Alison Whale
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Credentials
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Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management
Leeds Metropolitan University
Experience
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Selby College
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United Kingdom
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Human Resources Manager
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Mar 2016 - Present
An experienced manager working at senior management team level within Selby College. Responsible for all aspects of the employment relationship from recruitment to retirement. An experienced manager working at senior management team level within Selby College. Responsible for all aspects of the employment relationship from recruitment to retirement.
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Self Employed
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Nov 2015 - Mar 2017
Providing pragmatic solutions to the range of HR issues, including; recruitment and selection, training, policies and procedures, absence management, occupational health advice, disciplinary situations, grievances, redundancy or downsizing and employment law changes. Providing training for individuals or small groups on a range of topics. This is not 'off the shelf' training, it is based around your business. I talk to you about what you need and incorporate relevant examples into the training so that your people get trained on your issues. Also able to provide auditing services for companies against the BRC packaging standard. Show less
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Constar UK
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United Kingdom
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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HR Manager
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Jul 1995 - Apr 2015
Constar UK manufactures bottles, preforms and closures (bottle tops) mainly for the carbonated soft drinks and water markets. Billions of units are produced in a year for a range of customers including blue chip customers such as Britvic. Annual turnover 60 million. I was recruited to Constar in July 1995 with the purpose of establishing a human resources function and reorganising the contracts that were in place. I set up all the systems and procedures associated with the people management of a 24 hour manufacturing operation. In addition my role was to advise on all aspects of employment law. I was responsible for recruitment and all elements of the contracting process with employees. I assisted managers to deliver the policies and procedures I had put in place through training and support. A key element of the process was induction and training. I carried out the initial induction and managed the training of the employees through key managers. I also had responsibility for occupational health, BRC standard compliance through audit, and some elements of health and safety. I am trained to complete audiometric testing. I would oversee all disciplinary and grievance matters to ensure legal compliance and took a lead in the meetings and pay negotiations with the recognised GMB union. In my tenure the company reduced to a headcount of 101 (at the point the closure was announced) from 260. Change management, often downsizing, was a key element of my role. I have reorganised and flexed shift patterns in order to match the requirements of production. I have been involved in bringing people into the organisation under TUPE and have seen my own terms transfer within the business. I have advised colleagues on TUPE and its impact. Finally I completed, as part of the BRC team, risk assessments, internal audits and pre-BRC audits. Left due to redundancy when the company was purchased by Esterform and taken into a staged closure. Show less
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Investors in People Consultant
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Sep 1989 - Jul 1995
• Investors in People Consultant – advising and working with companies to achieve the Standard. (Most commitments and recognitions achieved in the team 1995). • Personnel and Training Advisor – implementation of a service for small employers in the North Yorkshire area advising on training and personnel issues. Contracting with training providers and carrying out tender exercises for training contracts. • Section Manager and Trainer – Managed Enterprise Allowance section and implemented training on ‘The Field System’ a computer system rolled out throughout T.E.C.s and Training Agency in the early 1990s. Show less
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Education
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1992 - 1995
Leeds Beckett University
Post grad Diploma in Personnel Management, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General -
1983 - 1987
The Manchester Metropolitan University
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Spectrum of primary education, theatre in education, drama
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