Employee Relations Specialist

Lorien; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

An insurance sector client is seeking an Employee Relations Specialist for a 3-month contract in London. This role involves managing disciplinary actions, guiding managers, and ensuring compliance with HR policies. The ideal candidate will have a background in Human Resources, strong employment law knowledge, and proficiency in MS Office. The position offers a hybrid working model, requiring 3 days onsite each week.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within a Human Resources function focusing on Employee Relations.
• Strong knowledge of HR policies and employment law including TUPE.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage disciplinary actions, performance management, and grievances.
• Develop relationships with managers to resolve employee relations issues.
• Provide guidance on HR policies and legal compliance.
• Support project management and data analysis for ER trends.

Skills

Case management

Employee relations

Project management

Data analysis

Conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

Overview

Employee Relations Specialist

We are currently recruiting for a Employee Relations Specialist to join one of our Insurance clients on a3 month contract.

Inside IR35

Hybrid- 3 days a week onsite

Responsibilities

• Provide effective case management of issues such as disciplinary action, performance management, grievances, absence management and facilitation of termination and exit processes for involuntary separations.
• Develop strong and consultative relationships with managers, leaders and other HR colleagues as a trusted employee relations specialist to help identify employee relations issues, using experience and judgment to bring the issues to resolution.
• Ensure HR and Employment Law knowledge is up to date and advice is given in line with law and best practice and provide guidance on HR policies, practices and procedures.
• Provide project management support and data analysis/review to identify ER trends and ensure TUPE and redundancy projects are completed consistently and efficiently with required due diligence and within required time frames.
• Ensure Line Managers are clear on how to conduct meetings, including advice on meeting preparation and how meetings should be chaired and concluded.
• Identify and drive ideas and training programmes to foster a constructive employee relations culture to achieve a business that is fair, respectful and consistent.
• Provide other support as needed within the Employee Relations team for projects and peak capacity periods as well as broader HR team priorities.
• Work with the Employee Relations Lead to identify any employment relations cases that have potential regulatory conduct rule breaches.

Experience

• Proven experience within a Human Resources function with a focus on Employee Relations, HR policies/processes and coaching of managers.
• Strong knowledge of general human resources policies and procedures and employment law including TUPE, Mergers and Acquisitions and collective consultation
• Proficiency in MS Office ie, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Bachelor's degree
• Insurance/Financial services

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.