Andy Smith – Head of Regulation and Employment

Andy Smith is Head of Regulation and Employment for Spring Personal.

He is responsible for co-ordinating Spring Personal's response to legislative developments, a key current focus being the UK’s implementation of the EU Agency Workers Directive.

Andy has been employed by the Spring Personal for 20 years and has held various positions within the Group’s Legal and HR functions.

He is a member of the CIPD and has an LL.M (with distinction) in employment law from Middlesex University.

Mike Emmott – Adviser, Employee Relations, CIPD   

Mike Emmott's specialist interests are employee relations and employment law.Recent projects include surveys of the HR function and employers' responses to flexible working.

Central to Emmott's work is his interest in the way in which industrial and economic changes are affecting working practices. Mike is also responsible for the CIPD's Employee Attitude survey and analysis of the 'psychological contract'. Other current work focuses on flexible working, HR involvement in the public sector and corporate social responsibility.

Before joining the Institute Mike had many years experience in the Employment Department. He was a member of the Employment Service Board and subsequently Deputy Director of the Office of Manpower Economics.He is a member of the CIPD and has an LL.M (with distinction) in employment law from Middlesex University.

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