HR Employee Relations Manager - 12-month FTC

We are currently recruiting for a HR Employee Relations Manager to join our HR function on a 12 month fixed term contract. The role will be responsible for leading, supporting and motivating a busy team of experienced HR Advisors (across multiple locations) to provide proactive, professional, comprehensive, pragmatic and customer focused employee relations advice and support to employees and managers across the business. This is a key role in the team, ensuring that challenging people issues are managed professionally and sensitively, to support a diverse, engaged and productive workforce in line with business and legal requirements. The successful candidate will demonstrate a deep understanding of employment law, conflict resolution and workplace best practise along with demonstrable leadership experience.,

• Lead team of HR Advisors across Eastleigh, Bournemouth and Gloucester offices, ensuring appropriate development, support and performance management is provided
• Provide expert advice on employee relations matters, and act as an initial escalation point for HR Advisor queries.
• Manage workload allocation across team and ensure efficient actioning of workflow prompts
• Agree, implement and monitor HR Advisor key stakeholder engagement plan, so that Advisors are pro-actively supporting their business areas regarding people issues
• Ensure application of consistent employee relations processes including: disciplinary, grievance, improving performance, absence management, reasonable adjustments, fixed term contract dismissals, flexible working requests, probation reviews, maternity, adoption, parental leave etc.
• Subject Matter Expert for restructuring and redundancy processes, settlement agreements and Pre Termination Negotiations. Draft agreements, and where appropriate, manage negotiations with employees and their legal advisers
• Oversee compilation of relevant material for employee related Subject Access Requests
• Ensure processes are documented, reviewed and adapted to reflect best practice and legal adherence
• Interface with HRD Business Partners to ensure satisfactory service is provided to all account areas
• Ensure relevant ER policies, processes and training materials are reviewed regularly and updated when required
• Manage occupational health provision, and relationship with suppliers
  
  Significant experience in Employee Relations from a fast paced, customer service environment.
• Extensive employment legislation experience is crucial with deep knowledge of employment law and proven experience of handling sensitive, complex caseloads.
• Demonstrable experience of leading and supporting a team, including performance management.
• CIPD level 5 (or equivalent) qualified as a minimum
• Ability to build and sustain effective relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills