Swindon´s HR Dept expands

Wiltshire employers can now access practical employment advice and support from expanded HR Dept Swindon office, which has grown two-fold in the last year.

The HR Dept’s Peter Jones and his growing team of HR experts specialise in helping small and medium sized employers manage their human resources responsibilities and ‘people problems’.

The HR Dept helps local businesses access the levels of expertise and practical support usually reserved for large organisations with in house HR professionals.

Acting as a HR department for SME employers, local HR professionals are on call to provide a full range of local support including an advice line to deal with day to day personnel queries and tailored, one to one advice on issues ranging from employment contracts and handbooks, HR policies and procedures, employment law advice to disciplinary and grievance issues.

The growth and expansion is encouraging at a time where businesses of all sizes are facing tough times. Already burdened employers are plagued by ever changing legislation and it is recent announcements of the qualifying period to claim unfair dismissal increasing from 1-2 years from April 2012 amongst others that is keeping The HR Dept busy.

Peter said: “Taking on more staff and growing my business means that more employers have the opportunity to be more proactive in managing their workforce effectively.

“Most small and medium sized businesses don’t need a full time HR presence, but do need support with dealing with HR issues that arise when employing either their first member of staff, or their 100th.”

Rebecca Nicholls joined the team in April 2011 and Emma Briers started in January this year.

Peter and his team work with a wide range of clients from transportation companies to architects, from 5 employees to 275 employees, providing a local and personal service that works with and understands local employers and their organisations.

Peter can be contacted on 0845 634 9155, via email peter.jones@hrdept.co.uk or via the website: www.hrdept.co.uk/swindon.htm  

Pictured: Rebecca Nicholls, Peter Jones and Emma Briers