ER Specialist

Ashley Kate HR & Finance; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading name in professional services seeks an Employee Relations Specialist to join their team on a permanent basis. This hybrid role offers the chance to lead on complex ER cases and work closely with senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be CIPD qualified with extensive ER experience and a strong grasp of Employment Law, contributing to a high-performing HR function.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in UK Employee Relations, especially in complex cases.
• Strong knowledge of Employment Law.
• Demonstrated business partnering skills, including coaching and influencing.

Responsibilities

• Lead on disciplinary and grievance cases, including tribunals.
• Advise on performance, absences, and hearings.
• Create high-standard reports on HR and ER data.

Skills

Employee Relations

Employment Law

Business Partnering

Coaching

Influencing

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

We are working with a leading name in the professional services sector who have an exciting opportunity for an Employee Relations Specialist to join their existing ER team on a permanent basis. The ideal candidate will ideally have a background from within a professional services environment.

Our client are a global business who are growing! They boast a number of modern offices across the UK, adding to their worldwide presence. This role will be hybrid, based from either their Sheffield or Edinburgh office.

Key areas of responsibility will include;

• Take a lead on all disciplinary and grievance cases, up to complex situations, tribunal & settlement
• Advising on all aspects of performance and capability, performance planning, absences, appeals and hearings, working closely with senior stakeholders
• Creating reports and recommendations of a high standard, and on redundancy and restructures, and TUPE
• Coaching, advising and influencing a wide range of stakeholders
• Reporting on HR and ER data, tracking, analysis and action planning
• Supporting the wider team in creating new policies, reviewing existing policies
• Leading or supporting on HR ER related projects, as appropriate.
• Utilising your extensive ER experience to continuously drive improvement

The successful candidate will have a broad range of extensive experience in complex UK Employee relations up to tribunal/settlement, with strong Employment Law knowledge. You will be a strong team player with an approachable and influential style in order to drive success within this ambitious HR function that operates to high standards. The successful candidate will be CIPD qualified and be able to demonstrate business partnering skills including coaching and influencing.

If this role is of interest, please apply now or contact or on (phone number removed).

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