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ISSUE 2
Diary of an HR Manager Tuesday 7.40 a.m. The train arrives on time at Liverpool Street. On autopilot joining the torrent of people heading for the Central Line, I start to think that it’s only two days more and my holiday starts. But before then there’s a lot to get done. 7.58 a.m. Walking from the Tube station to the office. Great start to the day: text from the CEO – our sales director has quit. Could we meet first thing? No surprise there, she has been a star for the past two years and was a natural to get other offers. And she had built a good team as her legacy. 9.35 a.m. The meeting with the CEO and sales director was brief – amicable - as CEO had a full diary already before the meeting. Although the director’s contract was 3 months’ notice either side, it was mutually agreed for 6 weeks’ garden leave after which she could join her new company which although not a direct competitor had one or two overlapping businesses. CEO had authorised recruiters to go find a replacement on a retained basis, so that was underway. The CEO would talk to their department as a group with me in attendance later in the morning. I needed to re-jig an appointment to fit that in. 10.40 a.m. Coffee with the head of payroll to go over the termination details, payments, holidays accrued and so on. Although this info was flowing through via the integrated system, I felt we needed to share what we knew to avoid any hiccups. And it’s always great to meet up! 12.25 p.m. The Sales department get-together went well, I thought. The CEO was on good form. The point about it was that we very much wanted to keep the team together; a key person leaving – especially an exceptional one – could cause ripples of unease, especially as most of them had been recruited by her, and the CEO was very reassuring. The benefits of clear communication!
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