HR Business Advisor

Business Adviser is human resource and health and safety support for small to medium sized businesses in the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industry. Business Adviser assists managers in areas such as: Employment Law, recruitment, contracts, policies and procedures, staff communication, appraisal systems, training and discipline and Health and Safety.

Business Adviser is delivered by AdviserPlus and is supported by People1st, the National Sector Skills Council and Visit Chester and Cheshire . Their aim is to offer funding to those businesses who are striving to improve their operational capabilities.

The SERVICE Elements ONLINE - Unlimited access to an online library of documents such as contracts, policies etc. that can be tailored and branded for each business. Step by step guides are available for managers to work through on the more tricky areas

HELPLINE- Unlimited telephone access to a helpline of HR and Health & Safety experts to guide and advise

MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS - Regular E-communications to give advance notice of legislation changes

NEWSLETTERS - Regular sector-relevant newsletters to keep managers informed of local, regional and national HR influences on their business

Features of the service
Easy to use / written in plain English. / Helps prevent problems arising, not simply seek to solve them /Frees scarce management time and reduces indirect expense by getting things right first time / Provides pragmatic helpline support /Updated daily to ensure compliance and consistency.

HR Business Adviser is spilt into three sections following the employment lifecycle; Starters, Employees and Leavers.

H&S Business Adviser is split into 4 sections that allow businesses to address their specific Health and Safety needs; H&S essentials, Responsibilities, Administration and Activities /Supported by a comprehensive library of downloadable documents, each section contains a number of individual topics.The topics contain; Introduction, Advice and guidance, Supporting documents, and What the Law says.

Business Adviser Service Benefits/Increased profitability - reduced legal, recruitment and staff absence costs etc. Increased productivity - higher grade, motivated staff with the right skills /Peace of mind - legal compliance, one step ahead of legislation /Increased skills - confidence in dealing with 'people' issues /Employer of choice - fair employment conditions, commitment to Best Practice /Time and ability to plan ahead - operational HR efficiency and skill means more free management time to be strategic/Free up scarce management time - on dealing with staff issues.

Norton Priory Museum Director Steve Miller.
The Business Adviser service has proved a god-send. The service represents the very best value for money and has enabled us to move our business forward significantly.

We have found the Business Adviser team brilliant to deal with and prepared to really get to grips with Norton Priory's individual business needs. The Trust is delighted to have found this excellent service and recommends it to all similar tourism businesses.

Sapporo Teppanyaki Restaurant Director Vince Margiotta
I have been extremely impressed with the service offered by Business Adviser and to be frank, couldn't have achieved all of what we have done, within the timescale we had without their dedicated assistance. Their knowledge and expertise have been invaluable. This combined with their 'can do' attitude and their genuine desire to assist in promoting 'best practice' has without doubt been of immense benefit to the business as a whole and made for a better working environment for its employees.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE BUSINESS ADVISER SERVICE - Please call Kate Johnson on 0151 326 2045 or email her at katejohnson@adviserplus.com