Employee Relations Specialist

Part time - 22 hours per week

Reading/Hybrid

Overview:

To provide professional, commercial and specialist employee relations advice and coaching to our people managers and stakeholders across the broader People team and business to deliver business objectives and operational outcomes.

The SME advise ensures our people experiences are aligned to our business strategy, policies, precedents, compliance and legislative requirements. As a result, knowledge of the company's broader People Policies and processes is also required.

The ER Specialist manages a variety of complex and high risk cases including disciplinary, grievance, whistleblowing, sickness absence and capability, performance, appeals, early conciliation and Employment Tribunal claims. The role is responsible for the delivery of consultation for business change projects including restructures/redundancy (individual and collective), TUPE (in and out) and changing terms and conditions. This varied role also manages the delivery of ER related projects, policy updates and initiatives for continuous improvement.

What you will be doing ?

Delivery of individual and collective consultation for business change projects across organisation including redundancy, TUPE and changes of terms and conditions

Manage highly complex and high-risk cases including; disciplinary, grievance, sickness, capability, appeals, whistleblowing, early conciliation, settlement agreements/COT3 and Employment Tribunals.

Risk assess ER related issues and projects, providing clear and viable options for business consideration.

Effective support, buddying, and development of the Advisors.

Using ER data (including data manipulation on Excel), identify trends/insights to meet stakeholder needs, story-telling and identify opportunities for proactive intervention.

Identifies shortcomings in existing processes, systems and procedures, then collaborates with stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.

Manage relationships with key internal customers and act as their business partner, while typically using support teams to ensure client satisfaction.

Develops training courses to meet identified needs to improve performance and meet business requirements.

Essential Criteria:

Comprehensive rob related experience in own area of expertise to highly competent level

Qualifications:

CIPD Qualified or Part Qualified.

Key Skills:

Comprehensive experience in Employee Relations including the management of complex/high risk cases and leading consultation requirements for business change projects

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