Latest appointments: Hammonds boost Leeds team; Yorkshire Water’s new recruits and more..

HAMMONDS has boosted its Leeds team with the promotion of Andrew Stones.

Mr Stones specialises in all aspects of employment law including employment tribunal and EAT litigation, TUPE and collective issues including collective consultation and industrial action.

Andrew trained and qualified as a solicitor with Hammonds in 2002 and worked in the Leeds employment team for two years before moving in-house as an employment solicitor with Asda Stores. Andrew returned to Hammonds as an associate in 2006.
 
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LEEDS and Bradford law firm Gordons has strengthened its team with a new appointment.

Louise Rea joins the firm from DLA Piper in Sheffield where she qualified into the employment department in January.  She has experience of both contentious and non-contentious employment matters including unfair dismissal and discrimination tribunal cases. 

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YORKSHIRE Water is helping ease graduate employment by taking on eight new recruits.

As part of the company’s graduate scheme the newcomers have started a two-year personalised development programme that will see them spend in a variety of different areas, with the guaranteed offer of a permanent role on completion of the scheme.

Graduate scheme co-ordinator Nicola Rowledge said: “While tough economic times have seen many companies downsize or scrap their graduate programme altogether this year, we’re continuing to develop and grow our graduate programme.

“And the good news for graduates thinking of applying for next year’s intake is that we’re building on the success of this year’s programme by expanding the scheme and increasing the number of places available to thirteen.”

For more information on the graduate opportunities at Yorkshire Water visit www.yorkshirewater.com/graduates.The deadline for applications for next year’s graduate scheme is January 10, 2010.

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LEEDS-based research and marketing insight consultancy McCallum Layton has appointed a former Lloyds Banking Group research manager to its ranks.

Andy Plunkett will provide extensive research support to McCallum Layton’s financial services and retail clients.

Mr Plunkett has also worked for Aviva and telecoms provider NTL.

Duncan McCallum, founding partner at McCallum Layton, said: “Andy’s appointment demonstrates our firm commitment to bringing on board highly experienced research professionals who will continue to strengthen our client support.

“His strong financial and telecoms sector experience will be of great value to our business and at a time when many agencies are making cut backs, we remain committed to improving our client services levels.”

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