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heir combined passion for all things people, as well as their drive to provide fair, flexible and pragmatic support to small businesses and charities, led to Nicci firstly moving out of the in-house corporate world to set up Cornerstone. Fast forward to today and the business has grown considerably, working with over 120 customers since 2018 and growing to a team of three, with more planned for the near future. MEET THE TEAM NICCI has 20 years of experience working for a variety of national and international organisations and charities and has been a charity trustee for over seven years. She specialises in management coaching and development, recruitment, change management and loves improving organisational performance. ROB also has over 20 years of experience working for differentsized companies in varying sectors, ranging from Professional Services, Pharmaceuticals, Financial Services and Manufacturing. Rob specialises in complex employee issues and salaries, pensions and employee benefits. JULIE is their newest recruit, who joined in May 2021. With over 25 years HR experience gained in generalist HR roles in Corporates, Charity and SMEs, Julie has a passion for helping employers deal with difficult people issues to a positive outcome.
All the team are chartered members of the CIPD and hold post-graduate qualifications in HR. Nicci is also an accredited member of HR Independents, a body supporting standards, quality and ethics across HR Consultancies. Having worked with all sizes and types of businesses, Nicci explains “We are pragmatic and don’t try and sell services that employers don’t need. Integrity is a fundamental principle for us in everything we do. We do not tie customers into lengthy contracts, but instead provide flexible HR advice, when it is needed. We want customers to stay because of the quality of the service we give, not the rigidity of our contracts.”
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WHY CORNERSTONE? A cornerstone is the first stone set in the construction of a building - all other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure. Nicci explains that they believe that people are the cornerstone of any organisation and that the service that Cornerstone offers to employers is invaluable to their success. They believe that their flexibility, integrity and pragmatism set them apart
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Cornerstone Resources Ltd is a HR consultancy founded by Rob & Nicci Birley in 2018.
While HR is their area of expertise, they recognise that every employer needs more to keep them running efficiently. Cornerstone have therefore carefully selected strong business partners to bring a joined up offering to their customers, in areas such as HR systems, Recruitment, Accountancy, Business Workflow Management, H&S, Safeguarding and Occupational Health. Cornerstone are shortly launching a new offer for Start Up businesses and today are offering Lancashire Life readers a FREE no obligation HR Health Check (quote: LANCS2021).
Above: Nicci & Rob Birley
Contact us today on N 0161 647 7990 to see how we can help your business grow. Check out our Google Reviews to see how our customers rate our friendly, pragmatic advice. www.cornerstoneresources.co.uk Above: Julie Welling
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