Total People Solutions for Business
Why do you need HR anyway?
That is why you need HR. We are professionals who can help you manage all of your people assets and your people liabilities, so you just focus on business success.
Employment Law
Employment law applies to all businesses from the moment you employ your first member of staff and need that first Contract of Employment. You can’t escape from it no matter how hard you try, and it continues to apply throughout the employment lifecycle from recruitment to exit. You need to be legally compliant and we can help to ensure you are. Don’t be frightened of it ..just trust us to help you understand it.
Expertise through our Trusted Partners
Experts also need experts so we use a range of trusted experts and expert tools to help our clients when they need them. Experts such as Occupational Health Practitioners, Online HR Administration Software Tools, Employee Engagement Surveys, Outplacement Support, Coaching and Team Building, Culture and Relationship Management, Recruitment Consultants and others so find out more
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The world of work is changing and our working population have different expectations to those ‘back in the days’. Adapting to change is vital, both in business and in the workplace. Attracting, keeping, developing and using the talent you have available within your business and listening to their ideas will reap rewards. Let us work together to create a ‘great place to work’ that is ‘your place to work’.
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Yvonne Devereux
Yvonne has over 25 years HR experience, building a reputation for sound advice and expert knowledge.
Faith Booth
Marketing and Communications Assistant
Barney
Head of Bone Burying & Barking
Yvonne Devereux
Olyvetree HR was founded in 2014 by Yvonne Devereux who has over 25 years’ of experience in the People Profession. Yvonne is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel & Development (FCIPD) and also holds a Post Graduate Degree in Employment Law. She has worked in senior HR roles within trusted corporate organisations (my Linkedin profile) and now users her experience and knowledge to help business owners with all of the organisational challenges that come along during the course of the employment lifecycle, as a result of strategic business change or because something specific has happened or needs to happen.
“I know that managing people is not easy (I have done it). I know that interpreting employment law is also very challenging (I know, I studied it and now spend a great deal of my time helping clients interpret it and play fairly and legally). People are unpredictable and every single situation I have dealt with over the years has been different. This why I love what I do … no two days are ever the same”.
“Change is inevitable in everything that we do, our lives, our jobs, our relationships, our family … everything. Plans change too and we just have to learn to adapt, just like businesses do when markets change, circumstances change or something unforeseen happens …. Like a Virus!!”.
Faith Booth
Faith joined the Team in March 2020 as our Marketing and Communications Assistant. She has spent 20 years working in the Private Sector, in different roles and across different organisations, but found her ‘happy place’ in communications 10 years ago. Faith is a self-confessed ‘people person’ and believes that great communication is key to creating a thriving and successful business. Communication is at the heart of an employee’s happiness in their work and their workplace so we are delighted to have Faith with us to create something new and exciting to share with our clients.
Team Olyvetree
We are all passionate about supporting businesses and helping our clients create workplaces that are engaging, rewarding, fun and successful. Whatever your people challenge, we are here to help and guide you through the maze of employment legislation and give you confidence to deal with complex people issues effectively, manage and train your employees successfully, and enjoy business success through your people.
Oh … nearly forgot – there’s Barney – always there to lend a welcome Woof …