Meet the Team

HR Manager
Kelly Brook

HR Advisers
Sarah Davies
Kelsey Lowther
Stephanie Rafton
Charlotte Sykes
Flora Baker - Assistant HR Adviser

We are the main point of contact for employee relations advice, sickness absence and performance management, dispute resolution and problem solving for university managers and colleagues, and we also liaise regularly with the university’s trade union representatives. We work closely with the HR Business Partners, supporting them on organisational change processes. We also get involved with various HR projects and work with other teams within the wider HR service.

• If you have any questions or would like advice or guidance on the application of a particular HR policy or procedure
• For advice and guidance in relation to employment issues, such as disciplinary or grievance matters, and the resolution of these
• If you are concerned about a colleague’s sickness absence, or for advice in relation to levels sickness absence in your team in general
• If you need assistance with supporting a member of your team who is underperforming
• For queries in relation to the impact of Covid 19 on yourself, colleagues or individuals in your team

For further information regarding your HR contacts, please refer to the Client Group Chart.

To get in touch please contact us at employeerelationsteam@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Michelle Broxup – HR Support Team Leader and PA to Executive Director of HR (part-time 4 days)

Estelle Campbell / Donna Procter- Estelle and Donna provide PA support to the Deputy Director of HR, Associate Director – Employee Relations and Business Partnering and Associate Director – Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. 

Estelle works Mon - Wed

Donna works Wed - Fri

Janet Norfolk – HR Support Assistant and Occupational Health Administrator (Mon – Wed)

The HR Support Team oversees the administrative support provided to the Executive Director of HR, Deputy Director of HR and Associate Directors of HR, HR Business Partners and Occupational Health.

We provide support for the following committees:

• Senior Staff Remuneration Committee
• Joint Consultative Committee
• Wellbeing Sub-Committee

We co-ordinate the annual Academic Promotions Round.

We co-ordinate Visiting Academic applications (Visiting Professors and Readers, Emeritus Professors etc) including advice on when title roles are due to expire.

We maintain and update particular University email groups (Deans of School, Heads of Subject, Course Directors and Directors of Research).

In relation to questions for our HR Leadership Team, including all aspects of diary management.

We provide support for the following committees:

• Senior Staff Remuneration Committee
• Joint Consultative Committee
• Wellbeing Sub-Committee

We co-ordinate the annual Academic Promotions Round

For Visiting Academic applications (Visiting Professors and Readers, Emeritus Professors etc) including advice on when title roles are due to expire.

Maintaining and updating particular University email groups (Deans of School, Heads of Subject, Course Directors and Directors of Research)

To get in touch please contact us at our email addresses above.

Jen Cartwright
Claire McBrien
Libby Page
David Plummer

We work in partnership with senior leaders of Schools and Services to provide support and guidance on strategic business projects and issues, including workforce planning, organisational design and performance and colleague wellbeing and engagement. We also lead on the HR aspects of change programmes.

We work with colleagues across HR to ensure that the service is aware of and delivers the needs of Schools and Services, including identifying and supporting learning and development requirements, performance improvement and other Organisational Development initiatives; and to develop and apply data to inform long term planning.

Typically, our main contacts are Deans and Directors alongside leadership team members across our Schools and Services, as part of conversations around key strategic people plans and projects in relation to the areas outlined above.

To find out the best team to speak to in relation to your enquiry, you may also wish to read through the information on this page for our ER team and HR Services team.

For further information regarding your HR contacts, please refer to the Client Group Chart.

Lisa Teasdale - HR Services Manager

HR Coordinators
Catriona Grey (Trina) - Lead HR Services Coordinator
Laura Thorpe - Lead HR Services Coordinator
Rashda Aslam
Holly Yu
Sam Jebson
Chelsea Reid
Natalie Smallwood - HR Adviser Resourcing
Ben Maddren - Recruitment Adviser
Julia Gaskin - HR Policy Adviser

Our team manages all of the contractual activity associated with the full employee lifecycle, from the recruitment of colleagues right through to those leaving our university.

• For all recruitment related advice, including how to get your vacancy approved, where to advertise and find the best candidates, interviews, right through to the issuing of contracts for all new starters and subsequent probation processes. We also enable access to Recruitment and Selection training for colleagues and student panels
• For information to support international colleagues on immigration matters ensuring visa compliance
• In relation to all contractual changes, responsibility allowances, secondments, leaver processes, requests for new roles to be evaluated
• To seek advice on administrative HR policy and processes including; maternity, paternity, flexible working, leavers, associates, special leave and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks
• We also manage the engagement of student casual workers, supporting areas to recruit, onboard and engage appropriately ensuring compliance with Employment and Immigration laws

To get in touch please contact us at hrservicesteam@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Data and Insights Manager
Victoria Ballantyne

Data and Insights Advisers
Gaynor Holland - Data and Insights Adviser
Rebecca Wilson - Data and Insights Trainee
Shaun Radford - Data and Insights Officer

• We design processes and configure systems, for example our iTrent system, with a focus on business need, efficiency and user experience
• We provide relevant, actionable insight to our HR colleagues, people managers and stakeholders
• We keep data safe and secure

• Requests for and about HR data
• Help with accessing and using HR systems (iTrent/recruitment/VTS/PDR system)
• Training on how to use HR systems

To get in touch, please contact us at hris@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

John Grady - Payroll & Pensions Manager

Payroll Advisers
Cameron Rooke-Da Costa
Helen Chapple

Ann Griffin - Payroll & Pensions Administrator
Jo Renton - Payroll & Pensions Assistant
Scott Roper - Reward Manager

To get in touch, please contact us at payroll@leedsbeckett.ac.uk or if it pension related, send to pensions@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

• Process five payrolls per month for Support, Academic, Casual, Miscellaneous employees and a Pensioners payroll
• Administrator Pensions for four different providers – Local Government Pension Scheme (West Yorkshire Pension Fund), Teachers Pension Scheme, University Superannuation Scheme and the government NEST scheme
• Process overtime/ additional hours claims
• Process expense payments submitted via ESS
• Deal with statutory payments and deductions i.e. SSP, SMP, Tax & National Insurance
• Process monthly and year end reports for Statutory bodies (such as HMRC) and our pension scheme providers
• Administer Childcare Vouchers, Cycle scheme and employee travel schemes
• Voluntary deduction such as Simply Health, Unison, GAYE and Credit Union

• If you have a query or question regarding your salary
• Requiring information regarding your pension
• Assistance with information regarding sickness, maternity, paternity etc
• Details regarding Childcare & Cycle schemes

To get in touch please contact us at payroll@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

·         Advice on health-related issues which may impact on ability to attend work or may be made worse by work.

·         Case Management

·         Occupational Health Referrals and advice on Reasonable Adjustments.

·         Pre-employment health assessment.

·         DSE advice and ergonomic equipment

·         Advice on occupational health and safe working practices

·         Advice on risk assessment

·         Mandatory Health surveillance such as spirometry, skin surveillance and HAVS

·         Night Workers Assessments

·         Referral to physiotherapy and the onsite gym.

·         Health promotion and wellbeing advice.

·         NHS Research Passport medical clearance

·         Advice on accessing Employee Assistance Programme 

To get in touch please contact us at occupationalhealth@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

(Consultations are by appointment only)

Organisational Development Co-ordinators
Elisabeth Cleary (Mon-Thur) (Currently on secondment to the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Team)
Amie Harrison (Wed-Fri)
Samantha Shaw (Mon-Wed) (secondment)

OD Advisers
Chris Pickard
Georgina Wood (Mon-Wed)

Chris McLay - Learning and Development Adviser (Tue-Thur)
Sue O’Boyle - Leadership and Learning Manager (Tue-Fri)
Cate Querin - Learning and Organisational Development Adviser
Paul Tyrer - Organisational Development Partner
Katie Hughes - Wellbeing Manager (Mon-Wed)
Sarah Moore - Wellbeing Manager (Tue-Thur)
Francesca Cable - HR Projects Adviser (Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri)

The POD team are here to support your development throughout your career at LBU. We provide a range of people support and learning opportunities that seek to support, stretch and challenge all colleagues to enable them to reach their full potential.

In addition to supporting individuals and teams, we also lead on and support a variety of organisational development projects designed to drive ongoing improvement and enable increased organisational performance.

• To find out more about our development offer for yourself as an individual or for your team, including our live webinars, online modules, coaching and mentoring and induction
• To talk about what our specific leadership development opportunities look like this year, including individual and bespoke team leadership development and also masterclasses
• To discuss our wellbeing offer this year, and how this might support and be beneficial to your wellbeing or that of individuals in your team
• To get support in relation to organisational change in your area, how you can involve colleagues and give them a voice in any process of change, and also advice on activities to support colleagues through change
• In relation to our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion, what your responsibilities are as a manager or an individual, and how you can increase your awareness in this area
• To get advice and view our resources that can help you have effective PDR conversations
• In relation to some of our annual events that recognise colleague achievements, including our Golden Robes awards and our Long Service Awards

To get in touch contact us at pod@leedsbeckett.ac.uk or on x25438

Associate Director of EDI
Abbi Mottram  

EDI Manager
Eleanor Broadbent

EDI Coordinator
Elisabeth Cleary (Projects (secondment))
Ashleigh Pinnock

We want to ensure our university community is a place where everyone feels respected, valued and supported to achieve excellence. For more information visit our University’s Equality and Inclusion web page. By promoting equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), we seek to develop further as a learning organisation and as the best possible place to work and study.

EDI is integral to our culture and at the core of how we work with all members of our community. This allows us to draw together our EDI vision, principles and objectives and ensure these are embedded within our policies, frameworks and the activity of university life.

• Supports the institution to participate in our equality Charter Marks including the Race Equality Charter and the Athena Swan gender equality charters

• Questions about our Public Sector Equality Duty Objectives
• Support with Equality Impact Assessments (EIA’s) or equality-related data
• Engagement with the EDI Committee
• Becoming involved with the Equality Networks, or as a Dignity and Respect Advisor
• Support Report Respect Reporting Tool
• Support with EDI queries related to staff
• General enquiries to become more actively involved in EDI work