Human Resources and Employment Law Consultancy

overview;
service offering;
approach
benefits
next steps

Overview

When you have grown your business from the original 'start in a broom cupboard' to something substantial, the achievement is gratifying, but it can also bring frustration as you become more distracted from your core activities as you grow. The major distraction is usually administrative matters, and is often related to implementing and maintaining effective human resources (HR) processes and procedures.

It is axiomatic that, regardless of size, industry or sector, a skilled, competent, high-performing and content workforce creates and sustains your business success. The opposite of course, could prejudice your business success.

You and your management team can feel pulled in different directions as you all struggle to remain up to date with the latest HR legislation while still remaining competitive. You may not yet be able justify a full time HR Manager of suitable seniority and competence. In this situation, you may consider employing an HR consultant to implement and oversee your HR strategy.

Service Offering

Employing a BCRM HR Consultant enables you to relax, safe in the knowledge that your company is compliant with all of the current regulations and that all of your HR issues are being taken care of, whilst you can focus on what you do best - that is running your company. BCRM do not use 'off the shelf' solutions as rarely do they fit your business, too many people want you to change your business to fit their consultancy advice or deliverables - we don't.

All of our consultancy is specifically designed for, and agreed by, you - the Client. BCRM has extensive experience of assisting Clients in this way, and can assist you in the following areas of your HR challenges:

Strategic HR Consultancy

Strategic HR consultancy services provide support for you to develop HR strategy in line with your business objectives.

Strategic HR is a broad term, some of the activities you may expect to get us involved with include, but are not limited to:

acquisitions / large scale staff transfers;
forecasting and preparing for capacity and skill needs;
HR management plan;
HR objectives;
HR performance measurement;
HR policies;
HR project planning
HR strategy planning;
site closures / sale of business;
succession planning;

Operational HR Consultancy

Operational HR consultancy provides advice and support to your managers and staff in the application of all HR policies.

Operational HR refers to day-to-day HR issues relating to implementing agreed policies and procedures within your business, some of the activities you may expect to get us involved with include, but are not limited to:

acceptable use policies;
contract reviews;
disciplinary handling;
employment contracts;
employment handbooks;
engaging employees in change.
grievance handling;
health and safety;
HR procedure development and maintenance;
on-site delivery support;
performance appraisals;
redundancy and restructures;
sickness and absence management;
training and development;
Tribunal claims support;
TUPE Transfers;
workplace mediation;

Training and Development Services

Getting the most out of your managers and employees is critical to the success of your business. Therefore training, coaching and ongoing development of your staff is pivotal to your success.

Training and development doesn't necessarily mean putting your staff in a classroom all day, it can incorporate various other tools such as:

business briefings;
commercial awareness sessions;
computer based learning reinforcement;
mentoring;
on-the-job training;
providing mentoring and coaching opportunities;
soft skills initiatives and development;
team work initiatives and development;
work experience;
work shadowing.

We can help with your training and development needs through a variety of means such as:

performing training needs analysis (TNA);
providing recommendations for future training and development;
providing soft skills training;
providing tailored courses to meet your needs;
providing training for managers and employees;
working with you to develop your training and development strategy;

Consultancy Outsourcing Options

BCRM will happily help you on a:

on-site service on an x days per month basis;
project by project basis.

This HR outsourcing formula works because a growing business needs the full range of HR management expertise but does not have the volume of personnel management work to cost-justify a full in-house service. Not only will our HR consultancy services reduce operating costs and improve productivity by freeing up in-house staff to concentrate on core activities, but an effective HR strategy also improves working relationships by enhancing communication and by laying down clearly-defined procedures.

By using our services, a company knows they have all they need on-tap, without the expense of an HR manager.

Approach

Using the BCRM approach to addressing HR and legislative requirements covers:

addressing operational HR issues;
addressing strategic HR issues
addressing training and development issues;
continuous improvement of the HR and legislative processes and procedures;
defining the scope of your business for HR and legislative purposes;
determining and agreeing relevant legislation and regulations applicable for the jurisdictions within the scope;
develop competent staff;
establishing the relevant HR processes and procedures;
implementing and operating the relevant HR processes and procedures within your business;
provide training, as appropriate;
understanding the business;

Benefits

The benefits of implementing BCRM's AML processes and procedures are that it:

demonstrates your legal and regulatory compliance;
develop an appropriate employment handbook for your employees
develop appropriate documented processes and procedures
enhances your customer's trust in you;
ensures you remain up to date in HR and legislative issues;
frees up your managers to allow them to concentrate on core deliverables;
know that you are contractually compliant with all of your employment contracts ad appropriately protected;
makes it easier for your new employees 'get up to speed' by following documented procedures;
produces well defined and documented procedures to address HR and legislative;
protects your reputation;
provides you support in 'one off specialised issues' such as Tribunals, terminations, etc.

Next Steps

BCRM has a number of other service offering, these are listed here;
BCRM is committed to providing a consistently high value service to our Clients;
Sian Watson, who remains personally 'hands-on' throughout the process, manages this process.
to understand how the BCRM suite of offerings can be used to transform your business, please contact us
we look forward to discussing your specific requirements, at your convenience;
whatever other type of consultancy you require, we can possibly offer a free Health Check.