Corporate Human Resource Service

Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development: Cliff Stewart	Address: HR & Organisation Development, Civic Centre 3, Market Street, Huddersfield HD1 1WG Tel. 01484 225375 Email: cliff.stewart@kirklees.gov.uk
Service Description: The Service is split into three functions: 1. Employment Agency Core Team Recruitment Unit Employee Healthcare Worklink 2. HR Strategy Unit HR Strategy Employee Relations Framework HR Change Team Corporate Learning & Development Equality and Diversity Team 3. Training& Development Team Corporate Training Projects Service specific training and development Short course programme (including IT, Open learning and NVQ's)
Aims We aim to be innovative and proactive, working to stimulate employee performance in order to achieve the Council's vision and deliver high quality services. We will develop: an HR strategy and policy framework a Training and development supportservice an employment agency The services will be responsive to organisational needs and, through an innovative, proactive and professional approach to best practice, will make Kirklees Council an employer of choice. Objectives Our framework will encourage: high quality recruitment and retention policies competitive pay structures effective employee development knowledge and skills transfer a work environment that stimulates employee performance and contribution Functions: to provide recruitment, personnel, occupational health and training support services to monitor and develop corporate HR strategies to provide corporate information to aid workforce development to develop and manage a corporate learning and development plan to provide a resource for training and development Standards: consistency throughout the service qualified, experienced and competent HR staff continued professional development applied employment law business oriented and balanced policy and procedures secure and confidential information management effective use of communication channels Useful Contacts
Employment agency manager Employment agency overview Dignity at work support and mediation	Rosalyn Jones Tel: 01484 225084 Email: rosalyn.jones@kirklees.gov.uk
Recruitment Unit Issues relating to job applications	Helen Knight Tel: 01484 225099 Email: helen.knight@kirklees.gov.uk
Pensions Unit Queries on pension provision and contributions	David Blackburn Tel: 01484 225089 Email: david.blackburn@kirklees.gov.uk
Redeployment queries	Pam Townend Tel: 01484 225088 Email: pam.townend@kirklees.gov.uk
Employee Healthcare	Helen Smith Tel: 01484 226422 Email:helen,smith@kirklees.gov.uk
Corporate Equality and Diversity Service developing and delivering an equality and diversity approach which is responsive to organisational need, and is reflected in continual service improvement.	Kathy Hobbs Tel: 01484 225029 Email: kathy.hobbs@kirklees.gov.uk
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Worklink Supporting people with disabilities and ill health into employment	Pamjeet Kaur Tel: 01484 223531 Email: pamjeet.kaur@kirklees.gov.uk Lynne Howarth Tel: 01924 325058 Email : lynne.howarth@kirklees.gov.uk
TempDirect The Council's own recruitment agency	Karen Ashworth-Smith Tel. 01484 225299 Email: karen.ashworth-smith@kirklees.gov.uk
Training Link Modern apprentice and PAT placements	Siraj Mayet Tel. 01484 225093 Email: siraj.mayet@kirklees.gov.uk
Human Resource Strategy Unit Policy and strategy issues and the employee relations framework	Rebecca Jones Tel. 01484 416584 Email: rebecca.jones@kirklees.gov.uk
Corporate Training & Development	Heather Paul Tel: 01484 416209 Email: heather.paul@kirklees.gov.uk
Learning & Development Team Corporate training projects Short course programmes Service specific training& development	Gerry Staniforth Tel. 01484 223309 Email: gerry.staniforth@kirklees.gov.uk