Employee Relations Specialist

JGA Recruitment Group; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an ER Partner to support case management and compliance with UK employment law. The role involves managing absence cases, generating reports, and facilitating occupational health referrals, with a requirement to travel across London. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and a proven track record in HR management.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing absence related ER cases.
• Ability to interpret data and recommend proactive solutions.
• Experience with Occupational Health and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage case management and support attendance meetings.
• Facilitate occupational health referrals for employees.
• Produce absence management reports and work with HR.

Skills

Knowledge of UK employment law

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Job description

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Manager | Payroll & HR Recruitment | UK & EMEA Talent

Title: ER Partner

Location: London

Contract: 6m FTC

*Please note, as part of this role you will be required to travel to various sites across London, including Croydon, Enfield, and Tottenham - all travel is expensed. With likely, 1 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 compliance with GDPR 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, patterns and recommend proactive solutions.
• Strong communication skills and influencing skills with the ability to coach and advise managers at all levels.
• Experience of working with Occupational Health and other external stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple cases simultaneously.
• Able to handle sensitive cases with professionalism, discretion and empathy whilst coaching managers in best practice attendance management techniques.

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JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist Payroll and HR recruitment agency and recruitment business defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business).

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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