To mark Social Enterprise Day 2010 on Thursday 18th November,
Roots Human Resources CIC is offering a one-year retained human
resources consultancy service of up to two hours per month FREE OF
CHARGE for two social enterprises working towards
sustainability.
Funded by Roots HR's trading surpluses, and coming at a time
when the third sector is coming to terms with cuts following
October's comprehensive spending review, the subscriptions may be
used to help the recipient organisations to restructure, diversify
and move towards sustainability.
Roots HR's Chief Executive, Jan Golding, said: "Although there
is a political focus on civil society organisations in a way we
have never previously seen, this is still a very challenging time
for all small and medium-sized social enterprises, charities and
voluntary and community groups. Poor people management can detract
from front line service delivery through under-performance,
disputes, conflict and employee absence and we are in a position to
help at least two social enterprises with employment law compliance
and good people management through this period". The services on
offer will be provided through Roots HR's market-leading employment
law and people management advice service, COMPLY. This service
provides tailored advice specifically designed to offer practical
support around employing people in the sector - from the most
junior to the most senior. COMPLY, which is the only specialist
service of its kind in the UK, was designed to serve the sector
rather than to maximise profit. It includes features such as a
roll-forward of unused hours each month so that subscription time
is maximised. "We will", says Golding, "work with the organisations
that win these free subscriptions to make sure they get the
greatest possible benefit from them."
Social enterprises deriving at least 25% of their overall income
from trading can visit www.rootshr.org.uk/FREEHRSERVICES for a
simple one-page application form and more information about the
offer, entry criteria and the COMPLY service. Applications
must be submitted by 12 noon on 3rd December '10 and the free
subscriptions will start from 1st January '11.