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SalaryTitle: Employee Relations Assistant
Contract Type: 12 month Fixed Term Contract
Full time – 35 hours per week
Location: West Ham Lane, Stratford or Sale Point, Manchester
Persona: Agile/hybrid working- office based 20-40% (3-4 days working from home)
Salary: Starting from £29,568 pa (London) / £25,530 pa (North West)
Role Profile - Employee Relations Assistant.docx
Closing date for completed applications: 5th July 2024 at 11:59pm
**Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
Are you an experienced Employee Relations Assistant keen to work for a fast-paced people-centred organisation?
Do you have a proven track record of supporting a range of Employee Relations casework?
Then this could be the role for you!
We are currently looking for a full-time Employee Relations Assistant to join our passionate Employee Relations team at L&Q on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. Reporting into an Employee Relations Team Leader you will support delivery of the HR service. You will work alongside people managers across your designated business area.
You should have a commitment to the provision of excellent customer service and be a self starter and comfortable working in a busy office environment. You will be supporting Employee Relations Advisors to manage high levels of Employee Relations casework. This will include disciplinary, grievance, sickness, probation and performance cases. You will be the first point of contact for stakeholders across your business area, building positive working relationships and providing advice, guidance and coaching to line managers and employees. You will focus on responding to Employee Relations queries and resolving issues, providing a compliant, customer focused service which supports team and corporate objectives. You will also be involved in collating and analysing management information, maintaining HR systems and issuing employment documentation.
You will work closely with the Payroll Department maintaining the HR & Payroll integrated system and working to tight payroll deadlines, utilising Midland iTrent, inputting payroll data, keeping staff absence data up to date and making contract related changes.
You will have previous experience working in an HR support role, and be able to use your own initiative and have effective communication skills. It is essential that you have experience working with a HR Database and Excel spreadsheets. You will also be highly organised with the ability to prioritise and to work collaboratively with a diverse customer base.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with drive and enthusiasm to champion the HR service and the way it is delivered to our stakeholders, always looking for ways to improve our customer service offer.
You must have previous experience of working within a fast paced HR department in a multi-site, diverse operation at the level described. Ideally you will already have or be working towards a CIPD qualification.
If you are interested in this role and have the experience required, then apply without delay!
For more information, please refer to the role profile.
Our commitments:
At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. This is why we are committed to developing our people. It's only by investing in a well-trained and motivated workforce that we can continue to prosper and sustain business success.
In addition to our support and training, the successful candidate will have access to our full suite of benefits including 28 days holiday rising to 31 days with length of service, excellent Pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and non-contributory life assurance.
We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and recognise the changing demands and circumstances in life. Please let us know during the recruitment process if you’re interested in part time working or job sharing. In addition, should your circumstances change once you have joined L&Q, you can also request flexible working arrangements, e.g. a change to working hours - if it’s feasible then we’ll make it happen.
We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.
We expect all of our employees to support our environmental policy and social responsibility work. We are an employer committed to environmental and social responsibility.
L&Q is a regulated charitable housing association and one of the UK’s most successful independent social businesses. The L&Q Group houses around 250,000 people in more than 100,000 homes, primarily across London and the South East.
As a charitable organisation, our role goes beyond providing homes and housing services. We are a long-term partner in the neighbourhoods where we work. We hope to build aspiration, opportunity and confidence in our communities through our £250 million L&Q Foundation and our skills academy.
Our vision is that everyone has a quality home they can afford, and we combine our social purpose with commercial drive to create homes and neighbourhoods everyone can be proud of.
