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Abilitynet ♦ Accessible Travel ♦ Bastows ♦ British Horseracing Authority ♦ British Petroleum ♦ Convergys CMG UK ♦ Dubai Tourism & Commerce Marketing ♦ Eventia ♦ Evolution HR ♦ Fridays Media Group ♦ Ideas Events ♦ Leisure Pass Group ♦ Meeting Professionals International ♦ Osteria Pulcinella ♦ Pentagon Protection ♦ Planet Planit ♦ Real Recruitment ♦ South Hook LNG Terminal Company ♦ Southampton University ♦ Sovereign Travel ♦ Surrey University ♦ Tate Hindle Design ♦ The Competitive Edge ♦ Tourplan UK ♦ Universal (CIT) ♦ Western & Oriental plc ♦ World Event Management ♦ XOR Technologies
Case Studies
Organisational Restructure
| Project: | To undertake an HR audit and provide recommendations for a five year HR plan and new organisational structure for a National Tourist Office in London. |
| What happened: | A strategic HR review was carried out including a SWOT analysis and business plan; employment contracts were updated; new job descriptions, appraisal framework and staff handbook were created; a training needs analysis was undertaken. |
| Outcome: | The successful implementation of a strategic five year HR plan and new organisational structure. |
Recruitment Project
| Project: | To recruit technical staff for a major oil and gas terminal based in South Wales. |
| What happened: | 40+ employees were successfully recruited across a range of departments. Grapevine HR liaised with supplier agencies screened CV’s, interviewed candidates, negotiated salaries; issued offer letters and assisted with induction. |
| Outcome: | All vacancies were filled within agreed timescales and set budgets and a preferred supplier list (PSL) of recruitment agencies was created. |
Appraisal Process
| Project: | The creation and development of new appraisal and recruitment processes for an architectural practice in London, incorporating a set of specifically designed competencies. |
| What happened: | A competency framework model was created which benchmarked and clearly explained people’s knowledge, skills and behaviours and explained them in a clear manner. This model was incorporated into new job descriptions, appraisal forms and interview questions |
| Outcome: | A demonstrable improvement in staff appraisals and recruitment processes as a result of using this competency model. |
"Grania has provided excellent HR consultancy services and consistently supplied clear, helpful and practical HR support over a wide range of people issues. Her friendly professional approach plus her expert knowledge of HR matters, means that I can rely on her good advice and support whenever I need it."
Gill Townsend, Managing Director, Tourplan UK Ltd
