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EXCELLENCE THROUGH OUR PEOPLE, PROCESS AND PERFORMANCE

HR rebrand –

meet your People Team...

Darshita Naik Rebecca Sullivan Amy Bakhda Billie Steele
Senior People People Engagement Senior People Administrator
Business Partner Partner Advisor

T his year we are undergoing a transformation to realign our priorities Implementing a Personal Development Programme (PDP) is a high priority

as an HR Department. Whilst we cannot completely step away from
will be tailor made to each department’s needs. This is going to provide
the admin-based function that the HR Department is currently synonymous this year. We plan to roll out a programme of PDPs across the Group which
with, as part of the company wide move to become a more people-focussed both staff and managers with an opportunity to have an open discussion
organisation, your new People Team will be providing a more dynamic and about work pressures, targets from the previous year, future objectives and
people driven service that prioritises development and training. We will be their career goals moving forward.
looking at a number of different employee relations processes and asking
whether they provide the best support to managers and employees within our Completing PDPs will go hand-in-hand with a new programme of training
group, or whether we could make some improvements. that we hope to offer as part of a drive for internal development. We are 11
currently mapping out ideas for training courses that Lorne Stewart may
We will be assessing our approach to recruitment and whether we need to offer and this will include training provided by internal and external trainers.
move towards a more proactive method of hiring our workforce. This would If you have any ideas about the type of training courses that you would like
ensure that we have a selected pool of the best talent ready to begin work to see being rolled out, please get in touch with your People Team or your
at the start of each project. It will also reduce the likelihood of losing the Line Manager.
highly skilled candidates to our competitors due to unfortunate timing. We are
always looking to recruit talented people, just like you. Our recruitment referral We would also like to provide a programme of managerial training that
scheme is officially back this year, and if you refer someone to our vacancies covers handling specific employee relations issues. If you have any ideas
who is then successful in their recruitment you could receive between about the type of training you may find useful, please contact us.
£750 and £5,000! All vacancies in Lorne Stewart Group are advertised on
the website. There will be a bigger recruitment drive to find apprentices for Lorne Stewart Group are working to break down the stigma around mental
placement around the company nationally. If you know somebody who is health this year. Along with offering a Mental Health First Aid course, we
looking for an apprenticeship, we would love to hear from you. Please contact will be looking at other ways to continue the conversation within our teams.
the team for further information. We have introduced a helpline for employees and your immediate family
should you need help relating to bereavement, depression, family, stress,
We feel that it is very important to work towards a better understanding of work, legal and financial matters and much more. The Employee Assistance
our staff retention. In order to make significant and meaningful changes to Programme (EAP) is a confidential helpline that gives you 24/7 access to
our culture, we need to understand why people choose to stay with or leave impartial counselling. Any information shared with the helpline will remain
the company. We have already begun to conduct exit interviews with staff completely confidential and will not be passed on to the company.
leaving Lorne Stewart and will be combining this information with appraisal To contact EAP, call this Freephone number: 0800 072 7072.
conversations to identify any needs in the Group. Our aim is to improve
retention in the next 12 months by recognising any potential gaps in training,
development and career opportunities and addressing them directly. Your People Team are here to support you in
It is really important to concentrate on succession planning to secure our
future as a company and we will achieve this by developing the current talent any way that we can. If you have any HR related
and knowledge within our teams. As a Group we will be looking to provide matters that you would like to discuss, please do
a selection of training opportunities to make sure that you have the skill set
required to move forward with Lorne Stewart. not hesitate to contact us.