Employee Relations Advisor (Remote within the UK)

Job Title: Employee Relations Adviser

Position Duration

Permanent

Role Type

Human Resources

County

Remote Working

Company

Lifeways Group

Salary / rate of pay

£33000

Location

Remote working

Ref No

9603

Position Type: Full Time – Permanent

Hours of work: 37.5 Hours per week

Function: Human Resources

Reporting to: Head of Employee Relations

Location: Remote working

A key role within our HR Shared Services Team, you will provide advice, support and coaching on a range of topics covering generalist HR and employee relations issues such as; disciplinary, grievance, sickness absence, performance management, maternity and TUPE. You will be responsible for dealing with queries and providing advice and coaching over the Video call, telephone, via email and face to face to Managers across the Lifeways Group. You will also participate in various projects ranging from policy updates/writing, data analysis, engagement, reward, compiling reports and presentations, participating in working groups. You will be passionate about, people, policy and employee relations, someone who can quickly jump from once case to another.

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables

• Provide immediate ‘in the moment’ advice on a day to day basis that takes account the latest employment legislation, focussing on giving professional, friendly and expert advice.
• Advise, support and coach managers to make their own decisions and effectively manage all aspects of employee relations issues.
• Ensuring that all information and documentation sent out of the shared service centre is legally compliant ensuring that a pragmatic business and best practice approach is taken
• Liaise and work with Head of Employee Relations & Regional HR Managers, escalating cases where appropriate
• To support with the administration of investigations, disciplinary, grievances, sickness reviews consultations and restructures.
• Acting as note taker at formal disciplinary, grievance or sickness absence meetings
• Compiling information and documentation for Employment Tribunal bundles assisting with preparation for Employment Tribunal hearings
• Maintain update and create HR policies, procedures and forms as required
• Work with the HR shared services team to identify and review HR key performance indicators and suggest improvements and efficiencies to better meet professional and business requirements
• Assist in the compilation of monthly management Information and the compilation of board reports etc.
• Support in wider HR projects
• Support with Company performance & development review processes, including data collection and reporting.
• Supporting and assisting with engagement projects including pulse and annual engagement surveys
• Build effective working relationships and credibility with key stakeholders by understanding key business and people related issues through effective collaboration and communication

Essentials Skills, Experience And Attributes

• Proven experience in similar or more generalist HR or ER role
• Proven experience in managing casework in relation to Employee Relations cases, and managing their own caseload
• Proven experience of the practical application of up to date employment law knowledge to a variety of employee relations issues
• Be comfortable giving immediate advice that is accurate and commercially focused.
• A strong communicator able to build relationships over the telephone and get to the heart of issues quickly
• A strong influencer, able to get the right balance of coaching, advising and persuasion into every interaction
• Experience of working independently remotely and as part of a team and able to demonstrate the ability to build effective working relationships
• Customer driven, collaborative with a hands on approach, demonstrate the ability of identifying pragmatic, commercially focused solutions whilst recognising risk and implications of suggested actions
• Experience of note taking
• Experience of windows based applications including Microsoft office package

If this sounds like you and is a challenge you’d like to pursue to gain further experience in a vibrant and dynamic industry, we’d love to hear from you!

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