Employee Relations Specialist: Absence & Investigations (Hybrid)

Morgan Jones Recruitment Consultants; Chatham; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Public sector HR experience

Immediate start

Job summary

Morgan Jones Recruitment Consultants is seeking an experienced Employee Relations Consultant to join a busy HR team in Chatham on a temporary, hybrid basis. You will support managers with absence management, investigations, disciplinary and capability matters, and ensure policy compliance with employment law.

You'll provide coaching, data analysis of absence patterns, and contribute to improving attendance and people practices across the business. CIPD Level 3 or equivalent is required.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 3 qualified or equivalent experience.
• Previous employee relations and case management experience.
• Good knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience supporting managers through formal HR processes.
• Strong communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage a varied workload and competing priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of sickness absence and ill-health cases.
• Support managers with absence management and attendance improvement plans.
• Analyse absence data and identify trends and solutions.
• Provide HR advice on disciplinary, grievance, capability and performance matters.
• Support investigations, hearings and appeals processes.
• Deliver training and coaching to managers on employee relations topics.
• Liaise with occupational health providers, trade unions and key stakeholders.
• Contribute to the review and improvement of HR policies and procedures.
• Ensure employee relations cases are handled fairly, consistently and within agreed timescales.

Skills

CAS EMANAGEMENT

ER CASEWORK

EMPLOYMENT LAW

COACHING

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

COMMUNICATION

MICROSOFT OFFICE

TEAMS

Education

CIPD Level 3

Tools

Microsoft Office

Teams

Job description

Morgan Jones Recruitment Consultants is seeking an experienced Employee Relations Consultant to join a busy HR team in Chatham on a temporary, hybrid basis. You will support managers with absence management, investigations, disciplinary and capability matters, and ensure policy compliance with employment law.

You'll provide coaching, data analysis of absence patterns, and contribute to improving attendance and people practices across the business. CIPD Level 3 or equivalent is required.