Help - I need a hand from HR manager/director types with my uni work

[KatieMiddleton]

I'm a regular (feel free to look at my numerous posts of great un-importance if you like!) and I wouldn't normally ask but I am getting desperatly short of time and I know this is where the HR people are most likely to hang out because this was where I used to like to hang out before I got super-busy with uni and RL stuff!

I've been studying for my masters and to qualify I have to do a research project and I need companies to take part in the study. I have (hopefully) got a public sector organisation to agree to take part and possibly a small/medium enterprise (SME) and a third sector organisation but I need a private company or PLC to take part to balance out my research.

What I'd need the company to do is to circulate a questionnaire among the female employees about maternity leave and practices and then also complete a separate short questionnaire on behalf of the organisation regarding maternity practices and processes and provide some HR data (easily accessible from most HR information systems whether paper-based or more sophisticated).

If you are an HR person and interested in taking part in the study please PM me. I can't pay but I will be very, very grateful.

(I'm not sure if I should have paid for a listing but no doubt if I should MNHQ will let me know and rap my knuckles accordingly)

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I would but I am my only employee so probably not that helpful !

Thanks any way Flowery

Hi KM! Unfortunately I cannot help. However, I did think that perhaps you might ask this on the CIPD forum, if you've not already done so?

Are you in any of the HR groups on LinkedIn Katie? I'm sure loads on there would help you.

Hi both

I'm in two HR specific groups on LinkedIn: HR Professionals UK where I've posted and not got any response and CIPD members group where I haven't made a specific post yet but will having now introduced myself recently particularly as the CIPD members group has been so welcoming and I've already been sent job links.

I am a CIPD member and have sent a request to join a couple of forums but not heard anything back yet (will chase today) but that is a good idea. I've already emailed my local branch contact but again, not heard back (I suppose it's possible she's on a 3 week holiday??!!).

Thank you both for taking the time to post your suggestions. Although I am feeling fairly calm at the moment I think come the end of the week if I don't have at least three organisations signed up I will be having a major panic!

Good luck, Katie. Depending on where you live, also think laterally. For instance you might contact a cleaning firm or tutoring company.

Just wanted to say I have had a few leads from LinkedIn which look very promising. Including one for a large multinational

Thanks for helpful suggestions. I'm sure you're not hugely bothered but I do like a happy ending

As do I. Thanks for coming back :)

Hurrah! :)