What you'll do
1. Providing advisory guidance and coaching on Employment Law policy (e.g. performance improvement, disciplinaries, grievances, equal opportunities, long term absence management, restructures, immigration) to enable managers to deliver good people management practices and ensuring consistent and fair decisions and legally compliant processes
2. In conjunction with Head of HR develop and implement local measures (e.g. management upskilling) to limit legal and internal non-compliance risk, identifying risks, potential scenarios and options to mitigate.
3. Keep up to date with developments in employment legislation and HR best practices
4. Supporting managers with the administration of employment law related processes
5. Identification of Employment Law risks and, where necessary, escalation to regional Head of HR
6. Coaching of new disciplinary Managers on Employment Law policy and best practice
7. Analysing trends and ensuring compliance through the review of the Case Management Tool. Interpret and report to influence progress and performance, reporting back to the HoHR on key trends, patterns and areas of focus
8. Supporting the Head of HR with the coordination of the CMS programme for Employment Law
9. Provide support to the local HR team on administration of Employee Relations topics
10. Supporting the Head of HR with the administration of ACAS and Employment Tribunal claims
What you'll need
11. A legal qualification / CIPD Level 7 (with specialist EL/advanced EL optional units) is desirable
12. Significant Employee Relations experience, advising to middle management and up to date labour law knowledge
13. Understanding of best practice and ACAS codes
14. Excellent stakeholder management and people skills
15. Exceptional written and verbal communications skills
16. The ability to collaborate and share best practice with a range of stakeholders using your strong influencing skills
17. A Driving licence is essential and the ability to regularly travel within your geographic region.
18. Strong Microsoft Office skills and HR software proficiency
19. Experience within a retail or hospitality environment would be advantageous
What you'll receive
20. 30-35 days’ holiday
21. A fully expensed company car
22. Enhanced family leave
23. 10% in-store discount
24. Contributory pension scheme
25. Plus more of the perks you deserve.
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