Crerar appoints Group HR Manager
Crerar Hotels has added to its leadership team by appointing Claire Cuthbertson to a newly created position, Group HR Manager.
Claire Cuthbertson, Group HR Manager, Crerar HotelsCuthbertson brings nearly 20 years of experience in management to the Scottish hotel group as she takes up the role, including roles with Starwood Capital and InterContinental Hotels Group.
One of the new Group HR Manager’s priorities will be to lead the Crerar Academy, launched last year as part of a £1 million investment in recruitment, retention, and development.
With ongoing investment of at least £250,000 per year, the Academy aims to support life-long learning and genuine career progression, giving employees the opportunity to receive the best training through university partners, access to industry body scholarships and a dedicated SVQ partnership to help staff gain formal qualifications.
The Academy is one of a tranche of initiatives aimed at employees launched last year, sitting alongside the group’s innovative new employee benefits package, with the newly revised Fair Fund.
The Fair Fund is an optional 10 per cent service charge at each of its properties, giving guests the chance to personally reward the outstanding service delivered by staff. Since its launch last year over a quarter of a million pounds has been paid out to team members across all departments.
Crerar Hotels has a collection of four- and five-star hotels and inns located across Scotland.