Tara Philpott

• Responsible for talent acquisition, training, retention, in addition to performance management, for the Employee Services Atlantic team, consisting of unionized Payroll and HR employees 

• Overseeing the continued alignment of Bell Aliant’s HR Service Centre team since integrating with Bell Canada’s Employee Services Team 

• Owning and administering the employee discount program for Atlantic and regions in Ontario and Quebec 

• Managing the work efforts of unionized employees within the Employee Services Atlantic team and interpreting the collective agreement in order to make sound decisions 

• Providing detailed analytical reports to senior management on various initiatives, including, employee discount and benefits analysis, among other items

• Led the work efforts of management employees specializing in Compensation, Benefits & Learning 

• Managed the work efforts of 12 unionized employees within the HR Operations and Recruitment • Successfully managed two voluntary retirement initiatives, which saw the retirement of more than 1,500 employees 

• Ensured adequate staffing levels to support upwards of 30,000 contacts per year 

• Oversaw core HR administrative operations in all areas of benefits and some aspects of pensions 

• Managed the support of all HR program and policy launches to the organization • Acted as HR Consultant for facilitating performance review sessions and conducting termination meetings

• Primary point of contact within the organization for performance management website and total rewards inquiries, including auditing and supporting employees throughout annual processes 

• Provided support and training to HR employees in performance and compensation inquiries, for both union and non-union employees 

• Worked with project teams in the development and management of compensation and performance initiatives, such as short-term incentive program for managers 

• Managed step progressions and general rate increases for more than 2,500 unionized employees 

• Owned and managed all union and non-union severance initiatives

• Formatted and edited business proposals, consultant profiles, and presentations 

• Developed web content for a new corporate website  

• Designed print content for online and print advertisements 

• Launched and published an internal monthly newsletter