Sphere Health and Safety work with a number of different strategic suppliers. We choose the suppliers for a variety of reasons, but mainly because they are professional and place a high value on customer service.
For human resources Cambridge, we partner with a company called Keeping HR Simple (www.keepinghrsimple.co.uk). They are based in Cambridge and work mainly in the local Cambridgeshire area, including Huntingdon, Ramsey, St Ives, Peterborough, Ely, Cambridge and Newmarket. They also have clients in Dorset, Bristol and Oxford. They are more than happy to deal with clients across the UK, especially because technology makes communications easy and allows distance support for your HR needs.
Keeping HR Simple – strategic partner for human resources
Human resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it can also be applied in economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations. Human resources is also the name of the function within an organisation charged with the overall responsibility for implementing strategies and policies relating to the management of individuals (i.e. the human resources). This function title is often abbreviated to the initials ‘HR’.
In simple terms, an organization’s human resource Cambridge management strategy should maximize return on investment in the organisation’s human capital and minimise financial risk. Human resource managers seek to achieve this by aligning the supply of skilled and qualified individuals and the capabilities of the current workforce, with the organisations ongoing and future business plans and requirements to maximise return on investment and secure future survival and success.
Keeping HR Simple realise that human resources can be very confusing. The company name reflects the way that they make HR understandable, using plain English and a common-sense approach. The information provided is always up-to-date and accurate. In an industry where the specialists hide behind jargon and legislation, Keeping HR Simple have a refreshing down-to-earth attitude. Keeping HR Simple have a very informative web site and seek to educate their clients about the benefits of doing things right first time round, http://www.keepinghrsimple.co.uk/
Free, no obligation HR health check
Human Resources Cambridge is an area of business operations that is full of potential problems. If you already have employment contracts, HR policies and procedures, Keeping HR Simple can offer a FREE, no obligation Human Resources health check. Keeping HR Simple will visit you to discuss your current HR practices and then provide you with a report detailing any changes/updates they recommend. The process takes around an hour and involves a review of the current documentation you use. You can also take the opportunity to ask them about current or past problems. Any information or documentation shared with them will be treated as confidential and Keeping HR Simple’s approach is completely non-judgmental. There’s no obligation to implement any of the recommendations, they will simply highlight possible areas for improvement. Why wouldn’t you want to know if your employment contracts and your HR policies are up to date and correct?
Keeping HR Simple will work with you, protect you and allow you to grow your company as well as looking after your greatest asset, your staff. Keeping HR Simple knows that any business owes its employees a duty of care, and that should be run on an ethical and moral basis. They will provide clear and concise thinking about HR to empower your business. Whether you are concerned about recruitment, making redundancies or you want to get the best performance from your staff, we will work with you as if your business was theirs and support you and your business.
Keeping HR Simple are experts in supplying jargon free employment contracts and employee handbooks, written in plain English. They suggest that all of your employees receive a contract or a handbook with all the company rules and regulations. It is a legal requirement to give staff a contract, or at least a written statement explaining the terms and conditions of their employment. Without a contract the employer is taking a gamble. Employment contracts and staff handbooks are required for two reasons. One is to protect the employee. The other is to protect the employer. Why wouldn’t you want to protect yourself and your best assets?
