Full Profile : Year on year the introduction of new legislation in the areas of Employment and Health & Safety Law makes the life of an employer increasingly complicated. In fact it’s quite common for employers to be unaware of changes in the law or of implications of new legislation; they are, after all, trying to run a business. We help employers to understand and deal with their responsibilities, designing bespoke systems for their business and giving them the reassurance of knowing that there is a team of specialists supporting them every step of the way.

Underpinning all our advice is a legal expenses indemnity scheme. This provides protection against representation costs and compensation awards at all employment tribunals. With an ever increasing array of complaints to tribunal, and the levels of awards increasing every year, this is becoming the stuff of nightmares for employers everywhere. As well as the most cited complaint of unfair dismissal, we insure against the discrimination claims for race, sex, disability, religion or belief and dismissals in respect of Trade Union activities. To complement and support our services we have a dedicated team of advisors whose knowledge and expertise is available 24 hours a day, via our advice line.

Another challenge for employers is Health & Safety law. This is an area of the law that can have the most far-reaching ramifications for both individuals and companies. However, with all the other matters that company owners have to deal with, Health & Safety law is often pushed down the list of priorities when people are busy – which is not a wise approach.

The principals and practices for the successful management of Health & Safety are no different to those managing the core activities of a business: setting policies, organising, planning and implementing, and measuring and reviewing performance

Services : Employment System:

• Statement of Terms and Conditions
• Management and Employee Handbooks
• Employment Procedures Manual
• A 24 Hour Advice Line
• An Indemnity Scheme
• And training and bespoke support

Health & Safety System:

• A Health & Safety Policy Statement
• The organisation and arrangements for implementation of the policy
• Safety rules in respect of employees, visitors and outside contractors
• Monitoring the policy so as to ensure its continuing effectiveness

Testimonials :
‘NorthgateArinso Employer Services provide a highly professional 24 hour advice line for all employment law issues. I believe their success lies in their approach: they build key relationships with the client in order to provide practical employment law advice that is frank, open and honest and, wherever possible, relevant to the client company’s culture and ethos’ HR Manager, Building Sector
‘In the unfortunate event of a tribunal, the advocacy team are committed and efficient in reaching the most positive outcome possible for the client’ HR Director, Food Sector

‘NorthgateArinso Employer Services take the immediate stress out of any tribunal claim because as a client you have the confidence to make the right employment decisions’ HR Manager, Restaurants Sector

‘NorthgateArinso Employer Services always provides me with the support I need. Over the past 12 months I have had some complex HR issues to deal with and their support has been fantastic’ Head of Human Resources

‘I would like to take this opportunity to thank all at NorthgateArinso Employer Services for the solid, excellent service that you have provided for both Employment and Health & Safety law. In these days of ever changing legislation it is very reassuring to know that expert advice is just a telephone call away. The Advice Line staff remains friendly, supportive, informative and offer a first class service at all times’ Personnel Manager, Wholesale Sector

Full Profile : Priory Consulting has been in existence for 5 years and specialises in providing quality support to businesses to enable them to get the best from their employees for the overall benefit of the business.

Priory Consultants are all CIPD qualified and operate to the stringent professional standards expected of a professional organisation.

Whilst specialising in working and supporting the SME sector, Priory has undertaken work across all sectors and all sizes of company including work and projects for Business Link (BL Registered Consultants) and the Learning and Skills Council.

Priory prefers to work with companies in an integrated way to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness and ensuring the company objectives are met.

Priory recognises the need to work flexibly to meet the clients requirements and also at a cost that can demonstrate real value for money

Services : Recruitment and Retention, Personnel advice and support, Training and development, HR/Personnel policies and processes. Employment Law. Mentoring, management consultancy, Discipline & Grievance, Worklife balance

Testimonials :
The coaching gave me the time and help to consider options. This has been of benefit to the Business" (CEO Southampton)

"The best training course I have ever attended" (Childcare worker HCC)

"The report was exactly what I needed, just what I wanted, and delivered right ontime" (LSC Client)

"I wish all my staff could attend this (assertiveness and confidence building) course" (Childcare Manager, Bucks CC.)

"He has made me realise my true potential and goals in life" (CEO Charity)

Full Profile : HR Advantage is a leading human resource services company. Our job is to help organisations achieve their objectives through their people. This can cover everything from on call advice and guidance to a full outsourced human resource management service.

We have a growing team of employed HR professionals, including an employment lawyer and support staff – 18 at the last count – working from three main locations – High Wycombe, Honiton in Devon and Shrewsbury.

Our clients are spread throughout the UK and we are doing an increasing amount of work in mainland Europe. The smallest employs just one member of staff – we produced their essential employment documentation - and the largest employs over 10,000 across Europe – we help them manage their European Works Council. We supply a growing number of listed businesses with a full outsourced HR service.

In the last month we have provided recruitment support, helped manage grievance and disciplinary matters, led HR input to acquisitions, mergers and restructuring, advised on pay and benefits design and undertaken a full HR management service to 50 different employers.

Our services our individually tailored and personally delivered. At HR Advantage you know who are working with. Our administration support is backed by leading technology. Our full range of services is unrivalled in the SME market. Clients choose us because we are expert, practical, good to work with and cost effective.

Services : HR Outsourcing, Employment law advice, Change projects (e.g Merger, TUPE, Reorganisation), Pay and benefits, Recruitment process management, Training, Employee assessments, HR administration.

Full Profile : Commercial Hub HR is based in The Mansion House at historical Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire. We provide nationwide services, with international HR exposure for a number of our retained Clients.

Our qualified HR Consultants have a range of specific disciplines to bring expertise to HR Projects in SME's and blue chip organisations, and to support smaller business who require outsourced HR support.

Our commercial attitude towards HR Management has established our reputation, and testimonials are available to support our claims.

If you need HR Consultancy for specific project requirements, or need HR services but your business isn't quite large enough to justify the expense then please call us for a no obligation discussion.

We provide a total solutions for strategic, and importantly, commercially driven HR Services:

~ HR Consultancy services to larger businesses, usually on a project basis, across a range of specialist areas.

~ HR outsourced services to small businesses on a flexible and cost effective basis.

We provide systems and documentation to ensure compliance to employment law, and provide regular updates according to case law changes.

Our core differentiator is that we recognise that each business has unique needs in terms of HR management and we ensure that employment law creates minimum disruption and maximum return on investment.

Services : HR Consultancy and Outsourced HR Specialists providing basic compliance as the foundation to delivering strategic HR initiatives and management to ensure maximum return on people investment.

Testimonials :
"Commercial Hub has the rare ability of providing a pragmatic solution to challenging business and HR issues. I have always found the advice to be of excellent value and delivered in a timely manner."

David Webber, CEO, PatSystems

"Commercial Hub has helped me to sleep at night! - Employment law and HR issues can be a real headache for small businesses but I am confident that by following her advice we will not fall foul of ever changing legislation. In addition to providing us with a comprehensive staff handbook and employment contract wording, which helps us present a professional image to both existing and potential employees, she has already helped us to manage a staff performance issue in a way that protects the business from any accusations of wrongful process.

They are always quick to react to any questions and goes the extra mile rather than doing the minimum you might expect. I would highly recommend her for her experience, energy and the value for money that her service represents."

Ian Hardy, Managing Director, Onyx Recruitment

"Elaine Pennell, the driving force behind Commercial Hub is a commercially savvy HR Specialist with a keen eye not just for price but for quality, service levels & sustainable business partnerships. Elaine is knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and a pleasure to work with able to bring the best out in people or turnaround challenging situations for mutually beneficial results."

Jonathan Pearson, Agile Limited

Full Profile : ibd specialises in helping small and medium sized businesses to achieve their goals. We provide you with experienced support, tailored to your needs. If you are not sure what your problem is, we will undertake a free business check to help identify your problem and then provide the experience and skills necessary to overcome it. All our advisers have extensive experience, coupled with deep business skills, enthusiasm and if necessary support from a rapidly growing UK and international network. With over 300 Advisers, you are never far away from the support and problem solving power that our network provides.
Whatever you need, we help by:
• carrying out diagnostic reviews to analyse the causes of problems
• delivering practical, independent advice to solve problems quickly
• delivering ongoing support
• identifying causes of problems rather than dealing with symptoms
• injecting new ideas to keep your business sharp
• providing strategic advice for the longer term development of the business
• rolling up our sleeves and getting involved and giving the management team the support they so often lack
We are focused on adding real value to the business that you have created. And we don’t stop thinking about your problem when we leave your office. Our ability to call on other specialist skills from within our network means that whatever the question, we can quickly find the answers and expertise that your business needs.

Services : ibd can help with every aspect of your business including:



business growth, market investigation, financial control, general management, IT, HR, mentoring and interim management

Testimonials :
Practical, straight talking and affordable
"ibd is the most practical, straight talking and affordable resource that I have found for small businesses. It operates a network of Business Advisers across the country that specialise in small to medium size businesses and nothing else."
"It ensures that all its advisers have real-life experience of running a business. This means that they can roll their sleeves up and help, if you want them to, as well as offering advice. It also means that behind each Adviser is a central resource, with expertise in everything from raising funding to avoiding insolvency".
"ibd will give you a free one-hour Business Health Check, and they are flexible in how and when they charge for their services".
Anna Hopkiss, Teach Yourself Books, "Small Business Health Check"

Professional
I would like to thank PH and PK for the professional manner in which you delivered the two day "Business Plan Rectification" workshop. It was exactly what was needed and was of great value.
As you are aware I have spent a long period of time researching and writing the Lifestyle Vouchers International Business Plan and had been assisted by a number of other Business Advisers along the way. You, however brought with you considerable business experience and have developed the Plan into a document that can be implemented in the real world and one that gives us confidence for the future.
Neil Rinaldi, MD - Lifestyle Vouchers International Ltd

Full Profile : Health & Safety On-site consulting service.

Competent Person Support scheme

Safety Sampling and Safety Audits, & Hazard Analysis reports

Conduct Fire Risk Assessment & other Risk Assessments

Health and Safety policy making advice.

Compile Safe Systems of Work

On site training of staff on, fire safety, manual handling, Health & Safety, Display Screen Equipment. Electrical safety, Stress, COSHH and more.

On site, conducting of tests for employees after training session, and then issuing personal development certificates of achievement.

Print management, of employee handbooks, training manuals, training matrixs, booklets, leaflets and documents.

Site security advice, and printing of photo ID cards for Staff & visitor and contractor access control, with fire evacuation procedure on reverse of card.

Accident recording and accident investigation.

Setting up of systems controls and procedures to ensure compliance with the law.

Services : All aspects of health and safety legislative requirements requiring a competent person. Our day rate at present is £300 per day for on site working with the customer to ensure compliance with the law.

Testimonials :
The Corporate Manslaughter law from April 2008, meant that company directors face severe sentences for gross breaches of health and safety law. The new offences bill shortly to become law raised the bar again, with penalties going up from £5,000 per offence up to £20,000 per offence, and giving the lower courts powers to issue prison sentences for gross breaches.

As an employer, you have a legal duty to provide a safe workplace for your employees, so that you do not put their health at risk. This will involve ensuring that plant and machinery are safe. Raw materials and equipment are handled and stored safely. You must provide appropriate information, instruction and training and supervision to ensure safe working practices.

Further information contact Head of Department: Mr Dev Masih

Full Profile : We have been offering bespoke HR services to our client base since 2007. We have clients in both the public and private sector and all our consultants have extensive experience in the HR field . Some of our projects have included review and delivery of HR procedures and policies, design and implementation of bespoke training courses, executive coaching programmes designed to achieve business objectives and improve personal performance. We also offer a retained outsourced HR service for clients who do not have their own HR department. One of our specialist areas of expertise is in the implementation of change programmes ie redundancy, or TUPE exercises. All our consultants are qualified by CIPD or CTI as executive coaches.

Services : Change Management, HR outsourced services, HR policy, procedure, employment law, Training, Executive Coaching

Testimonials :
"True Value has spent the last 3 months coaching two of my team. With that help I am now confident that they have the tools and resources to be able to manage their time and prioritise the demands put on them by the team. The coaching process was conducted in a professional way respective roles were clarified and a positive dialogue established very quickly."

Jane Galvin - Industry Commercial Director, Barclays Bank

"We are very happy with the service we have recieved from True Value. The attention to detail and understanding of our business has been very impressive. We are now able to operate, confident that our policies and procedures are legally up to date and understood clearly by all our staff. Debbie, our True Value consultant was very professional, friendly and knowledgeable and I would have no hesitation in recommending their service to any organisation".

Ilia Bowles - HR Information Manager, Competition Appeal Tribunal

" The pre-workshop analysis of our requirements of the Appraisal training correctly identified the core areas that needed to be focussed on which meant that the 2 days were really productive and well spent. We are very pleased with the outcome".

John Tucker - Head of Admin, Cerebra