Team Members

Malcolm Martin BSc, FCIPD

Originally steeped in Industrial Relations, Malcolm Martin has worked as a Human Resources consultant and trainer for over twenty years. He developed professional training programmes for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development qualifications and co-authors Human Resource Practice (over 60,000 copies sold). He also co-authors The Management Pocketbook on Employment Law.

Primarily he now advises clients on employee relations; employment law within an employment context; attendance management; and disciplinary processes as well as delivering training in all these skill areas.

Malcolm values trust and integrity. Through effective use of people management techniques he is interested in helping client businesses to be more profitable, care providers to achieve higher quality and charities to realise their’ aims .

Jon Powell BBA (Hons), MSc (Hons)

Jon Powell has supported technology and knowledge based start-up companies, including university spin-outs, since 2004. Jon acts as a business mentor for many start-ups providing advice, guidance and non-exec director support across all sectors. Jon has a keen interest in Enterprise and specifically Enterprise Education, acting as the Enterprise Champion for Lancaster University and is a local school governor. As a founding director of Employer Solutions Limited, Jon is committed to its successful growth and development.

Fiona Whiting MSc, FCIPD, LLB

Fiona has worked as an independent HR and OD Consultant since 2007. She has worked with a wide range of clients including NHS Trusts, universities, charities, social enterprise, independent health and social care organisations and private sector companies. Prior to this she had over 20 years experience in HR, predominantly in the health sector, and has held a number of executive board level positions. She is co-author of the highly successful and practical book Human Resource Practice. Fiona is qualified at BPS Level A in psychometric testing and is an accredited workplace mediator.

SARAH SEASTRON BSc, MCIPD

Sarah has been advising on recruitment, and operational and strategic HR issues in both the manufacturing and financial sector since 1998. Her skills in supporting and guiding managers through disciplinary, grievance, dignity at work and attendance management processes have been invaluable to our clients.  As well as a degree and chartered membership of the CIPD, she holds a Diploma in Management Studies, a certificate in counselling and BPS levels A and B in psychometric testing.

Sarah Booth LLM, MEd, MCIPD

Sarah is an experienced, enthusiastic personnel professional and has worked as an independent HR consultant since 1997. Commercially aware, she is able to offer a wide range of advice and guidance to directors and managers on personnel issues including strategy, policy development and implementation, recruitment and selection, training and development, general personnel and employment law issues. Her experience covers a wide range of sectors and size of organisation.

Chris Munnery MA, FCIPD, BSc (Hons)

Chris has a Post-graduate Diploma in Personnel Management from Leeds Business School, is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has an MA in Strategic Human Resource Management. He also has specialist qualifications in Counseling and is qualified at BPS Level B in psychometric testing. Following a generalist HR career working in a variety of sectors Chris has handled many assignments on behalf of Employer Solutions since 2004 and is very experienced in managing change, redundancies, TUPE and employee relations activities.

Sandra Rolston MA, MCIPD

Sandra’s HR experience spans many sectors including banking, charity and local authority. She has been an HR consultant since 2001 covering a vast array of successful assignments including HR management, supporting transformational change, best practice/improvement schemes, project development, and restructuring finance and children’s social care. She is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and has an MA in Human Resource Management as well as an Advanced Certificate in Employment Law.