.• Development and delivery of training.• Performance management• Manage complex employee relations caseload including dispute resolutions, disciplinary, grievance, absence, retirement and redundancy.• Conducting exit interviews and identifying trends• Working alongside Head of HR to drive change and culture initiatives in line with the People Strategy.

As above but covering Scotland and the North of England.

• Mentor and support Personnel Officers with day to day operations• Scheduling of seafarers taking into account charterer requirements, matrices and personal commitments and ensuring that seafarers have relievers in place in line with end of contracts• Identify areas where performance management needs particular attention and implement training plans with support for individual• Working to KPIs of timely reliefs, employment attrition, SCOPE etc• Forecasting and planning of manpower for future projects in line with business growth• First point of contact for recruitment and managing this process from initial contact with applicants through to offer.• Management of disciplinary process and providing guidance and support to managers• Acknowledge resignation letters and conduct exit interviews to establish the reason for leaving• Organisation and participation in Seafarer Conferences including presenting and teambuilding • Provide all appropriate HR guidance and support to the seafarer as well as the immediate team.• Providing, overseeing and ensuring that exceptional customer service is delivered to seafarers and internal departments.

• Main point of contact for sea staff for all matters, building strong, lasting relationships and forever ensuring the ship to shore relationship is in tact• Scheduling of crew changes, nominating ports for reliefs, ensuring relevant documents are in place in line with STCW requirements and Manila amendments• Ensuring personnel management system is up to date and accurate at all times with seatime, training records, appraisal notes etc• Working with the Training Department to ensure training requirements are fulfilled• Booking travel and accommodation, issue visa letters and assist with applications, issue seafarers with relevant joining documentation and travel plans• Conduct all officer appraisal reports. Review and follow-up with junior officers including closing out Crew Performance Reports/CPD, ensuring that every officer receives a telephone call or face to face discussion about their previous voyage, performance and career development.• Guiding junior officers through the stages of promotion and encouraging them to meet criteria and close out knowledge gaps to allow them to move up the ranks. • Arrange for support, maintenance and repatriation for crew members who have landed ashore for any reason• Participate in the Emergency Response Team as necessary and provide out of hours cover where required

• Responsible for Admin Assistant and admin operation• Management of recruitment process from initial contact with agency/ advertising to shortlisting, arranging interviews and selection of high calibre candidates and co-ordination of offer letters/ packs and contract maintenance• Management of the onboarding process, ensuring all new recruits are fully inducted and receive relevant training• Management of disciplinary process and ensuring procedures are followed in line with legislation• Holiday and absence management and creation of monthly board report• Providing advice and support to employees with regard to HR and Safety issues• Updating of policies and procedures (HR and QSHE) in line with ISO9001• Reviewing of Risk Assessments• Co-ordinating of occupational health checks across 9 sites and over 200 operational staff• Compiling of health and safety documents, contractor questionnaires, pre-qualifications and tender documents• Management of OSHENS system in its entirety (Safety, Health and Environmental Management and Reporting System), running various management reports on a monthly basis for review.• Responsible for obtaining and maintaining various awards, including RoSPA, CHAS, Contructionline and also had considerable input into OHSAS18001, ISO14001 and ISO 9001 accreditations.• Receive and process insurance claims, including motor and liability, all the while reducing the amount of claims made, liaising with third parties, loss adjusters and solicitors