"I welcomed Clair’s appointment at Sarena Manufacturing Ltd in 2010. Prior to Clair arriving we were struggling with day to day HR issues. From a business sense this was an easy decision for us to make. With Clair on board we set about looking at areas such as absenteeism, grievances, staff handbooks, payroll issues and even the implementation of ISO14001. Within weeks of her arrival we had navigated our way through a long standing issue with a member of staff with a satisfying conclusion. Clair was encouraging me to improve and set about looking at what skills I and all members of staff had and how to improve daily production utilising these strengths.
It was quickly apparent that Clair was one of the most professional people I had the pleasure of working with her attention to detail and the way she handled situations is a vital tool I carry on to use to this day. However all of this was superseded when we had to sort our way through company-wide redundancies. Telling people who you have worked with for so many years that their jobs are at risk and then ultimately that they’ve lost their jobs was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. Clair was immense throughout and without her I cannot imagine how this could have turned out, somehow something so negative was turned into some sort of positive."
Factory Manager
GRP Manufacturing – Gillingham Kent
It was quickly apparent that Clair was one of the most professional people I had the pleasure of working with her attention to detail and the way she handled situations is a vital tool I carry on to use to this day. However all of this was superseded when we had to sort our way through company-wide redundancies. Telling people who you have worked with for so many years that their jobs are at risk and then ultimately that they’ve lost their jobs was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. Clair was immense throughout and without her I cannot imagine how this could have turned out, somehow something so negative was turned into some sort of positive."
Factory Manager
GRP Manufacturing – Gillingham Kent