James Hems

Head of HR, People and Culture @Bluewave Technology

At Bluewave Technology, I lead the HR, People & Culture function as a standalone specialist. From Principles to Policies, Processes to Procedure, Recruitment to Retention, Experience to Engagement, Branding to Belonging, Technology to Training, Recognition to Reward, my priority is People. If you truly invest, effectively, in your People, you are investing in long-term business success. Delivered in Q1 of joining - Full and Comprehensive People Experience and Engagement Survey - Salary, Benefits and Total Reward Benchmarking - SMART Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme Delivered in H1 of joining - Become an accredited Living Wage Employer - Comprehensive Private Medical/Health Insurance, inc. Dental and Optical launched Delivered in H2 of joining - Transformation of HR Policies - Transformation of Absence / Leave Process - Negotiated 20% reduction in cost for digital document solution - Negotiated 25% reduction in cost for BPSS - Employment check services - Introduced BPSS certification to enable faster employee deployment onto clients - Introduced an Instant Messaging HR Channel - enabling Employees instant access to HR Bluewave Technology is a boutique consulting practice. Bluewave Technology is a Tier-One Salesforce Platinum (Summit) Consulting Partner. Our Services and Consulting offerings are utilised by global private, public and non-profit organisations.