Spirit HR

read moreSpirit HR is an ambitious HR consultancy business that is as determined for your business as for itself. Set up by Donna Fairbrass in 2006 the vision was to provide progressive HR support to businesses needing quick, pragmatic, legally compliant response to immediate HR challenges. This has grown as Donna has seen that businesses also want the right company rules in place so that everyone understands how things work in their company. The approach is very collaborative, and business focused. Donna and her team of carefully selected consultants are enthused by businesses wanting to deal with issues, develop good people management principles and practices and use these to support their own business growth.

read moreIt's all in the detail. And, the detail changes regularly leaving it potentially difficult for a business owner to keep up to date with apparently minor changes that could have a major impact on their plans or decisions. We provide practical information and advice, in plain English, to resolve the issues you have. We can discuss with you the factors that you need to take into account with any of your preferred options in order that you are fully informed. We provide regular updates to clients about legislative changes.

read moreSometimes, when business has gone through a cycle of change the result is the sad loss of members of staff when posts are made redundant. We can help you by providing outplacement coaching for those affected staff. Support is also available for those remaining in the business who can feel unsettled and insecure following change and redundancy. We can provide specific coaching to help the exiting member of staff with job search, CVs or just coming to terms with the redundancy. Each individual will have different needs.

read moreIdeally a business should have some tool or method to measure the performance of their staff against the objectives of the role. Sometimes a business has some challenges where a member of the team is not performing to the level they should be, or previously have been. We can work with you, very closely, to guide you through a route that will protect you, and gather the fullest understanding possible the issues surrounding the performance. This could be related in internal matters or external matters, or even health.

read moreThere is a range of documentation that is either required or recommended for employees. These range from the varying options of contract of employment depending on what basis you have employed someone, staff handbook, appraisal polices and procedures - some required by law, and a range of others that might be beneficial to your organisation. We have experience of proving a range of employment related documentation into businesses of varying sizes and in varying industries. Whilst the required elements will be fixed, there remains scope to tailor these documents to suit your business, from a standard permanent contract through to a contract for services for any freelance resources you bring in.

read moreWe can assist you with scoping out roles that are either new, or newly vacant, to ensure the right fit to your business needs. The right people, with the right attitude, behaviours, skills and experience will continue to be fundamental to your business. We will work with you on a recruitment strategy, bringing in other professionals, such as Recruitment Agencies, if required. We will discuss recruitment options with you, and support you right through the advertising, short listing, interviewing and appointment stages.

read moreBusiness focused staff development will benefit your business. Staff feel more appreciated and motivated by a company that takes an interest in their development and training. The training need is likely to have been clearly identified as a business need whether it's a current need, or a need to have a skill for the future for planned business growth. Work in this area might arise further to business change. We can identify the gap between your team's present skills and the skills you need for your business.

read moreSpirit HR has significant experience of managing redundancy exercises in very large organisations and in very small. With considerable experience in the specialist wider HR field of Employee Relations that includes redundancy management, Spirit HR has managed a redundancy programmes in different business sizes from a Blue Chip global company, with employee numbers of 10,000 over 26 national sites, and a small employer with 2 part-time staff. Spirit HR provides half-day seminars on various HR topics, including redundancy where we tell you how to get it right and also the common and frequent things that are easy to get wrong.