The challenge
Our client, Allianz, acquired an arm of Legal & General (L&G) merging the newly acquired L&G function within LV as well an integration with Allianz, into the parent company’s target operating model. This required extensive consultation with 716 employees from these three organisations to be conducted in short order (Sep-Nov 20).
Connor was engaged to work alongside the existing HR staff in the functional areas of Project Management, HR Consultation Meeting Expertise, Communications Expertise, employment law navigation, investigations and appeals support – all delivered virtually. We quickly mobilised a “squad” of 11 highly experienced HR professionals, hand selected to culturally fit with the client’s existing team.
Why Connor?
The LV HRD, Sharon Juleff had worked with Connor before on a big company reorganisation so had total faith that we could deliver against the brief. Sharon trusted us to provide a turnkey solution on the consultation elements of this complex project and communicated this to key stakeholders.
“I reached out to Connor as I knew from previous experience that they would deliver the brief professionally and with an understanding of our culture and expectations. I also knew that their people would care and reflect our values and put people first.
They came in at a pivotal moment and the feedback from our line managers, our people affected and our consultative bodies was extremely positive. They hit the ground running and demonstrated a high degree of empathy and understanding of our position with Su doing a great job managing the team and engaging with all relevant stakeholders. We threw them in at the deep end with the project already underway at pace and I’m so pleased that they were able to showcase just how great they are!”
Sharon Juleff, People Director
