Easi-Drive Invests in HR Function as Workforce Grows

Leading accident management firm Easi-Drive has appointed its first ever HR Advisor to help manage an increasing number of employees.

The total workforce at the Wythenshawe-based company has now exceeded 100 and with it comes a requirement for an expanded HR function in-house.

Jemma Lawton, formerly HR Advisor at local hospital Cheadle Royal, takes on that role for the Company.

General Manager Erica Boland commented: “We chose Jemma for the job as she is a fresh and dynamic person with a ‘can-do’ attitude, which is definitely a good fit with the Easi-Drive culture. She is approachable and professional and someone who will have the interests of the employees and the Company at heart.”

Jemma, who has just achieved her formal CIPD qualification at Salford University, will be responsible for reviewing current policies and procedures across the board with special emphasis on training and development, recruitment and support for managers in dealing with any issues on an impartial basis.

She said: “I will be working hard to promote the benefits of having someone dedicated to looking after this area, which is all about getting people to give of their best on a consistent basis. I know that this is a journey for everyone, but I am looking forward to championing good HR practice and showing how it can make a real contribution to business growth.”

Outside work Jemma goes to the gym regularly and is a big fan of the kettlebell body strength and conditioning regime – teaching a class with her fiancé. She also lists scuba-diving as a hobby and hopes to become an advanced open water diver in due course.

Her first car was a red Ford Fiesta and she says her funniest moment on the road was probably getting stuck going down the entrance ramp at Tesco. “It was a long, winding ramp and I had just passed my test and needed loads of people to help me reverse because I was in such a panic!”