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This is an opportunity to join our Employee Relations team
In a full-time permanent position as an Assistant Employee Relations Advisor.
A little more about your role…
Provide timely, practical and customer-focused first-line Employee Relations support to People Managers across the UK & Ireland. Working in a fast-paced environment, you will manage a portfolio of low-medium complexity level employee relations cases while supporting the wider ER team with case management, advisory and project activity.
The role focuses on helping managers address people issues at an early stage, ensuring policies are applied consistently and supporting a positive employee experience through effective coaching and guidance.
- Manage a caseload of employee relations matters including sickness absence, probation and informal performance concerns.
- Support managers with absence management, including return-to-work discussions, phased returns and Occupational Health referrals.
- Provide guidance to managers on people policies and procedures, helping them navigate day-to-day employee matters confidently and consistently.
- Prepare employee relations documentation, letters and meeting packs, ensuring records are accurate and maintained appropriately.
- Escalate complex, sensitive or high-risk cases to the ER Partner where appropriate.
- Support wider ER projects, including the administration involved with organisational change, restructures, TUPE transfers and redundancy programmes.
- Supporting the legal team with data subject access requests (DSARs).
- Assist with management information, reporting and case tracking to support effective ER service delivery.
- Take notes at formal meetings and support ER Partners and Advisors with more complex casework.
- Support the continuous improvement of ER processes, guidance and manager resources.
- Work collaboratively with Global HR Services, HR Business Partners and the wider HR team to deliver an excellent employee experience.
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What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…
- Experience working within an HR (Employee Relations) environment.
- Good understanding of employment policies and employee lifecycle processes.
- Experience managing confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
- Strong customer service and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to prioritise a very busy and varied workload whilst maintaining high levels of accuracy.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the confidence to provide guidance to managers.
- Sound judgement and the ability to recognise when matters require escalation.
- Strong IT skills across Microsoft Office applications and HR systems.
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We’d love to see:
- A passion to develop a career within Employee Relations
- Experience working within a large or complex organisation
- An understanding of UK employment legislation and HR Best Practice working towards an HR qualification.
What you’ll gain:
This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop a career in Employee Relations. You'll gain exposure to a broad range of people matters, work alongside experienced ER professionals and build the skills, knowledge and confidence required to progress within the People function.
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