About the Business
The Yorkshire HR Company is owned by Sarah-Jane O'Brien - a senior HR practitioner with comprehensive strategic, developmental and operational experience in the private and not-for-profit sectors, to include retail / fmcg; manufacturing, wholesaling & distribution; hospitality, telecommunications, finance and oil industry, having worked in the UK, Continental Europe, the Nordics, United States and West Africa.
She has the ability to think strategically and transform strategy into delivery, with the successful implementation of a range of HR initiatives in support of business plans and objectives, to include culture change; organic growth and re-organization; expansion and downsizing; new business ventures and start-ups; mergers, acquisitions and disposals.
Sarah-Jane has extensive experience of all areas of Human Resources Management, to include industrial relations (national level negotiations (USDAW, NUPENG & PENGASEN).
Business Services
Our Services
HR Consultancy Support:
Whether your company is not big enough for a full time HR practitioner, or you have a particular project to outsource, at The Yorkshire HR Company we recognise each client is different and tailor our support to meet your specific needs. With a wealth of experience from unionised and non-unionised environments, we are able to support you in your day-to-day activity.
Interim & Project Management:
Appointing an Interim HR practitioner – Director or Manager is a progressive way to help organisations manage change. From mergers and acquisitions, to disposals and downsizing, renegotiation of contracts or reappraisal of employee benefits, an interim HR practitioner can bring experience, objectivity and a determination to get the job done.
Training Workshops:
Small and medium size organisations cannot afford to employ their own in-house training function and yet learning and development is just as important in these companies as it is in larger organisations. The Yorkshire HR Company provide a selection of bite-size, HR-related training workshops designed to provide practical tools and guidance in managing typical, day-to-day HR issues.
Psychometric Assessment:
Psychometric assessment provides important information about an individual's ability to perform a job, their behavioural style and cultural fit - and have been found consistently to be the best predictor of an employee's potential for a role.
Location & Hours
15 Queen Square
