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The Team
NEIL BUCK, MD
An experienced and CIPD qualified HR Consultant who focuses on the commercial and practical application of the employment relationship – ensuring organisations are legally compliant and able to manage their staff in the most suitable way possible. Providing a one stop shop of HR services for SME’s, he is sensitive and responsive to employers’ needs.
His professionalism is combined with a ‘down to earth’ approach and a sense of humour which helps build strong, sound relationships quickly.
Supporting a diverse range of employers, examples of sectors include:
Neil works closely with the MD/ Proprietor/ Senior Management Team of SME employers and providing bespoke advice and appropriate documentation on a project, interim or retained basis.
Examples of assignments undertaken for clients include:
- Advising on employment law rights, obligations and compliance issues on a daily basis;
- Producing employment contracts, handbooks, policies & procedures;
- Managing redundancy programmes from start to finish including outplacement & counselling services;
- Advising on disciplinary & grievance issues, through to dismissal;
- Organising & delivering coaching / briefing sessions on performance appraisals;
- Advising on how to reduce absenteeism and long term sickness;
- Setting up recruitment initiatives, attending interviews, conducting personality profiling reports;
- Holding training seminars and workshops e.g. redundancy, employment law, discipline and grievance etc
ROBERT POWELL – Employment Solicitor
Rob has 16 years experience as a solicitor and is an employment law specialist, having worked in private practice with some well known large firms in Lincolnshire and then latterly as an in-house lawyer in the private sector.
His work for The Personnel Dept includes:
- advising on complex legal matters;
- drafting specific legal documentation e.g. restrictive covenants, directors service agreements, compromise agreements;
- representing and supporting our clients at Tribunal, and;
- delivering bespoke employment law training seminars with Neil.
Rob can also advise on other matters such as Data protection, health & safety and commercial contracts and agreements.
With Rob delivering legal services in the same flexible way, The Personnel Dept is more than well placed to offer a better and more cost effective service than can be offered by any firm of solicitors.
ELIZABETH DOUGHTY – Associate HR Consultant
Liz works with us on an ad hoc basis when we need some addtional hands on deck. She has 20 years experience in HR management, business partnering and consultancy, providing support to managers across a wide spectrum of human resource disciplines. She particularly enjoys getting to know her clients and their business so that she can provide the best possible and most appropriate support for them.
DAWN SWEENEY – Office Manager
Dawn generally ensures we run a well organised office with her numerous ’to do’ lists and post-it note reminders!
She gets involved in pretty much everything from taking initial calls to researching business development opportunities. Best of all she keeps the coffee pot warm all day! We couldn’t function without her – she worth her weight in gold! Ex PA to the MD of Barclays Bank (John Varley) she comes with some nice credentials!
SUE JACKSON – Administrative Assistant
Sue is the newest addition to the team and has been brought on board to organise and keep shipshape all the paperwork we generate in the office. Admin and paper trails are the way of life for a Personnel / HR Dept and it can get burdensome. But not when you employ someone as good as Sue! Ex forces, she also knows how to keep a secret or two!
DEEFER – Guard Dog
Yes, that really is his name (“Dee – fer” Dog!). He’s our resident black lab who tends to kip on the office sofa and listen to us handle client HR queries or debate the latest piece of employment legislation – probably why he’s asleep most of the day! We love him though and the office wouldn’t be the same without him. Ah, bless!
