Brown Consulting Group offers a wide range of HR consulting services. Whether
you have an in-house HR team and
need
expertise in one specific area or, don’t have a full-time internal HR resource
and just need to address some of the basics, we can help.
For more information on our HR Consulting services, please find them outlined below:
‘Organizational Effectiveness’ need not be a hollow business buzz-word. Business
owners and effective leaders know the value of an aligned organization where
people and processes work in harmony. At Brown Consulting Group we help make
your organization more effective through a rigorous review of your systems
resulting in a comprehensive report with specific action plans.
If your concern is beyond a single department or function, you may find our
proprietary service HRdiagnostic™, to be of
relevance to your organization.
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Over time some systems can get so mired in ‘process’ that they become
inefficient. We can help, whether you are looking at refining all of your HR
systems, reviewing your best practices or requiring attention to one specific
area, department or staffing level.
Brown Consulting Group will conduct a thorough analysis and create an effective
solution to optimize your HR systems and processes.
To read more on Process Improvement, click here
for our article, “Because We’ve Always Done It That Way” – The ABCs of
Process Improvement
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Handling difficult employee situations is one of the toughest jobs managers
face. Ensuring situations are dealt with fairly and meet legislative
requirements may mean the difference between an effective resolution and costly
litigation.
Brown Consulting Group provides effective strategies and coaching for dealing
with difficult employee situations such as poor performance, downsizing or
terminations.
We have a great deal of experience in this area and welcome your confidential
inquiry. Please contact Lynn Brown, Managing Director at
lynn@brownconsulting.ca.
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Most organizations now have some basic form of performance management in place,
yet we consistently hear from organizations that it’s difficult to get managers
to manage performance. Brown Consulting Group can help your line managers or
your HR team handle performance situations .We develop or retool your
performance management system; coach your managers in performance; provide
performance management training; provide coaching in one-off performance
situations up to, and including, terminations.
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Compensation, benefits and total rewards can be complex issues. Brown Consulting
Group helps “demystify” the challenges of compensation. We have undertaken
engagements for companies ranging in size from 10 to 6,000 and provides a
variety of services in this area, including:
- assessing your current compensation structure;
- realigning your current systems;
- developing new compensation programs and/or policies where none previously existed;
- assisting with the completion of major salary survey data
- and developing a strategy to communicate compensation changes to staff.
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A solid job evaluation system is an integral part of your compensation
program to ensure internal equity within your organization. Brown Consulting
Group can assist by creating an effective job evaluation system or retooling
your existing program to make it work more effectively for you.
A common outcome of job evaluation is the need for new or revised job
descriptions. We can assist by providing the expertise to help you create or
enhance your job description library.
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Pay Equity has not gone away and most employers bound by either federal or
provincial legislation need to have a legally defensible Pay Equity Plan in
place. Brown Consulting Group helps employers like you design and implement your
first plan or helps you revise your existing plan to ensure legislative
compliance. For more information, read our article,
"Pay Equity, Still Here and Here to Stay".
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Turnover too high? Difficulty finding good candidates? Recruiting costs
out-of-control? We can help. Brown Consulting Group evaluates your current
hiring and retention practices, analyzes turnover and helps you implement
effective recruiting and retention strategies to ensure you have the best
programs in place for today’s competitive marketplace.
We also offer a variety of cost effective recruiting services—from résumé
screening and reference checking to full recruitment.
If recruiting is an issue of specific interest, read
our articles, "On-campus Recruiting – Is It Right For Your Company"
or "Hiring an External
Recruiter - Do You Know What You're Paying For?"
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Whether re-evaluating your HR policies, merging two systems or moving
information on-line, Brown Consulting Group develops competitive and effective
HR policies and programs to help motivate and retain your employees.
Regardless of the size of your organization, it is prudent to have sound HR
policies in place before you need them. We have extensive experience in HR
policy development from the ground up and with updating and re-structuring
existing policies.
Read more about this critical need in our article
"The Fine Art of Policy Manuals".
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It can be tough for organizations to keep up with the changes in employment law
and human rights legislation. Brown Consulting Group can advise on matters with
respect to federal and provincial employment legislation, human rights
legislation, and employment and labour standards. We ensure that your policies,
programs and practices are legislatively compliant or we answer your questions
to help you interpret employment legislation and standards.
We welcome your email inquiry or contact us by phone at 416.694.6101 or by email
at info@brownconsulting.ca
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Corporate restructuring is constant in today’s business world. Many companies
are affected by mergers, acquisitions or related downsizing. As you plan your
structural change, it’s critical to assist your staff in navigating the changes
to ensure business continuance and staff satisfaction.
Through on-site support or consultative services, Brown Consulting Group helps
by providing successful strategies to manage the change effectively.
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Are you a growing company considering your own in-house HR Resource? Brown
Consulting Group can assist in getting your in-house HR function
established. We help ensure you have not only the basics covered, but are
legislatively compliant, and also have the tools and resources in place as
you, and your new HR function, grow.
Should you be considering setting up a full department or simply designating
an existing staff member, we encourage you refer to our HR Start-up
Checklist.
Our clients tell us that using this list helps them decide on which HR
responsibilities are needed, and at what level the in-house team should
function. Brown Consulting Group is often called in to help further develop
the department and to keep it on track by handling the more senior strategic
requirements.
For a complimentary copy, please
email us.
