We help international businesses achieve their goals through French HR support for their local entity. We help our clients in a similar way to an internal HR team and aim to bring them peace of mind when coming across French HR challenges.Karine Lipinski founded Viridian HR Ltd in 2015 and Viridian HR SAS in 2023. With HR expertise in both France and the UK, many of our clients initially contact us to deal with the legal differences between the two countries and the associated complexities in the day-to-day running of their business. As part of our extended team, we are supported by a French lawyer.We pride ourselves on giving pragmatic French HR advice that takes into account the fact that clients operate in culturally different work environments.Our experience in France spans across a variety of industries, collective bargaining agreements, business sizes and structures. To know more about our clients and how we have helped them, please read the testimonials on our Home and Services Page. If you’re looking for expertise in French Human Resources, look no further. We’d be delighted to help!

Connor are people experts and we’ve been providing practical advice and support to businesses and their people for 25 years.For businesses, we help you through the whole employee lifecycle:- recruitment and search- talent and organisation development- career transition and outplacement.We provide day to day HR services and lead organisational design, people strategy and change management projects. We are flexible, pragmatic and passionate about helping businesses improve performance through their people.We don’t just advise you – we actually do the work for you, delivering results so you can get on with running your business. For individuals, we help you enhance your performance, giving you the confidence and expertise to build a better career.Some consultants just don’t give you a personal service. Your partnership with Connor will be different – you will receive individual care and attention.To read what our clients say and find out more, please visit connor.co.uk.

Following the acquisition of businesses in Europe, I was appointed to understand and translate into action plans the HR needs for the UK and France. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS• Analysed business needs and priorities for HR initiatives within EMEA businesses• Delivered the 2015 HR Roadmap for EMEA• Delivered a new recruitment process and supporting documentation to fulfil roles in a tight job market• Put in place and negotiated recruitment PSL, built relationships with agencies and managed recruitment cycle including taking part in interviewing• Advised on implementation of procedures to comply with legislation• Suggested improvements to contracts, employee handbook, exit interviews, company communication etc.• Handled day to day employee relations topics

Delivered on all aspects of Human Resources at operational and strategic levels. Responsible for advising on all issues relating to HR and the running of the business, within the relevant statutory framework and in line with best practice.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS• Created and led on employee engagement strategies including management development program, 360 feedback, employee satisfaction survey• Decreased staff turnover and absenteeism levels below market average• Introduced and trained on a standardised recruitment process to improve the quality of our recruitment• Introduced and kicked off the project to define the company culture, by organising a team event for the Senior UK management team • Built strong relationships with the French business in order to develop relevant Group HR strategies• Chose and implemented HR software and presented it as a user at the CIPD HR Software Show in 2011• Managed HR budget to deliver HR strategies• Avoided employment tribunal claims by dealing with integrity and ethics with all employees

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS• Introduced and developed first-class HR and Learning & Development teams (team of 6) able to support the business and its employees• Advised Management Team on HR related topics• Brought in-house the management of employment law and employee relations matters • Redefined relationship with payroll provider, resulting in increased trust from employees on payroll matters• Interviewed for IT, Production/Supply Chain and Customer Services positions• Created a robust performance management toolkit for managers• Standardised the company’s annual review process• Introduced annualised hours in Production to decrease the need for interim workers• Advised and accompanied change in the Call Centre’s working hours in an intensive period of change• Successfully managed two employee relocations to new premises• Implemented grading structures for the business with supporting competency frameworks • Reviewed/consulted and rolled out new benefits such as pension, employee discounts etc.• Introduced clear and accurate MI reporting• Proposed Key Talent Management Program • Supported and introduced employee representatives• Renegotiated recruitment agency agreements and service level agreements for permanent, fixed-term and interim workers• Avoided employment tribunal claims by dealing with integrity and ethics with all employees

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS• Centralised and managed all HR related topics for Operations Teams such as payroll, employee relations, recruitment etc.• Introduced and trained on management guidelines to deal consistently with HR related topics• Ensured adequate staff levels to cover 24/7 operations• End to end recruitment of both permanent and temporary employees• Took over stock ordering for the Production department• Chose stock management software for the UK business

Worked at the "Direction Commerciale France" that employed around 900 employees in le Plessis-Robinson (92) France.Responsibilities included the analysis of management training needs, training data analysis, training efficiency analysis, training coordination, coordination of the annual job event for internal transfers.

Company of around 40 employees located in les Ulis (91), France.Responsibilities included all aspects of HR administration, development (inductions, annual training plan/budget, negotiations, coordination, analysis of efficiency...), recruitment coordination, management of the company car fleet incl. negotiation and orders.