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Employment Law & HR

Mandi Silverwood

Employment Law & HR Consultant

Mandi joined Mentor in 2004 before which she worked in various human resources roles for 16 years in different sectors including manufacturing, rail services, call centres and transport & distribution. Mandi has had a great deal of experience in dealing with high volume HR issues including discipline and grievance, absence management, and implementation and development of HR policies and procedures. Mandi has developed and delivered a number of training events for clients based on these topics. She also holds a postgraduate diploma in Personnel & Development.

H. Sanghera MCIPD BA (Hons)

Employment Law & HR Consultant

'H' has worked in Human Resources since 1995 with experience in all aspects of Employment Law. 'H' has developed his career in both the Manufacturing and the Service sector dealing with issues such as large scale redundancies, implementing EU directives, Harassment and Bullying cases. He has developed and delivered training on all aspects of Human Resources and has a particular interest in equalities and diversity issues.

Rhona Ulyett LLB (Hons) DHRM

Employment Law & HR Consultant

Rhona joined Mentor in 2001 before which she worked for 11 years in Human Resources for the motor manufacturing and food industries and latterly for the call centre arm of a major retail chain. She has run in house training on discipline and grievance, absence management and appraisal skills for a wide range of employees from Directors to shop floor supervisors.

Yvonne Banks LLB ( Hons)

Employment Law & HR Consultant

Yvonne has worked in HR since 1991 gaining experience in a variety of roles within the HR function. Prior to Mentor she worked with various blue chip companies where latterly she managed teams of HR Advisors specialising in integrated Absence Management/Occupational Health as well as managing a national team of Consultants who case managed Grievance and Discipline cases. Yvonne has designed and delivered a wide variety of training material across the whole spectrum of managerial spans of control from induction of first line managers to senior strategists across different functions in the companies.

Health & Safety

Dave Whitfield

Health & Safety Consultant

Dave served a four year apprenticeship as a Vehicle Mechanic before joining the Army, serving 22 years with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) On retiring from the armed forces in 1998, Dave started work as a Health and Safety Manager on a single-site for a global aerospace corporation, progressing to Group Safety Manager and holding responsibility for all their UK sites within two years.

For the last 14 years, Dave has been fully involved in his local IOSH Branch (Merseyside Branch) where he has held the position of Branch Chair and continues to serve on the branch executive committee.

Dave joined NatWest Mentor in 2010 and his current role is as a Health and Safety Consultant. He is a Chartered Member of IOSH and is already registererd on the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants register (OSHCR).

Peter Nicholls

Health & Safety Consultant

Peter has over 11 years experience in the field of Health and Safety. After moving into this field in 2000 his experience has included a number or SHEQ roles within the manufacturing / biotechnology sector. In 2004 Peter began working as a Health & Safety Consultant in the agricultural sector; working with farms, light engineering and woodworking sectors. Peter regularly delivers Mentor SHE courses, including IOSH Managing Safely and Environmental Awareness.

Peter joined NatWest Mentor in 2006 and his current role is as a Safety, Health and Environmental Consultant. He is a Chartered Member of IOSH and is already registererd on the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants register (OSHCR).

Ron Mott

Health & Safety Consultant

Ron worked for a large supermarket organisation for a number of years , being initially involved with Food Safety Management before moving into the Health and Safety field and becoming the District Safety Officer. He later became Regional safety Advisor for the East Midlands. Ron then moved into local authority, working for a Borough Council, and became involved with Health and Safety enforcement across a wide range of business sectors.

Ron joined NatWest Mentor in 2003 and his current role is as a Safety, Health and Environmental Consultant. He is a Chartered Member of IOSH and is already registererd on the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants register (OSHCR).



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