HR Advisor

Salary: £18.00 - £24.00 per hour
Ref: PSA0102

This dynamic organisation is seeking a HR Advisor to join their team within People Services on an initial 6-month contract. This is a superb opportunity for someone who wants to be responsible for managing, advising and resolving their own ER case loads which will include grievances, disciplinaries, flexible working, misconduct and sickness cases. Working closely with the people services team, you will deliver a seamless, quality ER and people advisory service to the organisation with minimal direction.

This is a full time role working Monday to Friday on an agreed hybrid basis

Key responsibilities

  • Provide advice and guidance on employment-related matters including contractual issues, employee relations and People related matters in accordance with organisation policies and procedures, legislation and best practice referring
  • Provide guidance and advice on a range of employment issues including performance, conduct, grievance, misconduct, flexible working, probation and absence issues and to manage formal employee relations processes
  • Support Investigating Managers in disciplinary, grievance and misconduct investigations through advice on the conduct of the meeting and format. Drafting questions, reports and correspondence to support the process
  • Sit on disciplinary and appeal panels/meetings and provide advice to the panel on appropriate level of sanction up to and including dismissal. Seeking the necessary support where appropriate.
  • Support line managers with practical advice and guidance on how to manage formal ER issues, ensuring consistency of approach and compliance with legislation and in line with organisation policies, procedures and processes.
  • Provide guidance, coaching, training and advice to managers and staff on conflict resolution as an alternative to formal Employee Relations procedures. To apply knowledge of conflict and early resolution to support the management of conflict at informal stage. To coach and support managers and employees to mutually resolve conflict positively.
  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of positive employee relations through the timely and accurate provision of advice and guidance
  • Keep up to date with any legislative changes and developments in best practice HR and Employee Relations.
  • Draft Settlement Agreements, this will include calculating statutory redundancy payments and where applicable enhanced redundancy payments.
  • Update and audit HR systems to ensure accurate ER information is input onto the system for case management.
  • Deliver workshops in person or remotely as required contributing to content on a range of ER related topics.
  • Update the ER case management tools to ensure that the information is accurate and up to date.
  • Keep the stakeholders e.g. People Services Partner, Strategic People Partner, Head of People Services updated on cases with consistency to agreed ways of working
  • Take non-verbatim notes at meetings as necessary.

Required expertise:

  • A current knowledge of ER principles and practice
  • Proven experience of dealing with and managing employee relation cases
  • CIPD qualification or equivalent work experience

 

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