HR and Employment Matters
You can rely on HR Connect for all your HR needs.
Comprehensive service
Our Advisory Team provides support and guidance to our customers on a range of complex and sensitive HR matters including.
Services include
Discipline, Dismissal and Grievance
Management of staff discipline and grievance issues can often be complex and time consuming, but having one of our experienced specialists to support you through the whole cycle, will make it an effective process. We provide tailored advice on each case, ensuring compliance with the required legal process. Our HR experts will support and guide you through the process.
Ill Health and Absence Management
Sickness Absence can be extremely disruptive for an organisation, firstly being costly and secondly the impact on other employees and stakeholders. Our specialists will support you to effectively manage absences processes up to and including Ill Health Capability hearings. We provide advice on reasonable adjustments for the workplace, phased return to work plans, risk assessments and making Occupational Health referrals.
Performance Management and Capability
We can help organisations understand potential reasons for under performance and work with you to provide support to give employees the opportunity to improve. Our specialists will assist you to effectively manage Capability processes up to and including Capability hearings. Our experts are experienced in all matters relating to performance management including staff appraisals, performance reviews and how to manage under performance.
Change Management and Redundancies – inc TUPE and Academisation
Organisational restructures and potential redundancies can be very worrying for employees, and our specialists can support any organisation that may face this possibility. We will support every stage of the process, including setting out a timeline of events, creating presentation for consultations and supplying tailored documentation at each stage. We are specialists in TUPE requirements and have a vast amount of experience in dealing with complex transfers in both the public (including Local Authority and Government) and private sectors. Our experts offer advice on issues including if TUPE applies, the liabilities of a transfer, the duty to consult and Due Diligence information.
Safeguarding and Managing Allegations
Every organisation, within the children’s workforce, has a statutory duty in managing allegations of harm and abuse against a child. Our Advisory team have expert HR knowledge and skills to support managing these complex cases. As accredited trainers with the Lucy Faithful Foundation, backed by the Safer Recruitment Consortium, our teams commitment to continuous learning, keeps us abreast of the latest development in Safer Recruitment Practices.
Job evaluations
Our specialists are trained to make full assessments for new roles, changes to existing and upgrading roles.
Trade Union Consultations
Our specialists have regular ongoing conversations with many Trade Union supporting members in Schools and Academies and get involved in many aspect of consultation either through employee relation matters or change processes.
Have you listened to our new HR Podcast?
"For a number of years I've wanted to bring our expertise to HR and educational professionals in many different ways and be able to communicate with you.
I find the best way is to talk to people so throughout this series, we're going to be talking about topical issues with special guests. So, wherever you are, and whatever you're doing, I hope you enjoy listening!"
- Lirette Mill, Head of HR Advisory, HR Connect
What our customers say
Over the past 16 years I have experienced varying levels of service from many different payroll and HR providers. HR Connect is by far the very best! Their professionalism and outstanding customer service put them head and shoulders above the rest. Dan Baker, CFO, Cygnus Academies Trust
I have no hesitation in recommending this payroll provider. Their online portal is easily accessible and easy to use – and support is avail be when required. Shastha Bibi, Business Manager, Federation of Westminster Special Schools