People: Law firm welcomes new head of employment team; MD appointed by education provider; and more

Sheffield’s Taylor&Emmet has recruited Simon Brian who joins the firm as a partner and head of the employment law team.

Having worked previously at Top 100 firms in Southampton and Leeds, Brian will be advising Taylor&Emmet clients on all aspects of human resources and employment law. He is an expert in both contentious and non-contentious matters, including contractual disputes, redundancies and high value, complex discrimination cases.

He said: “Taylor&Emmet’s diverse market and excellent reputation means I can use my wealth of experience to develop new relationships that will really grow the employment law department and move it forward.”

Rob Moore, Taylor&Emmet’s head of business legal services, added: “Simon brings a comprehensive mix of specialist expertise and wider commercial acumen to our team, which will no doubt enhance the advice we provide to clients. He has proven himself to be an ambitious, capable and resourceful solicitor, who I believe will be an excellent ambassador for the firm.”

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Stuart Cameron has been appointed managing director of independent higher education provider UCQ.

Based in the Platform offices in Leeds, he will be responsible for leading UCQ’s national expansion programme and attracting candidates to UCQ’s six regional centres.

More recently, Cameron led the training arm of the $50 billion Danish conglomerate Maersk in the UK, helping to establish it as the world’s leading provider of training and education programmes to the wind energy sector.

He said: “There is still an enormous challenge to educate businesses about the benefits qualified managers can bring in terms of improved business performance and productivity.

“According to research by the Chartered Management Institute, four out of five British managers hold no formal qualifications in management. This under investment in the development of necessary management skillsets is widely believed to be one of the key reasons for the UK’s lagging levels of productivity as compared to the other G7 economies, and is a major factor behind the introduction of the CMDA.

“I can understand why there has been a reluctance to send an employee on a traditional management degree course due to the disruption it can cause in the workplace while they are studying. That is why we have drawn on our previous employer experience to design a work-based programme which suits the business by providing greater flexibility.

“Students can attend sessions at a UCQ regional centre, an employer’s facility, participate in live webinars or mix and match according to work commitments. Each student will also have a mentor who will work alongside them and their employer for the duration of the course to ensure the most suitable programme for both parties is arranged.”
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Sheffield creative agency has grown its account management team with the appointment of Lucy Redmond who joins the business as a senior account manager.

She will be working on a roster of accounts including Costcutter, the University of Plymouth, Redrow and Derby Theatre.

Redmond joins Front from Papyrus Group where she predominantly worked on events and experiential projects in the FMCG and retail sectors for clients including Arla and the Co-op Group. Prior that she worked at Havas Lynx.

Director Joe Chetcuti said: “We are delighted that Lucy is now part of the Front team as she has some great experience and brings with her some fantastic ideas that will benefit our clients.”