Case studies

Background A large public sector utility company contacted Albany HR as they required an independent expert to conduct a thorough equality impact assessment (EQIA) of their changing pay arrangements as part of an organisational wide transformation. The scope of the EQIA was to interrogate every aspect of the proposed pay arrangement framework and the change […]

Supporting our client through a collective grievance Introduction A new client engaged Albany HR to support the management of a complex grievance involving a member of the Executive Team. This was the first time a collective grievance had been raised in their organisation. The client did not have an existing procedure to deal with collective […]

Discover how Albany HR successfully mediated a complex dispute between two key employees. Learn how our expert mediation services can help your organization resolve conflict, improve team dynamics, and create a more harmonious workplace.

Overcoming High Absence Rates: A Case Study

Albany HR were retained to provide comprehensive HR support to a high-end retail client in London, supporting teams based at various locations. Our role has been to provide tailored advice to managers to help them get the best out of their people.

Albany HR partnered with a growing technology company, providing interim HR support during a critical period of expansion and transition. Our role encompassed the implementation and launch of a new HR software system, conducting a comprehensive HR audit, supporting the integration of the new Head of HR, and handling general HR queries. This case study details our approach, activities, and the positive impact of our services on the company.

Albany HR’s Retained Service Offers Peace of Mind for Our Business: A Case Study from Edinburgh Assay Office.

A valuable client of ours, who we had previously supported to review their pay and benefits and job evaluation process, had asked for our assistance to investigate, and identify options for implementing a new pay structure, pay progression process and review their current appraisal system to ensure that their employees could be fairly and consistently […]

Gullane Golf Club, a prestigious golf club near Edinburgh, was keen to improve its employee experience, lower employee turnover and increase its attractiveness as an employer so that it could continue to offer a high-quality service to its members and visitors, and subsequently make the Club even more successful. They had asked us for our […]

Our client was undertaking a review of all salaries and benefits, post a significant job evaluation exercise, for their organisation, and had asked us for our support to benchmark their current remuneration practices and salaries for all employees, with a particular focus on those within the legal and digital functions. This involved an analysis of […]

In today’s dynamic business landscape, with ever changing employment legislation, it is critical to have up to date HR policies which reflect your organisations processes and are understood by employees. A national employer determined that their existing HR policies needed to be updated and the look of them refreshed to keep pace with the growing […]

An organisation dealing with the potential sale of a hospitality business and premises contacted Albany HR as they needed a trusted HR consultant to provide on-site support and guidance on the consultation and communication of the proposed sale to the affected employees.  If the proposal proceeded all 35 Leadership Team and employee roles would be impacted. 

Albany HR, a leading HR consultancy based in Edinburgh, partnered with the City of Edinburgh Council to review and update two crucial policies: Alcohol and Drugs, and Violence at Work. The City of Edinburgh Council also asked for user guides to support management and employees to understand and use the policies.

A Scottish charity requested our support with implementing a new HR management information system (HRIS). After many years of using an old and inefficient HRIS system, our client was ready to launch a new system to enhance the support to its employees, managers, and HR. Our consultant collected the essential data to import into the […]

Investigations Our client had been conducting a disciplinary and was then faced with the dilemma of investigating a grievance related to the disciplinary. Our client was already stretched at this time and needed support. The Client’s Needs Our client had to investigate the grievance related to the health and wellbeing of the employee as quickly […]

Leadership Event Our client, who had recently created a new Executive Team, had asked for our support to design, and facilitate a leadership away day to support the team’s integration, as well as enabling the team to gain a greater understanding of each other’s roles within the organisation and allow them to agree how the […]

Re-organise and Re-structure A public sector organisation requested our support to review their senior leadership teams’ areas of responsibility and suggest any beneficial changes. Our client is keen to ensure the organisational structure is fit for the future and capable of operating at maximum efficiency, whilst offering a high quality of service to the public. […]