People Support

Here we help you and your teams learn how to create positive and helpful habits that support physical and mental wellbeing and good mental health at work (whether working from home or in the office). We also help you and your team to feel in control with dealing with current challenges and learn new ways to help you manage your personal wellbeing, as well as the wellbeing of your workforce.

Balance is key and Coaching can be invaluable way of developing you and your future talent.  You may find the following article interesting: ‘The Importance of Wellbeing at Work Right Now’ from one of our Executive Coaches Click Here.

Businesses are constantly evolving and new circumstances arise every day, so here we focus on giving you the confidence and the tools to navigate difficult situations and conversations.

So, whether you are upsizing or downsizing, we have a team of experts that can help you manage the change / disruption in your business to minimise the impact and keep the business running smoothly. Our workplace Coaching will help you and your team develop the skills, processes and behaviours to maximise your business potential moving forward, wherever your team may be working.

This will ensure you feel equipped to deal with the current challenges you face, both now and in the future.  Your business will gain clarity and you will feel in control, with new skills to help you and the wider team.

We provide Coaching for all levels of your workforce, from the CEO and MD to the young graduate starting out.  Our qualified coaches have extensive experience in dealing with all the issues you might be facing; we’ve probably seen it before!

We’ve found Coaching can bring enormous benefits to your business, as it gives broader opportunities for an employee, including; covering many aspects of the work life journey, looking at elements of their Leadership Style, how their behavioural impacts on a team or just simply having an alternative ear to talk through their challenges!

Managing conflict and how to deal with it is always an area that requires more impactful coaching with an employee, so maybe including specific role plays can help. Coaching has consequently become a popular outreach to many employees who would like to be supported through their daily pressures of being an employee, as well as adding the amazing and elating element of being told they are the future of an organisation.

Balance is key and Coaching can be an invaluable way of developing you and your future talent.

What is Counselling?

Counselling is the means by which one person helps another through purposeful conversation: a process in which two people meet to explore personal problems and to identify solutions. Counselling attempts through face-to-face or virtual sessions to help problem-solving, providing a space for the person to reflect, identify issues and reflect on emotions and responses.

Why should you invest in Counselling for your employees?

Counselling can provide support to cover a range of topics from Depression, Anxiety, overall Mental Health supporting your team’s overall wellbeing. Whether through team or individual sessions, counselling can help alleviate feelings and behaviours as well as provide support for specific situations, such as bereavement and those parents/carers of children who are homeschooling. All these feeling and behaviours impact on the ability of a person to produce high-quality work in both the short and long term, impacting not only themselves but also all those around them and, potentially, your business.

Why should you use SYLO | Beyond HR for Counselling support?

By employing the expert resources of an HR Consultancy, such as SYLO | Beyond HR., at the very start of the process; you can ensure that from identifying who and why particular employees need Counselling support, you are assured that you are providing the very best, for not only your employees, but also your organisation. We can ensure, for example, that this support is an integral part of your Employee Wellbeing Strategies and Leadership Skills training.

Our Trainer Psychotherapist, and HR Consultant, Clare Sandman, provides individual confidential sessions to help with specific issues whether personal or workplace challenges and our Counselling support is structured as follows: –

· 6-week cycles of Counselling (total of 6 hours over 6 weeks); although this can be varied based on need

· This can be evening support and weekends but we can be flexible around your team’s needs to schedule this in the working day

· Sessions are scheduled at 1-hour maximum and can be by phone, video and possibly, face-to-face depending on location

· The Counselling is suitable for over 18-year-olds only

For more information, please contact us or call us on: 01844 216290

What is Mediation?

Mediation is a tool that is used to resolve workplace conflicts or disputes. Often described as a form of alternative or informal dispute resolution (ADR) it’s less formal than undertaking grievance and disciplinary procedures or, indeed an employment tribunal. It does, however, follow a structured approach.

The role of a qualified Mediator is to facilitate discussion, not to provide solutions. A trained Mediator will act as an impartial third party who facilitates a meeting between two or more people in dispute to help them reach an agreement. Although, the Mediator will oversee the process, any agreement comes from those in dispute.

Why should you invest in Mediation?

It is often a swifter way to find a resolution to a difficult workplace situation. The aim of Mediation is to:

· Help both parties hold open constructive conversations that would usually be considered, too difficult

· Help both parties understand and empathise with each other’s emotions, circumstances, and situation

· Explore all parties’ issues and concerns and, use joint problem-solving to find a fair and suitable solution for each side

· Encourage open communication and establish sustainable, workable relationships

· Help all participants develop the skills to resolve any future workplace difficulties for themselves

Why should you use SYLO | Beyond HR. for your Mediation support?

Utilising the resources of an HR Consultancy, who offer specific Mediation Support (not all do) has distinct advantages, even if you also employ them to help with a full HR service.

Providing end–to-end support and advice on an ongoing basis enables you to avoid the many pitfalls (financial, legal and social) associated with a difficult workplace situation, which will undoubtedly have implications on the wider team, and the organisation.

By employing the expert resources of an HR Consultancy, such as SYLO | Beyond HR., at the very start of the process; you will ensure that identifying who and why a particular situation requires Mediation support, you are assured that you are legally, financially and socially providing the very best, for not only your employees, but also your organisation. The size and structure of our organisation ensures we are able to provide impartial Mediation support even though we may have worked with you for a while.

Our Mediation Support package, run by a fully qualified Mediator, whose duties include:

· Deciding and then managing how the Mediation will proceed

· Acting as an impartial referee in assisting the parties to try and settle the dispute

· Maintaining confidentiality regarding all communication and matters that arise in the Mediation. This includes the terms of any settlement reached by the parties

· Reaching an outcome Agreement that becomes legally binding when each party (or their representative) and the Mediator signs a copy of it

· This Workplace Mediation Agreement is governed by the law of England and Wales

For more information, please contact us or call us on: 01844 216290

To support your workforce, we also are qualified / accredited by SHL and Thomas International in delivering Psychometric Assessments.  We find these invaluable in learning more about the specific needs of an individual, and therefore we can really tailor development courses or support packages, such as Coaching, to match their needs and, those of your business.

For an example of how we used Psychometric Assessments to support team development Click Here or review our Case Study

We also offer a blend of Outplacement Support, online skills training and Career Advisory sessions for those needing to move on in their career, within and outside the organisation.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many UK businesses need to consider options around their business operations which may include the need to, unfortunately, reduce their employee numbers; always an unpleasant and unsettling experience for all.  However, there are some measures you can implement to make the redundancy experience as positive as possible, by offering Outplacement Support to affected employees -enabling them to positively move forward with their careers.

What is Outplacement Support?

Outplacement Support provides help, direction, and guidance to employees in finding new roles. This support can incorporate activities such as, CV review, interview training and preparation, tailored one-to-one Coaching, general job search advice, and an overview of career assessments.

Why should you invest in Outplacement Support?

It’s a common question, ‘why should we invest in helping people who are no longer our employees?’ The reason for this is to demonstrate that your company and brand values are mindful of their employees and have a genuine care for them.

This also maintains your company’s reputation whilst also showing the employees who remain with you, that as a business you will do the best you can for all your employees, even if they must leave.  Providing Outplacement Support for your employees is essentially giving them an opportunity in the world of uncertainty, something tangible to focus on that will provide real value.

Outplacement Support enables redundant employees to proceed much better prepared to the next chapter in their careers. We provide them the tools to characterise their interests, passions and direct their following steps which, leads to them becoming recruited again, much sooner than if Outplacement Support was not given.

Employees who lose their jobs will of course be worried about their financial position. Fortunately, Outplacement Support services are complimentary to all employees as this cost is covered by their employer.

By the end of the programme, individuals are trained and prepared to launch themselves into the job market and carry out an effective job search campaign with more confidence.

Our Outplacement Support:

• Psychometrics
• Assessing the emotional effect of COVID-19 and its associated trauma
• Job searching
• Personal brand guidance
• Self-employment
• Developing a winning CV
• Handling change
• Social media during career change
• Winning interview techniques
• Considering retirement
• Continued career success

To download a summary of our Outplacement Support package, please click here.