Alexander Lloyd
Employee Relations Specialist
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Employee Relations Specialist
Alexander Lloyd is delighted to be exclusively partnering with a well-established organisation, on the recruitment of an Employee Relations Specialist.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced ER professional to join a fast-paced operational environment, providing expert support across a broad range of employee relations matters. Working closely with managers and HR colleagues, you will play a pivotal role in delivering pragmatic, commercially focused advice whilst ensuring a positive employee experience and adherence to employment legislation and company policies.
Duties:
- Provide expert guidance to managers on a wide range of employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, probation, capability, attendance management and performance issues.
- Coach and support managers throughout formal employee relations processes, ensuring cases are handled fairly, consistently and within agreed timescales.
- Advise investigating managers and hearing managers on best practice, process compliance and risk mitigation.
- Manage a varied ER caseload, maintaining accurate records and monitoring progress to ensure timely resolutions.
- Identify and escalate complex or high-risk cases to senior HR stakeholders where appropriate.
- Monitor trends and recurring employee relations issues, providing recommendations to improve processes, policies and management capability.
- Coordinate and track internal mediation activity, including case monitoring, scheduling and management reporting.
- Provide HR administration support including preparation of case documentation, meeting coordination and note-taking where required.
- Develop strong working relationships with operational managers, acting as a trusted advisor on people-related matters.
- Produce regular case management reports and metrics for HR leadership teams.
- Contribute to wider HR and employee relations projects designed to support organisational objectives and continuous improvement.
- Assist in maintaining positive employee and trade union relationships across the business.
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Skills & Experience:
- CIPD Level 5 qualified or working towards qualification.
- Previous experience in an Employee Relations, HR Advisor or similar role within a fast-moving operational environment.
- Strong understanding of UK employment legislation and its practical application in the workplace.
- Proven experience managing disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance and conduct-related cases.
- Experience working alongside recognised trade unions would be highly advantageous.
- Confident using HR systems and producing management information and case-related reporting.
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This is only one of many vacancies we are currently managing. Alexander Lloyd Human Resources Recruitment Solutions specialises in the recruitment of HR Director, Head of HR, HR Business Partner, Employee Relations, HR Manager, Learning & Development, Talent Acquisition, Reward and Internal Communications professionals across Surrey, Sussex, Kent and London.
Due to the high volume of applications received, we regret that we cannot respond to every applicant individually. If you do not hear from one of our consultants, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion. We encourage you to visit www.alexanderlloyd.co.uk for details of other opportunities that may be of interest.
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