HR & Business Consultancy Services

Gordons' HR and business consultancy is a unique offering from our Employment Law Team and is aimed at providing a broader range of professional and flexible services which will support our client organisations where it really counts. Working alongside our experienced and well established Employment Team the consultancy complements our other “added value” services already offered, such as risk audits and our insurance backed Employment Protection Scheme.

Many companies today are experiencing organisational change and are working to remain competitive, profitable and successful. At the same time they face a UK employee claims culture, increasing legislation and the need for best practice. Very often companies lack the internal resources to manage their people issues, or they require particular guidance and HR expertise for individual internal challenges and issues.

Our consultancy is provided by a team of qualified, experienced HR and organisational development practitioners with many years experience at board level.  They are Fellows of the CIPD and Members of the British Psychological Society.  This means they can deliver focused practical support and advice to meet your individual needs. Our tailor made services can help you achieve you business goals by getting the most out of your most important asset…your people.

The answer to all your people needs.

Do you recognise talent and potential in your workforce and in the market place?

We can help you to identify the potential in your workplace and, where there are gaps, help you to recruit the right people. 

Our experience includes:

• designing and managing assessment and development centres to measure talent and potential in your organisation, essential for succession planning and determining development needs at a senior level
• psychometric testing and profiling  to  improve your chances of finding the right person for the job, and assessing current internal applicants
• recruiting and selecting candidates to meet your culture and role requirements
• advising on avoiding discrimination in the recruitment process and training managers appropriately
• benchmarking remuneration packages, designing performance and reward systems to enable you to attract and retain the best employees

Do you have in place the necessary frameworks for all your people processes and get the best from your employees?

We can provide assistance with your day to day operational people management to ensure that you have the frameworks and systems in place to maximise the potential, contribution and performance of your employees.

Our experience includes:

• designing and implementing competency frameworks and performance management systems
• developing retention strategies and procedures to improve motivation and morale
• training for managers on managing effectively within the law, relating to your internal policies and procedures
• designing and implementing policies and procedures including disciplinary and grievance, absence management, family friendly policies, stress management, recruitment/selection and discrimination including bullying and harassment
• designing employee engagement strategies and improving communications

Are your managers working together to achieve your business objectives?

We can provide a suite of services to assist your managers reach their full potential and work collaboratively towards your strategic vision and goals.

Our experience includes:

• coaching and training for senior managers/executives
• assessing training and development needs
• designing and facilitating team building workshops and management development programmes for your top teams

Are you and your workforce prepared for the future challenges of your business?

Our experienced consultants can help you to make decisions about your future workforce requirements and put in place robust plans to ensure that you and your workforce are well equipped to meet your long term goals.

Our experience includes:

• succession planning and talent management
• reviewing the potential of your staff and identifying skills gaps
• benchmarking your workforce against external talent
• building recruitment and development strategies
• designing systems to retaining leadership talent

Do you have the skills internally to manage organisational change?

We can assist you with management of any organisational change to ensure minimum disruption to your business.

Our experience includes:

• assessing management’s capabilities to deliver on the business plan
• on site support for operational TUPE issues
• supporting and advising on restructuring and integration due to company mergers and acquisitions 

Do you know how to manage exit strategies for your employees?

Our consultants can offer support and advice to help you manage these processes effectively and quickly.

Our experience includes:

• supporting and managing redundancy programmes, including planning, carrying out staff consultation, defining selection criteria and designing all supporting documentation
• advising on fair dismissal procedures
• career planning and outplacement for employees at all levels who will exit the business

Consultants are willing to meet you to discuss your requirements and options at your premises or at our offices as preferred at no obligation.