Employment Policy and Services
AoC's Employment Team provides advice, policy guidance and representation to members in areas of employment law, industrial relations and HR practice. We actively encourage members to engage with us regularly to provide feedback on the issues that affect them; this supports us in providing a collective voice and ensures that our guidance and advice continues to be relevant to the sector.
The Team
Karen Sanders - Director of Employment Policy and Services
Phone: 020 7034 9943
Josephine Chuks - Employment Services Manager
Phone: 020 7034 9942
Kanchan Chauhan - Employment Adviser
Phone: 020 7034 9944
Caroline Rowlands - Employment Adviser
Phone: 020 7034 9945
Helpline
Our confidential helpline is available for AoC members from Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm and provides indemnified advice in areas of employment law, industrial relations, employment relations and HR practice. Contact us by telephone on the numbers provided above or email: employment@aoc.co.uk.
Briefings
Our weekly briefings have a high annual readership and contain topical updates, news and advice regarding employment law and workforce issues. The briefings also communicate key issues which have an impact on the FE workforce directly to members.
Additional services
AoC Create offers additional products and services to help your college succeed in today’s challenging environment. These include:
- Conferences and events throughout the year where high level speakers address key issues and debate about HR, equality and diversity and employment law.
- Training programmes and workshops providing bespoke extra support when it’s needed.
- Recruitment services, including short-term interim management, executive search and assessment centre design and delivery. Plus, there is AoC Jobs - the specialist job board for the further education sector.
- Consultancy services, which provides practical organisational solutions and specialist support, for example in change management and restructuring.