follow up with the prospective clients to keep the ball in play. I now turned my attention to the outline tender process for the University. In line with my advice, they were going to test the market, which procedurally they should do. First step was a Request for Proposal (RfP) which includes specifications of the project being requested, a snapshot of the status quo and what is hoped to be achieved and information on how to respond, to whom and by when. It’s normal to ask for details of the vendor, their relevant experience, and last three years’ accounts. Their procurement section had drawn up a draft for completion by HR, payroll and some notes from Finance. They had 10 days to complete that, and I had given them pointers on the pain points they needed to solve, and enhancements to be made, especially on
reporting and exception alerts for things like Gender and Ethnic pay gaps or compliance issues like Minimum Wage. The responses would be analysed, scored according to weighted criteria, and those that pass that stage would be entered on a long list drawn up for product demonstrations. 11.07 a.m. My head was swimming. I boiled up some water for a Lemsip. A text from Mahira to confirm my trip to Southampton next Wednesday for a factory that wanted to talk Time & Attendance solutions for both factory and office workers. They had multiple shifts and flexible working. I booked the train tickets. It’d be a long day, but much better to let the train do the work! 11.42 a.m. After messaging Tanya and Mahira, I headed for bed. Hopefully, tomorrow would be a better day.
of Payroll), to hear how things were going for her, and a report to write up. I’d had a few emails from my old HR team, and luckily all had landed well in new jobs, which was brilliant considering the state of the market. One was now an HR manager, which didn’t surprise me; her business focus was always very evident. There were plans for a general get-together in London before Christmas. My previous CEO had left a voicemail to call her next week about something I could help with. I knew she was still with the merged company, but expected that not to last for longer than necessary. Which reminded me that I should call Natalie, who had another month to run at Peterborough! 9.38 a.m. I had moved my call with Sarah to next week on health grounds! She was very understanding, as one of her team was away with something similar. Tanya, too, had shown sympathy and would
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