Fitzgerald recognised in the UK Enterprise Awards by SME News
We are delighted to announce that Fitzgerald have been awarded HR Consultancy of the Year 2021 – Southern England in the UK Enterprise Awards delivered by SME News.
SME News spoke to Lucy Fitzgerald, our CEO and Founder, about winning the award and the current HR environment. You can read the full article in the Awards Magazine: UK Enterprise Awards 2021 Magazine
Why were Fitzgerald chosen as HR Consultancy of the Year – Southern England?
Over the last couple of years, we have expanded into new locations and gained new members of the team. As a result, Fitzgerald is now an established HR outsourcing company with a team of experienced HR Consultants, who provide excellent outsourced HR support to organisations of all sizes from a network of local offices across the South East and South West.
Our growth as a business comes from our ability to adapt our services to each individual client’s needs and requirements. Since the beginning, we have delivered a truly customised HR service for every client we work with.
It is this growth and success that helped clinch the title of HR Consultancy of the Year 2021 – Southern England for us.
What does the future look like for Fitzgerald?
We have ambitious plans for our continued growth, with several new HR Consultants joining our team over recent months. In addition, we are investing in technology to enable us to deliver more online resources for our clients, including on demand webinars and a digital learning environment to deliver training.
What HR issues are impacting employers at the moment?
During the Coronavirus pandemic, we have supported employers in making difficult decisions around staffing. Frequently changing legislation and government guidance made this a challenging period, however we ensured our team’s knowledge was up to date throughout in order to advise clients quickly and effectively.
Many clients are moving towards a hybrid working approach, which combines a mixture of office based working, and homeworking. You can find more guidance on how to introduce a hybrid working model in our guide:
Hybrid working; Returning to the Office following the Covid-19 Pandemic
Employee wellbeing and engagement are at the forefront of the discussion, and employers are now expected to hold values and have political views. Candidates are actively seeking employers who address cultural, social, and environmental issues that they care about, and demonstrably support their employees’ physical and emotional health. We see this becoming of increasing importance for employers trying to recruit and retain talent.
As employees return to the workplace, low level conflicts at work that have been bubbling under the surface during the pandemic are now coming to the surface. As a result, employers are now needing to invest in dispute resolution methods such as mediation and workplace investigations to create positive working relationships within their teams.
Why are Fitzgerald’s outsourced HR services and solutions good for SMEs?
Our C.E.O & Founder, Lucy Fitzgerald, explains, “Our HR on Demand Service enables employers to tap into the experience and knowledge of our team as and when they need us. There are no ongoing costs, or tie-ins with our HR on Demand Service. You simply pay for the hours you need. This is a fantastic way to gain the experience and guidance employers need from a team of HR Consultants, while managing their costs.”
In addition our client membership plans offer retained HR services to match the client’s exact requirements. We can even create a bespoke client membership plan, depending on a company’s needs, to include set days or hours per week or month, regular onsite visits, or their own part time HR Manager.
The plans can also include a tailored range of benefits and add-ons in addition to retained HR support, such as access to a template document library; a dedicated HR Consultancy team; employment tribunal insurance; payroll; and HR software.
The team strives to ensure that it fully understands a client’s culture, business plans and goals. From resourcing and talent planning, through to restructuring and leadership development, Fitzgerald focuses on their business needs to ensure that every step of the way they are getting the very best outcomes.
Human resources with the human touch
We’re delighted to be awarded HR Consultancy of the Year 2021 – Southern England in the UK Enterprise Awards delivered by SME News. We are so proud of the fantastic HR outsourced support we deliver to our clients, and look forward to our continued growth!
