King Associates Specialise in Assisting Businesses to Maximise the Contribution and Effectiveness of Their Employees Established in 1990, we are a Human Resource Consultancy based in Central London providing ongoing Human Resource and Coaching services to a wide range of businesses and organisations. We have worked with plcs, international banks and insurance companies; major charities; professional practices and a range of smaller growing businesses such as design consultancies. All assignments and client relationships are personally supervised by our Managing Consultant - Gill King Chartered FCIPD FIMC CMC FIoD [click here for profile]. Our Approach King Associates can work with your Human Resources/Personnel Department or, if you do not have an in-house specialist, can provide practical input, when you need it - without the need for a fixed overhead on your payroll. Another useful function we provide is to give a practical and unbiased second opinion on difficult Personnel issues. Alternatively, acting as a sounding board/additional advisory resource for your HR representative, particularly where senior level experience may not be available in-house. Although accustomed to operating at HR/Personnel Director level, meticulous attention to detail is a hallmark of all we do, however simple the task at hand. Our areas of expertise cover Human Resource Audits; Mediation; policies and procedures; contracts of employment; redundancies; TUPE; dismissals; appeals; organisational reviews; change management; Career Coaching; Retirement Coaching; Executive Coaching; HR Mentoring; Business Coaching; Independent Investigations into bullying and harassment; sexual harassment; Grievances/Disciplinary issues; Appraisal systems; including 360° feedback and Training. In addition to Gill's experience and input, we can call upon our team of carefully selected and vetted Associates who bring additional expertise and specialist knowledge to the Consultancy enabling us to meet specific client needs for example psychometric testing or headhunting. Also through Gill's membership of the Richmond Group - a consortium of qualified management consultants, we can source experienced and specialist project teams to meet clients' needs which may extend beyond the realms of HR services. In summary, our aim is to develop a long term relationship with you and to work alongside you in meeting the Human Resource challenges which you will inevitably face from time to time. We are committed to transferring our skills to your organisation and to providing documentation and systems that you will find supportive and easy to work with. This makes good business sense by allowing you to concentrate on your own areas of expertise. It also provides peace of mind, knowing that your HR foundations are securely in place and help is at hand if you need it.