Employee Relations Specialist/ HR Business Partner
Posted Today by 1759903952
£450 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
City of London, London
Summary: The role of Employee Relations Specialist/HR Business Partner involves providing expert guidance on employee relations issues within a global professional services company. The position requires managing employee relations cases and supporting various projects during a restructuring phase. The successful candidate will be proactive in building relationships with stakeholders and advising on best practices. This is a temporary contract role lasting 3-6 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide expert advice, guidance, and coaching to managers on a wide range of employee relations issues, ensuring the interpretation of policies and procedures is clear and consistent.
- Manage employee relations cases effectively, including investigations, disciplinary actions, grievances, capability assessments, absence management, flexible working requests and employment tribunal cases.
- Monitor trends in employee relations cases and contribute to routine reporting for HR teams and senior management.
- Collaborate with HR colleagues to maintain a consistent, fair, and inclusive approach to employee relations.
- Support restructure projects, acting as first point of contact for queries and subject matter expert on individual and collective redundancy processes.
- Provide documentation, administration and coordination of meetings.
Key Skills:
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels of the organisation.
- Proven experience in an employee relations or HR generalist role, with a strong background in case management and project delivery.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, capable of working independently and as part of a team.
- In-depth knowledge of employment law and best practices.
- Experience in financial or professional services environment would be beneficial.
Salary (Rate): £450 per day
City: City of London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: HR
We are partnered with a global professional services company in their recruitment of an Employee Relations Specialist or HR Business Partner with a strong Employee Relations leaning. This will be a varied and hands on role supporting the business with all aspects of Employee Relations as well as on various projects due to restructure. The successful candidate will be a proactive team player with the ability to build relationships with stakeholders and advise in a proactive manner. This will be a 3-6 month contract role.
Key Responsibilities:
– Provide expert advice, guidance, and coaching to managers on a wide range of employee relations issues, ensuring the interpretation of policies and procedures is clear and consistent.
– Manage employee relations cases effectively, including investigations, disciplinary actions, grievances, capability assessments, absence management, flexible working requests and employment tribunal cases.
– Monitor trends in employee relations cases and contribute to routine reporting for HR teams and senior management.
– Collaborate with HR colleagues to maintain a consistent, fair, and inclusive approach to employee relations.
– Support restructure projects, acting as first point of contact for queries and subject matter expert on individual and collective redundancy processes.
– Provide documentation, administration and coordination of meetings.
Key Skills:
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels of the organisation.
- Proven experience in an employee relations or HR generalist role, with a strong background in case management and project delivery.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, capable of working independently and as part of a team.
- In-depth knowledge of employment law and best practices.
- Experience in financial or professional services environment would be beneficial
Hybrid working available in Central London.
