Hi all
I work for an SME with 20 employees. I've been with the company since it started 10 years ago and there were only 3 of us - there was minimal HR required at that time as it was just the 2 founders plus me and I had worked with them previously. As the company grew and took on more people I picked up the HR element. I've always been proactive in terms of trying to keep up to date with HR practice/employment law - attended HR briefings/signed up to access resources such as CIPD/ACAS etc and am really motivated to develop a culture whereby we develop HR systems/processes which are proactive rather than reactive. I've seen / experienced other companies who often view HR as being something which is just a troubleshooting function to deal with a problem when it arises rather than trying to prevent the problems happening in the first place! I've recently been awarded a promotion to Director and have discussed with my boss about underpinning the promotion with a formal HR qualification. However, I'm not really sure what would be the most appropriate qualification to do so I'd really appreciate some advice/guidance on this - given the size of the company it's very much an HR generalist role.
I look forward to hearing any thoughts on the best starting point.
