Transactional HR 

HR teamTransactional Human Resources (HR)  is split into three teams:

Recruitment and Contracts - Recruitment deals with all aspects of the recruitment process from placing advertisments all the way through to issuing of offer of employment, supporting both the service undertaking the recruitment as well as the candidates themselves. Contracts deals with the processing of statutory forms, contractual changes, pension administration and CRB forms.

Payroll and Absence - Payroll deal with the payment of all employee salaries, facilitate changes to tax, NI, pensions, deductions and allowances for salaries to employee's bank accounts. Absence deal with all aspects of absence processing, which include recording, payment and information covering sickness and leave of absence.

System and Business Development - Both Stockton and Darlington Councils use the PSE HR system. The team support and develop this system on behalf of both Councils. The team also provide a number of reports for managers providing key management information.


Our priorities for 2009/10 include:

- implementing a more modern approach to recruitment using e-recruitment technology

- development of automated and auto take on solutions

- development of Yourself (self service) module

- process re-engineering key service areas to deliver greater efficiencies

- improving the engagement with customers in the future development of the service