Barnardo’s transforms the lives of vulnerable children across the UK. Work with the Assistant Director to deliver the UK People Strategy and PlanAdvise, support and coach managers to deal with a range of employee relations matters including disciplinary and grievance, managing performance and capability issues, absence management, Employment Tribunals and TUPE transfersAdvise and support managers during change programmes, exit and redundancy and redeployment programmesCollate learning and development needs identified and agreed by managers and staffAdvise, consult and assist with the identification of L&D interventions, guiding managers to the most appropriate solutions Manage the L&D plan reporting progress to the Assistant Director Monitor compliance with policies and procedures coaching managers to understand the implications of their actionsResponsible for line managing People Administrator and Recruitment Assistant/sMaintain working relationships with UNISONAssist managers with the identification of vacancies, interviewing and administrating testing as required Support the delivery of a professional People service across the UKWork with the Assistant Director and colleagues to continually improve the People serviceAttend external meetings and represent Barnardo's as required Develop external networks to enhance professional knowledgeAchievementsSuccessfully obtained the position of People AdvisorEnsuring the department maintained effectiveness and efficiency during the period of consultation and restructureIdentified as being the nominated People Advisor to 50% of projects within the North EastParticipating with the creation and delivery of HR workshopsIdentified as being the North East regions 'Super user' for Oracle Direct Input Participant of the People Management & Case Management team meetingsUndertake PAPI assessment centres as requiredEnsuring continued effectiveness and efficiency of the department

within the HR Department Salary £8.44 per hourThe company was founded in the early 1970s by two entrepreneurs, who were Jack Cynamon and Alan Green, hence the Jacques Vert name. It was basically a supplier to the wholesale trade. The business flourished through until the late 1980s when it started up a separate retail division, but its growth and its profitability was mainly in the wholesale side. Recently they announced a £18m takeover offer for textile manufacturer William Baird; Covering Staff Holiday - 3 weeksReporting directly to the HR ManagerEnsuring all relevant documentation relating to contract of employment sent to candidatesProcessing of leavers to ensure payroll and exit paperwork correctIssuing of staff uniform entitlement where appropriateLiasing with store and area managers to ensure correct information given to the HR departmentCalculating holiday entitlement for zero hours staffMaintaining records on the HR computer system, Team SpiritProviding general support to the department in a time when they were experiencing an increase of staff activity due to the takeoverProviding support to the HR Advisor

Sanofi-Synthelabo is a Blue Chip Company involved in research and development (Alnwick site) into the eradication of Cardiovascular Disease and Thrombosis. The company specialise in four important therapy areas. Sanofi-Synthelabo has become a leader in developing new, effective medicines that make a valuable contribution to public health all over the world. In each of these areas, Sanofi work closely with specialist charities, patient associations, scientific societies, the NHS and other UK healthcare organisations to share knowledge provide practical support and raise awareness of the issues involved. Reporting directly to the HR DirectorProviding support to the Training and Development Officer to validate all training requirements had been delivered correctlyLiasing with training providersBooking training courses Liasing with both Purchasing and Finance departments ensuring requisitions and payments are correctEnsuring all invoices are correct before payments are madeCollating of payroll data from managers and liaising with payroll bureauLiasing with Occupational Health Nurse upon specific mattersProviding support to the HR Advisor

Cobalt underwent corporate rebranding) Salary £21,000 per annumReporting directly to the General ManagerAs part of the Executive Team we meet weekly to discuss matters of cost cutting, proposed projects, staffing issues and corporate strategyProvide comprehensive and proactive support to the senior management team, departmental managers and employeesRecruitment of all permanent staff. Preparing internal/external advertisements, liaising with agencies interviewing candidates, managing all recruitment administration from offer letter to first day inductionInitiate exit interviews to analyse trends, calculate redundancy payments and control leaver process Collating of payroll data from managers and liaising with payroll bureauProvide statistical analysis to the General Manager for our Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) on sickness levels and staff turnoverResponsible for administrating all aspects of benefits package. Group administrator for pension/ life assurance and health care schemesMaintaining, updating and implementing company policies and proceduresLiaising with the Health and Safety representative to ensure continued safety of staffActively participating in any Disciplinary and Grievance proceduresMaintaining and updating HR pages on the Company IntranetAchievementsCreating a comprehensive HR department from conceptionInitialising a staff committee Implementing an Employee of the Month schemeCreation of a staff handbookCreation of a development review system with training to senior staff in line with our Corporate policyImplementing manual handling training for the siteImplementing a Time and Attendance system for the site and undertaking the necessary training to all staffRaising the profile of Vertis Swindon by joining the Swindon HR Forum attended by local businesses

Greeting and directing visitorsEnsuring H&S regulations for visitors adhered toAnswering and directing calls very busy B.T Meridian 61 switchboard with windows based Dirigent attachmentArranging a variety of travel requirements

Responsible for a team of 20 staff within the reception/switchboard and reservations departments. Roistering of shiftsUndertaking pay and performance reviewsManaging the day to day running of the department

Working positions located anywhere within the First/Business/Economy class cabinsEnsuring safety of passengers Serving duty free and in flight refreshments Multi national customers

Based at both Manchester and Newcastle AirportsWorking on domestic/schedule/charter flightsEnsuring safety to passengersServing duty free and in flight refreshments

Checking in and out of guestsTaking reservations Answering a busy switchboard