Gareth Whiston
Human Resources Consultant (Interim) @West Midlands Combined Authority
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WORK HISTORY
Human Resources Consultant (Interim) @West Midlands Combined Authority
Human Resources Consultant (Interim)West Midlands Combined Authority · Contract Sep 2025 – Present · 5 mos | HybridCommissioned for a defined period to deliver strategic and hands-on employee relations support on a complex, high-risk case. Balanced legal compliance, operational priorities, and human impact, leading the process end-to-end from evidence synthesis to defensible documentation and stakeholder guidance. Additionally, partnered on a confidential strategic initiative, applying advanced workforce and policy analysis to shape organisational decisions and support long-term objectives.
EDUCATION
Assosciation of Learning
Psychotherapy and counselling
Wolverhampton University
CIPD Postgraduate Diploma; HRM
University of Staffordshire
HND Sports Exercise Science
Lord Silkin Secondary School -Telford
8 GCSE's grade A-C
Telford College of Arts and Technology
BTEC ND Sports Science
Telford College of Arts and Technology
BTEC National Diploma Sports Science
SKILLS
ABOUT GARETH WHISTON
Commercially focused and versatile Interim HR Consultant with extensive experience across public and private sectors, including multi-site and national roles. Skilled at stepping into complex environments to deliver rapid, practical solutions and add measurable value. Comfortable leading when required, but equally effective driving high-impact projects and resolving critical workforce challenges.Specialisms include:* Employee Relations, TUPE and organisational change* HR function design and transformation* Talent mapping and strategic people development* Recruitment (McQuaig certified)* Redundancy and restructure* Trade union management and negotiation* Pay and reward, including pension implementation and closure* Job design, JE process and national pay grading* Employment law and tribunal advocacy* Contract and policy creation and implementation* Coaching and development* NHS, Local Authority, Housing, Charity Trust and private sector experience
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