Support for people managers from our HR Advisers and Officers

The HR Operations team support staff and managers with issues such as:

• departmental restructuring
• people management issues such as disciplinary, managing ill health, capability and grievance redundancy situations
• overseas working and hybrid working queries
• matters relating to employment law

Every department has the support of a team of HR practitioners. You can reach your HR Adviser/Officer colleague via hr-operations@york.ac.uk or find your named HR Adviser/Officer on the Google Doc linked: see who your HR Adviser / Officer is.

Our casework service agreement outlines the roles and responsibilities of line managers and HR colleagues when working together to address issues under HR procedures.

Team members

• Adam Smith
  HR Adviser
• Catherine Dearden
  HR Adviser
• Elizabeth White
  HR Adviser
• Helena Hamling
  HR Officer
• Jo Grewer
  HR Operations Manager
• Kate Slade
  HR Adviser
• Katharine Coutts
  HR Adviser
• Kerrie Wright
  HR Adviser
• Laura McIlroy
  Employee Relations and HR Policy Manager
• Layla Hemingway
  HR Operations Manager
• Mary Ashbridge
  HR Adviser
• Sophie Thompson
  Employee Relations and HR Policy Manager (maternity cover)
• Tara Jacob
  HR Adviser