Sue began her HR career with a support role for the Royal Northern College of Music before moving into the manufacturing industry. An upward succession of HR roles followed over the next fourteen years. Since joining BusinessHR in 2001 Sue has completed consultancy projects as varied as HR audits, recruitment and TUPE transfers. She has worked with everyone from small enterprises to major NPOs, and is as comfortable liaising with senior management as she is with union officials.
Sue regularly conducts training workshops for all levels of management. Over the course of her career to date Sue has developed a keen understanding of employment law, disciplinary procedures and the benefits that an expert HR consultancy can bring to a business.
Sue lives in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, and is married with two children. She enjoys going to concerts and the theatre, and she spends any spare time that she has walking the dog, playing with the Mistura Clarinetti quartet and playing the piano in her church worship band.
Sue’s Q&A
What is your greatest personal achievement?
Completing my Diploma and CIPD qualifications while working full time and having not long had my second child. Studying and completing assignments while balancing work and home life was a real challenge but then having all my family attend the graduation ceremony was just brilliant!
What is the best advice you’ve ever been given?
From my late mother: “you are more capable than you think you are: just have the confidence to go for it”. I remember giving her the same advice back many years later when she queried if she should apply for a job herself, thinking she was too old to be starting a “proper” job. She did apply and she got it!
What is your favourite film?
I find it hard to choose just one as I love a good film but I think my all-time favourite is probably Inception. I also managed to stay awake as it was so complex!!
But close seconds are The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything ….
What do you wish other people knew about HR Solutions?
Between us we have a huge amount of knowledge and many years’ practical experience in the whole range of HR topics, so you can be confident that we can give you sound, professional, practical and pragmatic advice.
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Abi Ashford
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Louise Balloch
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Juliet Coates
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Victoria Templeton
HR Knowledge ManagerVictoria is CIPD qualified and joined HR Solutions as an HR Advisor, bringing with her an expertise in employee relations that she gained within FCA regulated businesses.
Karen Falconer
HR Knowledge ManagerKaren joined HR Solutions in September 2016 as HR Apprentice to predominately support our clients using our ever-growing HR Advice Line service and to provide support to the Consultants within the business.
Bhavika Chauhan
HR AdvisorBhavika has over 18 years HR experience gained with leading UK organisations where she designed and implemented reward schemes and employee engagement programs.
Chris Thomson
HR AdvisorChris achieved a BA in Business Studies (Hons) (2:1) from Nottingham Trent University and a CIPD Level 5 Diploma in HR Management. His HR experience covers working within highways, utilities, construction and infrastructure sectors.
Sarah Dunnell
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Harriet Coleman
HR AdvisorHarriet has a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management, PGDip and an undergraduate degree in Psychology, BSc (Hons). She has generalist HR and employee relations experience.
Roxana Stoica
HR AdministratorRoxana provides support to the HR Consultants in relation to our HR Administration service and also supports in the management of our clients on our HR Database system.
Emma Richmond
HR ConsultantAs an HR Consultant, Emma builds a strong rapport with her clients so that she can deliver support and advice based on their business and HR needs.
Laura Whalen
HR ConsultantLaura has progressed well in her career. From starting as a HR Administrator, to becoming a HR Manager and now, a HR Consultant.
