Employee Relations Specialist

6 hours ago

West, United States Fitzgerald HR Full time

Job type: Fulltime or parttime (minimum 30 hours per week but all working patterns considered)

Salary: per annum FTE depending on experience and location

Location: South West or South East based. This is a hybrid role where youll be mainly based from home but therell be regular travel for client and internal meetings.

A bit about us

Were the fullservice HR consultancy that synchronises seamlessly with our clients businesses. An outsourced team that feels like an inhouse superpower.

We think that expert guidance on how to recruit retain develop and lead people should be available to every business big or small. Because the right advice at the right time from the right specialist can be gamechanging.

Were here to make those conversations happen. We help our clients to recruit manage and retain the best people for their organisations whether as a oneoff project or an ongoing service. The work we do with them enables them to create a culture where everyone can bring the best version of themselves to work.

Ultimately people are the foundation of our clients success and we think they can be amazing if theyre given the right environment and support. Together we help our clients create a great place to work and make sure theyre ready to conquer their corner of the world.

We know that even in the best of workplaces difficult employee issues arise. We help our clients face these challenges simplify the complex and handle everything with care and consideration for their people and culture.

We eat sleep and breathe this stuff. From people strategy to HR admin were here to help whether its a people team needing additional resource or a business wanting to outsource their HR. However they need us well be there: on call or on site whatever works best for them.

Were on a mission to show brilliant companies what happens when they hire really smart people (thats us) to help them be the very best employers they can be. The only thing we cant handle Letting our clients down.

What youll be doing

Were looking for an Employee Relations (ER) Specialist to join our growing ER team. In this role youll provide high quality support to our clients working alongside the People Partnering team to offer expert advice and guidance on all things related to employee relations and workplace change. Youll be applying your knowledge of employment law to a variety of realworld situations.

Your main focus will be to handle ER cases efficiently ensuring theyre managed in a way thats both commercially smart and fully compliant so our clients feel confident and wellsupported when dealing with tricky ER issues.

We think this is a super exciting role. Your responsibilities will be many and varied but never boring. Heres a brief summary of your day to day role:

  • Confidently investigate and advise on a variety of complex ER caseslike grievances disciplinaries whistleblowing and harassmentso our clients can achieve the best outcomes possible.
  • Provide expert guidance and lead on business change processes including redundancy restructuring and TUPE helping clients navigate these processes in a way thats both commercially sound and legally compliant.
  • Quality review work from the People Partnering team to make sure everything is accurate and of the highest standard.
  • Create clear and transparent policies procedures and employment contracts.
  • Attend or chair client meetings to provide handson support when needed.
  • Produce a variety of documents including everything from invite letters and scripts to detailed reports and employee handbooks.
  • Get advice from experts outside the company when needed to make sure our work is always thorough accurate and legally sound.
  • Share your knowledge and help create internal resources so our People Partnering team has everything they need to deliver a brilliant service to our clients.
  • Stay on top of the latest changes in employment law and tribunal cases to keep your expertise fresh and uptodate.

About you

With your solid grasp of HR principles and UK employment law you know how to deliver results that really make a difference for our clients. Youve got a strong background in supporting and advising managers on complex employee relations cases all the way through to employment tribunals. Youre comfortable drafting policies and procedures and have experience managing business change processes like TUPE redundancies and restructures.

You hold a level 7 CIPD qualification (or an equivalent in employment law) which backs up your experience in handling complex ER investigations really well. Youve been on the front line advising managers on a variety of workplace issues including discipline grievances performance and absence management. You have a sound knowledge of TUPE legislation and you know how to apply it practically. Youre skilled at identifying potential risks and will seek advice when needed.

Youre great at getting your message across: communication is your forte. You excel at writing clearly and persuasively whether its drafting detailed reports or outcome letters that effectively pull together a wide range of data. You have strong influencing skills and youre confident in managing relationships. You also enjoy collaborating with your colleagues offering feedback and guidance to help everyone grow.

On top of that youre confident in using Microsoft Outlook Excel and Word making it easy for you to handle the daytoday tasks. A UK driving licence is a must for this role and youre able to travel regularly to meet clients where they are.

The Perks

Were probably biased but we think this role is exciting interesting fun challenging full of growth opportunities we could go on. All that aside we also offer:

  • Competitive salary per annum FTE.
  • 25 days holiday when you start employment with us 27 days holiday after 1 year service 29 days holiday after 2 years service bank holidays.
  • 4% employer pension contributions (4% minimum employee contribution).
  • Medicash health cash plan insurance policy.
  • Access to an employee assistance programme which includes features such as 24/7 helpline for emotional and practical support.
  • Unlimited 24/7 remote GP appointments and mental health support.
  • Wellbeing support including access to nutritional fitness and lifestyle coaching sessions and physiotherapy.
  • Life assurance at 4 times basic salary.
  • Shopping discounts platform.
  • Monthly homeworking allowance with equipment provision.
  • Supported career qualifications.
  • Integration into a progressive expanding business.
  • Collaborative and supportive team environment.
  • Social events and virtual gatherings.

How to Apply

There are a few stages in our application process which help you get to know us as much as it helps us get to know you. This includes a written assessment a virtual interview psychometric testing and a concluding inperson meeting.

If this sounds good and you think Fitzgerald could be the place for you APPLY NOW. We cant wait to hear from you

Closing Date: 13 October 2024

We really want our workforce to be more representative of all sections of society and so we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.


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