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Employers need to prepare their businesses now for the possibility that a large proportion of their staff will be unable to attend work due to Swine Flu.  GMA Consultants have launched a newsletter covering key things that employers should be thinking about now (see Library). 

The Cabinet office are considering extending the period of Self Certification to 14 days for sufferers of Swine Flu.  This will mean that staff will not feel under pressure to return to work before they are fully recovered and will also put less strain on GP practices.  Recent figures for FirstCare (an absence management company) however suggest that on average staff are taking just 4.3 days off work.  No final decsion has yet been made by the Government.  If your company needs support to prepare for the pandemic or to set up robust sickness absence procedures, contact us today.

Gemma Davies, GMA's Principal Consultant has set up a Twitter account so as to make it even easier for clients and other businesses to keep up to date with HR advice.  The aim is to provide up to date and relevant advice and discussion points for employers of all sizes.  Gemma has said "We feel that it is important to be able to communicate with current and prospective clients in a variety of ways.  Embracing new technology such as Twitter will allow us to get our message of common sense HR solutions out to a wider audience." Follow Gemma Davies1 and keep yourselves up to date.

One of the leading HR consultancies in Wales has launched its new branding with ambitious plans for the future growth of the company.

Based at Innovation House, Navigation Park, Abercynon, GMA Consultants has excellent experience in providing employers with advice on a wide variety of HR issues. This includes:

• HR Outsourcing
• HR Consultancy
• HR Training

GMA Consultants outsourcing services are provided through a variety of service delivery options, providing a flexible delivery solutions for business. The three delivery solutions are

• GMA Assist – telephone and email helpline
• GMA On-Site Assist – as GMA Assist plus on site HR assistance
• GMA Premium Assist – attendance to your premises on a retainer, e.g. one or two days a week/month as you require acting as outsourced HR manager.

The branding project was undertaken by Cardiff integrated marketing agency - Stepping Stones Marketing Solutions - and included the creation of a new logo, commercial support material and website. The branding project was commenced following a strategic review of the company's activities which has seen it refocus it's business into the above three service areas.

Gemma Davies commenting on the change said " We have reviewed our business strategy and have now focussed our business on these three key areas. We are now well prepared to grow our business further by offering support to companies across Wales and beyond with an ever growing range of support services."

Gemma Davies, Principal Consultant is pleased to announce that we are about to begin work with Hendre Ltd to provide a clear and consice competecy based recruitment system which will be adopted by the whole of the Hendre Group. 

Amanda Stewart, Head of HR said that Hendre are pleased to welcome GMA Consultants on board and look foward to the implementation of a professional and thorough recruitment process.