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H R PROFESSIONAL,wide ranging experience in both a Private and Public sector environment. Operating at the forefront of cultural change in a customer orientated business/serviceStrategic and operational management,acquisition and HR project management,due diligence in acquisition and/or closures, manage integration including consultation, negotiation and communications processesSupport operational management on performance management and succession planning develop and update succession plans, expert employee relations for operational management, develop proactive solutions to resolve people issues and share best practice Operated in a Consultancy role across a range of business sectors and all HR practice areas in particular Employment Law. Guidance from line Managers to Board of Directors on employment law matters, preparation and advocacy for Employment Tribunals, reward, resourcing and re-engineeringLeading a professional HR and Workforce Development team, Operated on a multi-site basis across Europe with 2 manufacturing plants and 6 Sales and Marketing operations.Established personal performance development review process which is the basis of Staff Development capturing work on Behavioural Competencies. Lead negotiator on substantive and procedural matters,building a positive employee relations climate working in partnership with the union fostering a partnership approach.As Head of HR at Saint-Gobain Glass,responsible for strategy and established an operational workforce through a competency based framework. Creating a learning culture achieveing liP accreditationI established a Partnership agreement with the GMBDeveloping internal and external communications. Bring change about through colleagues by articulating the Vision and showing the benefits and importantly meeting the organisation objectives.Specialties: Acquisition and Mergers, HR project management, both strategic and operational focus, cultural change, consultation, negotiation and communications expertise, negotiating skills, outsdtanding employee relations skills in strong unionised environments.

Listed skills include Employment Law, Performance Management, Tupe, Hr Policies, and 44 others.