Job Description
Portfolio are proud to be representing our client, a market leading professional services consultancy in their search for a HR / Employment Law Expert to conduct HR meetings on behalf of their clients. You will have experience in conducting various meetings such as investigations, disciplinaries, decision making and issuing outcomes including warnings and dismissals. You will need a HR / CIPD Degree or strong experience in people management and chairing HR Meetings.
Your role will be to support thousands of business owners ensuring compliance and legality, and a fair outcome for both employer and employee. This is an exciting time to join the team as they continue to grow and be an important service for their clients. Excellent communication is a must as you will assisting business owners across the country - 80,000 to be exact!
This is an amazing opportunity for a HR Expert who enjoys conducting investigations, speaking with witnesses, holding meetings and decision making on a variety of issues across all sectors and industries. If you are looking for a new challenge, please apply today and we'll be in touch to discuss further! \n\nJob Purpose\n\nTo deliver an expert HR service virtually via platforms such as Microsoft Teams in order to support our clients in dealing with formal meetings with their employees - conducting and advising on consultancy, capability, disciplinary, grievance and appeal issues as well as investigations and settlement negotiations.\n\nJob Overview\n\nWe are looking for personable and confident HR professionals/employment lawyers with good technical skills who can respond to often short-notice assignments and produce thoughtful, legally compliant and well-written reports.
The ability to act impartially, identify and quantify risk for our clients and communicate this to them effectively is crucial.\n\nDay-to-Day Responsibilities\n\nAttend meetings with clients and their employees as arranged and diarised by an office-based paralegal and either conduct these or support the client to do so, as required.\nTo undertake mediation, conciliation and other employment relations services as may be requested by clients from time to time.\nTo provide clients with advice and guidance on their legal position with individual employees or groups of employees, with due regard to your duty of impartiality.\nTo provide prompt, high quality reports of outcomes within specified time frames and adhere to administrative procedures concerning file management.\nRegularly achieve or exceed the hearing targets set by the Face2Face Management team.\nWork towards the team objective of obtaining repeat business. \n\nWhat you Bring to the Team\n\nEducated to degree level in HR, law or related business discipline or with substantial professional experience\nBackground in HR management, consultancy or in employment law\nHighly professional presentation, service focussed and personable; quickly able to form good working relationships with people who may be stressed, angry or upset.\nA 'can do' approach to challenging situations and problem solving \n\nBENEFITS\n\n25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays\nDay off on your birthday\nCash plan for you (and your children, if any)\nHolidays increase after 2- and 5-years' service.\nContractual sick pay\nPrivate medical insurance after 5 years' service\nPension Plan and Life Insurance\nPension plan contributions increase after 5- and 7-years' service\nHoliday season bonus after 3 years' service\nProfit Share Scheme\nSeason Ticket loan scheme\nCycle to work scheme AND Free on-site Gym\nAccess to Employee Assistance Programme\nModern offices in the City Centre, with excellent transport links and subsidised car parking if needed\nCompany incentives, access to discount schemes \n\nINDMANJ