NEWS FROM THE TREES GROUP
19 October 2009
TREES BRANCH INTO HR CONSULTANCY
Businesses looking to hire disadvantaged workers are to be given a helping hand by an HR expert from the East Midlands' largest social enterprise group.
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Jenny Dolman-Thomas from Leicester-based TREES will be steering
social enterprises and other companies of all sizes that cannot
afford a human resources department through the complexities of
employment legislation including the recruitment of disabled or
long-term unemployed people.
The 31-year-old Human Resources and Training Manager will spearhead
the new HR consultancy service for TREES, which drives employment
and training creation in deprived communities across the midlands.
Its social enterprise subsidiaries include the regeneration and
construction company Newlife, including its landscaping and
maintenance division Ground Control and the conference and training
centre Highpoint.
Jenny, who lives in Hinckley, joined TREES in 2007 with a wealth of
human resources experience in-house with Airfoil Technologies
International and Telewest Broadband, and in a consultancy role with
Croner Consulting. She was previously Midland Regional HR Adviser
for express delivery firm Initial City Link.
A Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and
with a Masters degree in Psychology of Work, Jenny said there was a
desperate need for ongoing human resources support for voluntary and
not-for-profit organisations and other enterprises of all sizes
throughout the midlands.
She has already been working with Stride, the trading arm of the
Leicester-based charity SHARP, and the Apex Leicester Project, both
of which provide training and employment preparation for
disadvantaged people in the job market.
"Many companies receive a great deal of start up advice but are then
left to fend for themselves. My aim is to provide practical and
affordable HR support to any enterprise at whatever stage they are
at and whenever they need it," she said.
"I particularly want to help companies fulfil their social
objectives by helping them through the complex mass of rules,
regulations and procedures that govern the recruitment, management,
training and development of all staff, including people with
disabilities or the long-term unemployed."
John Montague, Group Chief Executive of TREES, said: “Our new HR
consultancy arm will fill a vital gap in the resources of many
businesses that are looking to provide jobs and training to hundreds
of disadvantaged workers throughout the Midlands.
"Jenny's training, skills and experience in a wide range of
industries will put her in excellent stead to drive the new
service."
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