Employment Counsel - £700-850 per day
Posted 6 days ago by 1770276849
£850 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Surrey
Summary: The role of Employment Lawyer is a hybrid position based in Surrey, covering a maternity leave for 10-12 months. The primary focus is on employment law matters in Sweden, Finland, Romania, and the Czech Republic, requiring relevant experience in these territories. The position involves managing various employment law issues and supporting policy reviews across multiple regions. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK, as sponsorship is not available.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as primary employment counsel for operations in Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, and Romania.
- Provide additional support in the UK, Ireland, and Switzerland on an ad hoc basis.
- Manage day-to-day employment law matters including hiring, performance management, and termination.
- Address wage and hour rules, disability accommodation, harassment, discrimination, and bullying issues.
- Handle contingent worker issues, investigations, and related litigation.
- Support policy reviews to ensure global consistency in relevant territories.
- Manage investigations and complex employment issues.
Key Skills:
- Experience in employment law, particularly in Sweden, Finland, Romania, and the Czech Republic.
- Strong understanding of UK employment law.
- Ability to manage complex employment issues and investigations.
- Excellent communication and advisory skills.
- Right to work in the UK without sponsorship.
Salary (Rate): £850 per day
City: Surrey
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Legal
Global business in the entertainment industry requires an Employment Lawyer to cover a period of maternity leave for 10-12 months.
The role is hybrid based in the company’s UK headquarters in Surrey – 3 days per week are required in the office (Tue/Wed/Thu).
Start Date: early April
The position is predominantly covering employment law work in Sweden, Finland, Romania and the Czech Republic so experience of matters in at least 1-2 of these territories is required. And you must possess the right to work in the UK – unfortunately sponsorship cannot be provided.
You will act as primary employment counsel for operations in Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, and Romania and act as additional support in the UK, Ireland and Switzerland on an ad hoc basis.
Managing all types of day-to-day employment law matters, like hiring; performance management and termination; wage and hour rules; disability accommodation; harassment, discrimination and bullying; contingent worker issues; investigations and related litigation.
Supporting policy reviews and ensuring all policies are as globally consistent as possible in the relevant territories, as well as the management of investigations and complex employment issues.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates