Anne Knell, MA, CFCIPD, is an independent HR consultant trading as Newways 90. She provides a broad range of HR advice and support to clients in all sectors of business. Before that she spent over 20 years in human capital services for Binder Hamlyn Fry/Arthur Andersen. She has wide experience in advising companies on organisation design, HR policies and procedures, employment law, remuneration planning including job evaluation, the introduction of appraisal systems and training of appraisers, identifying relevant performance indicators and employee attitude surveys. Author and editor of several publications on employment law and HR practice, she also lectures extensively on these topics.
Much of her present client work involves advising directors and managers of the implications of actions they may be considering in relation to staff, e.g. recruitment, contracts of employment, appraisal, discipline and dismissal.
Anne has produced a number of publications including The Personnel Manager’s Factbook. Her latest publication is The Compact Employment Law Reference Book 2012. She is also a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CFCIPD), and is qualified to use a range of psychometric tests for recruitment and assessment purposes.