Mission: Our vision is to become the market leading supplier of choice for specialist talent management, HR and payroll solutions across the globe.
On Friday 15th October, we hosted the annual employee long service lunch. This celebration is held in recognition of those who have worked at MHR for 10 years or more.
More than 100 people attended the event this year, with a combined service in excess of over 10,000 years expertise across our industry!
The event enables colleagues from across the business to meet, share stories and experiences, and inevitably discuss how the business has changed, grown and continued to be successful during the years they have been employed.
The event was enjoyed by all present and the ever increasing number of attendees is testament to what makes MHR an employer of choice for many.
Its that time again! We have just launched our fourth video in our #EnableYourGreatness series! This time you can meet Ellie, a superhero manager (literally). http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQzZZ
Established in Nottingham (UK) in 1984, MHR has always focussed on solving people challenges and making life easier. Since its formation, MHR has developed its solutions to meet the changing needs of modern businesses. Continuous innovation has put us at the forefront of industry developments and secured our place as a leading supplier of Talent Management, HR and Payroll software, outsourcing and consultancy services.
Our software - iTrent
Our award-winning cloud software- iTrent - provides customers with a fully integrated, Talent Management, HR and payroll platform, accessible anytime, anywhere, via mobile and tablets. Designed, authored, and maintained in-house, the cloud-based solution is subject to constant innovation, providing customers with the very latest functionality to support the success of their business.
people first Chatbot
MHR has recently announced the release of their people first Chatbot; automation designed to remove the strain from common administration tasks allowing employees to focus on valued skills such as creativity, empathy and communication.
The people first Chatbot will allow employees to book holidays, check holiday balances, complete expenses, book overtime and view payslips & dates, all without the need to log into a separate system.
HR & Payroll outsourcing Services
Underpinned by our iTrent solution, all of our services are delivered out of the UK by our expert teams. Customers who take this approach are able to take the pressure off their staff, freeing up their time to think more strategically. Services range from payroll and pensions auto-enrolment processing, through to recruitment process outsourcing and employment law services.
Implementation & Consultancy Services
Whether businesses are embarking upon an entire business transformation, or a more specific change programme, our team of expert consultants use best-practice methodologies to implement a solution to meet the needs of each and every customer.
Our people are our business. To deliver our market leading software and services, we need market leading people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees and providing opportunities for their personal and professional growth.
Last year, we celebrated the internal promotion of 30% of our current employees.
We provided fully funded external and internal training such as qualifications from: the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals, the Chartered Institute of Personal Development, the Chartered Management Institute, the Charter Institute of Marketing and PRINCE 2 qualifications to name but a few, along with many other courses from our tailored internal training programme.
Innovation in software and services is in our DNA, and so it’s important to us that we promote skills and support our local communities.
We sponsor Hack24, an event that provides a forum to share ideas and develop the technical industry and technical skills in Nottingham.
Through events such as Women in Tech we work closely with our community to encourage diversity and inclusion in our workforce.
In conjunction with local universities, we run development sessions for students and internship programmes to provide opportunities to develop their skills in the workplace.
And it’s not all work.
We have a strong social network at MHR, with employee-run clubs; from football teams and pub quizzes to music groups and book clubs, there’s always something going on.
At our Annual Company Meeting, we showcase the finalists of a companywide video competition, with some very professional and often funny entries.
The winning 2017 Company Meeting Video.
MHR Company Values
Spirit
We build healthy relationships and take care of each other to foster our family ethos.
Growth
We support each other, providing clear leadership and opportunities for personal development.
Trust
We trust each other to do the right thing and we deliver on promises.
Exploration
We are driven to pursue a better way.
Strength
Long term success for our business and our customers is at the heart of everything we do
Our Graduate Programme
Our established graduate development programme provides experience across multiple disciplines and functions. Our graduates have a structured and supported plan and throughout the programme they lead projects in different areas of the business, eventually choosing the area in which they will specialise.
Meet some of our past and present graduates:
Laura Cottam
Since joining the programme, I have had the opportunity to work with the marketing and product teams and been involved in some really interesting projects. It’s been a real learning curve and given me an opportunity to prove what I am capable of. One of the highlights of the programme so far has been joining a week-long sailing expedition, along with colleagues, to support people of different physical abilities. Together we crewed a yacht around the Canary Islands.
Andy Hames
After completing a technical IT degree in computer networks I was keen to get exposure to non-technical business activities. Moving rapidly between projects and departments also taught me to be highly adaptable to business challenges. I am now in the US as the Senior Vice President Global Operations.
Ed Mills
In every project I worked with senior people who taught me a huge amount about business. The company directors were genuinely supportive and interested in the project outcomes. After finishing the programme in 2008 I was appointed Marketing Manager, and then moved on to become a Business Development Manager a few years later. My current role is Senior Business Development Manager.
At MHR, we support over 1000 businesses in the UK and abroad. This includes over 5% of the UK workforce, with some of the largest and most successful public sector, commercial and not-for-profit organisations using MHR’s solutions to support their people.
Customers include T.M.Lewin, Care UK, Cafcass, Severn Trent Water, Chesterfield NHS, QVC, Loughborough University, British Film Institute, London Clubs International, The Salvation Army, Laing O’Rourke, Skanska, Brighton and Hove Council, London Overground, Ofgem, Nandos, and much more.
"Choosing MHR's iTrent Cloud Services made perfect sense to us. Partnering with MHR will allow us to focus on our strategic HR priorities, which are our people and our culture, and ensure peace of mind regarding concerns such as legislative compliance or potential infrastructure issues. Outsourcing elements of our payroll process, including BACS payments and reporting accountabilities, to MHR will also reduce the administrative burden." Richard Miles-Thorne, Deputy Head of People Services, Admiral Group plc
“We selected MHR due to the quality of its people and services, including the location of its operations." Carole Wigley, HR Director, Freeths
“We are pleased to be working in collaboration with MHR. The trust’s payroll system was implemented many years ago and no longer meets our needs. MHR provides a flexible, modern solution, which not only ensures that our 3,500 staff are appropriately paid, but also makes sure we can effectively manage other human resource issues in the organisation.” Eric Morton, Chief Executive, Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Helpful (5)
I have been working at MHR full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
You’ll get to work with some of the most talented people you’ll ever meet.
Very supportive staff always pushing personal development
Best HR software of the market. Leading from the front by using it with their own employees and the benefits are clear
Both HR and management really do care for people willing to wave the MHR flag
Amazing opportunities for those who want to stand up and take ownership of their roles
Cons
Very fast-paced (not necessarily a con but some may see it that way)
Some old school thinking with dress code (again same as above)
Advice to Management
Really impressed with everything I’ve seen at MHR. I’d like to see more frequent or larger training groups.
I’d like to see more internal communications around mentoring opportunities.
Helpful (2)
Application
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at MHR (Nottingham, England) in October 2016.
Interview
First interview was split into three. An hour interview with the Services Director and HRD, then an hour with the CEO & CFO and then a hour with the Chairman. This made good use of time and I could see it gave MHR three separate views of my capabilities. I was informed with in two days I had been short listed and was invited back to a panel interview (Chairman, Vice Chair, Non-Execs, CEO, CTO, CFO) to present my 90 plan for 15 minutes and then have the panel ask a range of questions. I felt it was a fair challenging test for the role I was interviewing for. I appreciate the time invested by the board and it helped me to understand the culture and dynamics of MHR.
Interview Questions
