Migrant Workers

Speaker(s): Mo Grimble is a senior lecturer in Human Resource Management at the University of Lincoln. She has worked closely on the ‘Learning and Development needs of SME’s’, with ‘Women as Entrepreneurs’ and more recently, her present interest covers the impact of migrant workers on companies in this region.
She has worked in Spain, New Zealand, Hungary and Sri Lanka and has undertaken consultancy work across the sectors from voluntary to blue chip organisations.
Companies ranging from Transco, York and Hull City councils, Lindum Construction, B&Q, East Midlands Housing.
She is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Institute of Leadership and Management.
She is also a national upgrading panellist for the CIPD.

Event details:

“From Farm Gate to Fridge Door – exploring the challenges that migrant workers present for HR Professionals”

East Yorkshire is in the middle of a staffing revolution.
The use of migrant workers to fill the skills gap has become common practice within the food production and manufacturing sectors in this region. These sectors are the major users of this flexible form of worker, but just how effective is this? Is this merely a pragmatic and temporary response to labour and skill shortage or is something more significant occurring?
Is this group of workers presenting new challenges that will transform the traditional HR roles?

In brief, this session will explore:-

• Is this phenomenon merely a temporary response to skills gaps? 
• How are HR professionals presently responding? 
• Are new roles and responsibilities emerging for the HR professional? 
• What wider implications are there for the business?

For more information:

• Email Mo Grimble  

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