Would you like to work for an organisation where progression and development is encouraged?
Do you have experience of being involved in employee relations cases end-to-end?
And are you able to spend 2 days a week in a central Leeds based office, working the other 3 days from home?
We are recruiting for a permanent HR Advisor (ER) role for a service industry business that operates across the UK with a large number of employees. The role is heavily ER focused and will involve effectively managing a wide variety of sometimes complex cases. It will provide candidates with exposure to a broad range of employee relations cases as part of a HR team.
The ideal candidate will have exposure to managing employee relations cases end-to-end at high volumes. It might suit somebody already at Advisor level or someone with good ER experience looking to progress into an Advisor level role. The role is based in Leeds City Centre and offers hybrid working (2 days minimum in the office weekly and the ability to work the other 3 from home).
On top of a salary of £32,000 to £35,000, there is a fantastic benefits package including 27 days holiday (+bank holidays), an enhanced pension, CIPD study support, and career progression.
Role Overview:
1. Provide advice on the application of and adherence to all statutory and contractual HR legislation, policies, and procedures.
2. Support the HR Manager in analysing complex HR casework relating to disciplinary action and grievances, assessing and recommending action to ensure effective resolution.
3. Organise, schedule, and participate in investigation meetings, disciplinary, grievance, and appeal hearings.
4. Support the Governance team and Line Managers to prepare for investigations, hearings, and appeals, ensuring that the documents are robust and appropriate.
5. Provide support and guidance for panel members of hearings (including appeals), ensuring adherence to procedure. This will include attending and chairing meetings.
6. Support Employment Tribunal claims, including preparing ET1 etc. and liaising with Legal advisors.
7. Build and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders across the business.
8. Contribute to the development of organisational policies and procedures relating to employment law.
9. Undertake research to keep updated of and interpret employment legislation, developing and implementing Human Resources policies and procedures.
10. Assist employees with Occupational Health support and assessing reasonable adjustments.
11. Work closely with HR Assistants, providing support with employee relations administration.
12. Lead in projects agreed by the HR management team to improve the delivery of service.
13. Produce comprehensive factual investigation reports and draft appropriate response and outcome letters.
14. Provide and run training on Employee Relations related issues including classroom training, coaching, and bespoke one-to-one sessions depending on the needs of a manager and the Client Relations Team.
15. Maintain HR database systems and produce reports to support business activity as and when required.
16. Work with HR Projects team to manage change management and TUPE projects, providing advice and support in line with legislation and policies.
17. Manage a portfolio of DBS cases and present case files to the Risk Assessment Panel at weekly meetings.
18. Identify and manage complex cases that require formal action that may require disciplinary hearings and referral to relevant statutory bodies.
Candidate Requirements:
1. Previous experience in a HR capacity.
2. Ideally CIPD qualified or studying towards.
3. Good knowledge of UK employment law.
4. Experience of conducting disciplinary and grievance processes.
Please get in touch with Chris Jones to discuss this role further as we're actively recruiting for this role now, with our client looking to interview people ASAP and start the right person as soon as possible too.
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