Evie Aldridge

LighterHR is a boutique consultancy providing tailored people solutions to organisations across multiple sectors.

Managed a client portfolio encompassing a global translation solutions company with a headcount of 150 employees and 20 contingent workers, a media agency with 70 employees, and a fast-growing start-up tech company with 50 employees.

Key achievements:

• Assuming Head of HR responsibilities for a global translation firm over five weeks, managing complex employee relations issues while leading daily HR functions and supervising payroll and HR administration to ensure compliance, operational efficiency, and peak performance.
• Established performance appraisal process for media agency to cultivate high-performance culture within organisation and facilitated management training sessions.

General duties include:

• Provide tailored HR advice and project support customised for each organisation's unique requirements.
• Develop and implement HR policies and procedures in line with current UK legislation and best practice.
• Advise Senior Stakeholders on HR strategy, workforce planning, organisation design and change management.
• Delivering training and coaching for management on HR practices and people management.
• Managing complex employee relations caseloads to resolve disputes effectively.

Tendable is a start-up tech organisation with 80 employees and 5 contingent workers, which provides a quality assurance tool to the Healthcare industry.

Promoted from HR Administrator to HR Advisor, serving as primary contact for all HR matters. Achieved Level 5 CIPD qualification in People Management during tenure at Tendable.

Key achievements:

• Centralised recruitment activities by eliminating reliance on external agencies, leading to annual cost savings of £250k and a reducing time to hire from 150 to 35 days.
• Establishing and overseeing a performance appraisal process, delivering critical insights into performance across the business and optimising workforce planning.

General duties include but are not limited to:

• Assess training requirements across departments and facilitate development and implementation of training programmes.
• Guide and support managers regarding all HR concerns, including ER cases, grievances, disciplinaries, probation reviews, absence management, restructures, and performance management, while maintaining compliance with all employment laws, company policies, and procedures.

• Managing the full onboarding and offboarding process, ensuring compliance with UK employment legislation and best practice
• Maintaining and updating the HR files and personnel database,
• Providing effective advice, support and reassurance during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Pimlico Plumbers is a property maintenance service company with a headcount of 150 employees and more than 350 self-employed engineers.

Promoted to HR Assistant from HR Apprentice after 6 months, serving as a main contact for staff queries. While working at Pimlico, I completed my Level 3 CIPD qualification in HR support.

Key achievements:

• Assumed HR manager responsibilities for 1 month, acquiring comprehensive understanding of HR legislation, policies and procedures.
• Oversaw a substantial alteration of employment contract terms, facilitating transition from weekly to monthly payroll, by organising consultation meetings with departments, arranging individual consultation meetings and acting as the main point of call for all queries.