Employee Relations Advisor

Navantia; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Navantia UK is seeking an Employee Relations Advisor for its Belfast manufacturing facility. The role focuses on managing employee relations, addressing grievances and ensuring compliance with UK labour laws and union agreements.

You will drive attendance strategies and support managers in handling sickness absence, with a view to improving metrics and fostering a positive work environment.

Qualifications

• Education: CIPD Level 5 or above.
• Experience: delivering employee relations in a unionised manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge: UK labour laws, union agreements and best practices in employee relations.

Responsibilities

• Employee relations: act as the primary contact for ER issues, including grievances, disciplinaries and resolution.
• Union liaison: work with representatives to maintain a collaborative relationship on ER concerns.
• Policy implementation: ensure policies follow UK labour laws and union agreements.
• Training and development: run sessions for managers and staff on labour relations and policies.
• Investigations: lead investigations with thorough documentation and fair resolution.
• Reporting: prepare ER activity, trends and outcomes for senior management.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Mediation

Conflict resolution

Negotiation

Communication

Problem solving

Education

CIPD Level 5 or above

Job description

• Navantia UK is a UK incorporated company, subsidiary of Spanish Navantia, created to work with UK industrial partners in shipbuilding, defence and in offshore wind energy. With a history that goes back more than 300 hundred years, Navantia is a world reference in the design, building, integration and life cycle support of state-of-the-art war ships for the Spanish Navy and international customers and has extensive experience in ToT programmes.

Job Description

Job Summary

The Employee Relations Advisor will play a crucial role in fostering a positive work environment within our unionised manufacturing facility. This position involves managing employee relations, addressing grievances, and ensuring compliance with UK labour laws and union agreements. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, a deep understanding of UK labour relations, and the ability to navigate complex workplace dynamics.

The role will be key to also driving attendance, making sure managers are equipped to handle absence for all reasons and implementing strategies to improve our sickness absence metrics.

Key Responsibilities

• Employee Relations: Serve as the primary point of contact for employee relations issues, including conflict resolution, grievance handling, and disciplinary actions.
• Union Liaison: Work closely with union representatives to maintain a collaborative relationship and address union-related employee relation concerns.
• Policy Implementation: Ensure company policies and procedures are consistently applied and comply with UK labour laws and union agreements.
• Training and Development: Conduct training sessions for managers and employees on labour relations, conflict resolution, and company policies.
• Investigations: Lead investigations into employee complaints and workplace incidents, ensuring thorough documentation and fair resolution.
• Reporting: Prepare reports on employee relations activities, trends, and outcomes for senior management.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Education: Ideally CIPD Level5 or above.
• Experience: Demonstrable experience in delivering employee relations in a unionised manufacturing environment.
• Skills: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, mediation, conflict resolution, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge: In-depth understanding of UK labour laws, union agreements, and best practices in employee relations.

Additional Information

***Please note as part of the onboarding process all candidates will need to complete BPSS security clearance***

We are an Open Doors employer, committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Our approach, shaped by our values of service, trust, excellence, agility, dedication, and you, we focus on removing barriers and recognising potential. We are committed to fairness at every stage, including providing reasonable adjustments and actively working to eliminate discrimination.

We believe talent is everywhere, and by widening access to opportunity and welcoming diverse experiences, we aim to create a workplace where every person feels valued and has an equal chance.

***Please note as part of the onboarding process all candidates will need to complete BPSS security clearance***

We are an Opening Doors employer, committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Our approach, shaped by our values of service, trust, excellence, agility, dedication, and you, we focus on removing barriers and recognising potential. We are committed to fairness at every stage, including providing reasonable adjustments and actively working to eliminate discrimination.

We believe talent is everywhere, and by widening access to opportunity and welcoming diverse experiences, we aim to create a workplace where every person feels valued and has an equal chance.