Employee Relations Advisor

Employee Relations Advisor
Location Rubery, Birmingham (hybrid working 2 days from home)
Salary: 25- 29,000 + benefits + career opportunities

Our client is a global organisation and they have two great opportunities to join the HR Shared Service Centre. Working as part of a busy team, the Employee Relations Advisor will be providing professional front-line Employee Relations advice and support to Management Teams on all aspects of Employee Relations, colleague welfare, performance management, people policies, data protection and right-to-work legislation.

These are great roles for graduates with a years placement experience who have had exposure to managing ER caseloads end-to-end.

The role:

• End-to-end management of a large volume of ER cases (c.20-30) at different stages and of varying levels of complexity
• Receiving queries from managers across the national business via email, phone, and ticketing system
• Daily use of the internal case management system to log calls, case updates and running reports
• Providing professional, expert advice to line managers with queries relating to topics such as disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, appeals, whistleblowing, right-to-work checks, absence management, maternity, paternity and adoption matters, working time regulations, etc.
• Keeping up-to-date with policies and procedures, in line with company guidelines, industry standards and UK Employment Law regulations
• Providing coaching and upskilling to managers who are directly involved in the ER cases, highlighting and educating them on any related risk to business
• Liaising with, and escalating to, relevant stakeholders when required, highlighting risks and urgent actions to be taken
• Consulting with the internal legal team for advice
• Consulting with ACAS when required
• Attending meetings virtually and in person
• Writing and issuing letters around termination, occupational health referrals, welfare meetings, etc

The person:

• Happy to work fully on site for the first month fur onboarding and training purposes
• Degree educated with relevant placement experience as part of the degree
• CIPD or MSc HR part or fully qualified
• Experience in end-to-end management of Employee Relations cases
• Proven track record of advising on ER matters to a management community
• Keeps up-to-date with their knowledge of HR legislation and best practice
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build key working relationships and influence colleagues at all levels
• Eager to develop and progress
• Highly organised
• Great listener
• Good administrative and IT skills
• Experience in letter writing
• Strong team player

To apply please submit an up-to-date CV today!