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| Areas of responsibility Influence and develop HR strategies and policies for the firm and its people to meet and exceed objectives. All recruitment, development and retention. Ensure firm meets social and legal responsbilities. Identify and develop appropriate reward stragegies. |
| Background experience 11 years as a generalist within HR (3 years as an assistant, 6 years as a manager and 2 years as Head of Department) |
| Main areas of HR interest Performance management, recognition and reward, career progression and development |
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| Areas of responsibility Sole responsibility for the HR function for the Manchester office. Responsibilities include: policy development, recruitment and selection, reward and recognition, training and development, payroll and benefits, performance management. |
| Background experience Over 8 years HR generalist experience with 2.5 years within the legal sector. Previous experience in manufacturing |
| Main areas of HR interest Employment law, policy and procedure development, development of benefits packages within the legal sector. Using HR as a Business Partner to drive forward the business. |
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| Areas of responsibility: All HR issues |
| Background experience: KPMG - Staff and Training Manager (24 years); The Commonwealth Games - Recruitment Manager and then HR Manager (4.5 years) |
| Main areas of HR interest: All |
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| Areas of responsibility: Central Service areas (i.e. Finance, IT, IS, Risk & Compliance, HR, Facilities) also manage the HR Admin team and the HR Advisors |
| Background experience: Over 15 years experience in HR, worked in the Legal sector for nearly 2 years, previous experience in HR Outsourcing and Manufacturing |
| Main areas of HR interest: All of them, no particular specialisms |
Chris Mullaney, Licentiate Member CIPDHR Manager Gorvins Solicitors 0161 930 5210 |
| Areas of responsibility Full generalist role, you name it, I do it, including strangely enough an element of Facilities Management (electrical, plumbing and building work)! |
| Background experience Over five years in my present role prior to which I spent 2 years with an engineering/recruitment firm as the sole HR for 4 sites around the UK. I also spent almost twenty five years working in the personnel function within the Royal Air Force. Currently working towards gaining my full CIPD via the PAC route and a qualified French linguist. |
| Main areas of HR interest Reward and Benefit, Recruitment and Employee Relations |
Melanie Ridgwell, BA Hons, Chartered CIPDHead of Human Resources Fentons Solicitors LLP 08448 543090 |
| Areas of responsibility Sole responsibility for the HR functions of the Manchester office and oversee the HR function of the London office. Responsibilities include recruitment and selection, performance management, policy development and implementation, training and development and general office management duties across the firm. |
| Background experience Over 7 years' generalist HR experience with 5 years within the legal sector. Previous experience within the hotel sector. |
| Main areas of HR interest Policy and procedure development, training and career development |
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| Areas of responsibility HR and practice management within the Manchester office and also part of the national HR and CSR teams |
| Background experience Joined Laytons in 1999 as part of the Office Services Group working in general office and on reception. Subsquently moved into Accounts before taking over Facilities management for the office in 2007. This role continued to evolve and the all encompassing Office Practice Manager title was coined to reflect this. |
| Main areas of HR interest All, but particularly performance management, reward and recognition, training and development and employee benefits. |
