Employee Relations Specialist

JR United Kingdom; Hounslow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an ER Partner on a 6-month Fixed Term Contract in London. This role involves supporting case management, ensuring GDPR compliance, and facilitating health referrals. Ideal candidates will have strong knowledge of UK employment law and proven experience in absence management. The position allows for travel across London and includes flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience managing long-term sickness and capability processes.
• Ability to coach and advise managers at all levels.
• Experience working with Occupational Health and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support case management through welfare and attendance meetings.
• Facilitate occupational health referrals for employee return-to-work.
• Produce absence management reports highlighting key metrics.

Skills

Knowledge of UK employment law

Managing absence-related ER cases

Data interpretation

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Title: ER Partner

Location: London

Contract: 6-month Fixed Term Contract

*Please note, this role requires travel to various sites across London, including Croydon, Enfield, and Tottenham. All travel expenses are covered. There is likely, one day a week, working from home.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage and support case management through welfare and attendance meetings, guiding managers on handling sickness absences in line with policies.
• Facilitate occupational health referrals by guiding managers to support employees in their return to work, ensuring reasonable adjustments are made where feasible.
• Ensure GDPR compliance by maintaining accurate records and supporting managers with appropriate actions on absence cases and interventions.
• Produce absence management reports, highlighting key metrics and proposing actions, while working with HR to identify risks and trends for intervention.
• Support HR projects and promote employee wellbeing, ensuring compliance with the Equality Act 2010 and consistency in the management of absence cases.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong knowledge of UK employment law.
• Proven experience managing and supporting absence-related ER cases, including long-term sickness and capability processes.
• Ability to interpret data, identify trends and patterns, and recommend proactive solutions.
• Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to coach and advise managers at all levels.
• Experience working with Occupational Health and other external stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple cases simultaneously.
• Ability to handle sensitive cases with professionalism, discretion, and empathy while coaching managers in attendance management best practices.

If you have the above experience, APPLY NOW! You can contact me directly at [emailprotected].

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