JAD Associates

Improvement Solutions and Business Support

Business Support

 

Human Resources

JAD Associates specialise in helping employers manage all aspects of people management issues from ad hoc queries to ongoing support and guidance.

Provision of commercial and practical employment law advice:

· Telephone support

· Hands on guidance and involvement where required

· Written guidance notes reflecting legal and market influences

 

Recruitment support:

Preparation

· Identification of job role requirements

· Development of a plan to attract suitable candidates

· Assistance in writing job descriptions and person specifications

· Assistance in drafting adverts for placing in appropriate media

· Negotiating with and briefing recruitment agencies

 

The Selection Process

· Handling candidate responses

· Conducting candidate interviews at each stage

· Undertaking agreed psychometric/practical tests

 

The Offer and Legal Documentation

· Support the negotiation with the chosen candidate

· Produce offer letters and contracts of employment

· Contact references and manage all appropriate candidate checks

 

Getting Started

· Complete all administration e.g. inclusion within payroll, benefits and pension schemes

· Managing the induction process including, introduction to the company, key contacts, health and safety information and the production of staff handbooks

· Ongoing support to complete personal development plans, identify training needs, introduction to the appraisal process and external mentoring service.

 

Psychometric Testing

Psychometric testing to enable organisations to understand and objectively measure core competencies, behaviours, and the applicant's interest in the company/industry which ensures you select the right person first time.

Psychometric testing is also used to reduce employee turnover, provide leadership training and development, increase productivity and customer service levels, improve employee motivation, and increase sales.

Setting up an HR Function

· Development of an HR framework locally or on a pan-European basis, including core policies and key HR infrastructure and processes

· Design of forms, templates, contracts and standard letters

· Draft of employee handbook.

 

Management Development

· Design of performance appraisal systems

· Design of soft skills programmes:  Interviewing Skills for Managers, Personal Effectiveness and Appraisal Interviewing.  Assessment of training needs and development of training plans

· Performance coaching

· HR legal updates.

 

Employee Relations

· Corporate communications programmes, including cross-cultural employee events and employee newsletters

·  Assistance with HR activity relating to:

·  Disciplinary and grievance procedures

·  Redundancy

·  Absence Management

·  Maternity/paternity/adoption

·   Family Friendly policies

·   Compensation and Benefits

 

HR Systems

· Software evaluation, specification and design, through to testing and implementation

· Ability to design business specific HRIS blueprint and evaluate potential software systems

· Project management and/or support.

 

Quality Assurance

JAD Associates' intervention can range from ongoing hands-on support to training your employees in quality awareness and management:

· Business improvement tools training

· Quality awareness and system induction training

· Customer complaint management

· Management system auditing.

 

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