HR Advisor

Akkodis; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading service provider in Sheffield is seeking an HR Advisor with Employee Relations expertise. The role involves managing ER cases, providing guidance, and ensuring compliance with employment law. Candidates must have a track record of managing complex ER issues and strong communication skills. The position offers a chance to contribute to an inclusive workplace culture and requires experience in stakeholder collaboration and strategy development.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex employee relations cases including disciplinaries and grievances.
• Proven experience in developing ER strategies aligning with organizational goals.
• Strong negotiation skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on employee relations matters to managers.
• Manage employee relations casework including documentation and stakeholder liaison.
• Ensure compliance with employment law and organizational values.
• Analyze people data and ER trends for improvement.

Skills

Collaboration with stakeholders

Employee relations strategy development

Employment law knowledge

Problem-solving

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Workday

Job description

HR Advisor Akkodis are currently working in partnership with a leading service provider to recruit a HR Advisor with Employee Relations expertise to join their team in Sheffield.

Overview

The Role: As an Employee Relations Specialist you will triage ER cases and provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters. You\'ll work collaboratively to manage risk, ensure compliance, and foster a positive working environment. Your work will help maintain a respectful, safe, and inclusive workplace culture that aligns with the company\'s values and legal obligations.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, solutions-focused guidance to managers on employee relations matters, including performance management, absence, conduct, grievance, and policy interpretation, ensuring advice is consistent with company policies and employment law.
• Manage employee relations casework (disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence management etc.), including co-ordinating meetings, preparing documentation, gathering evidence, liaising with internal stakeholders, and ensuring accurate, GDPR-compliant record keeping.
• Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of employment law, applying it effectively to casework and policy advice, and keeping abreast of legal updates to ensure compliance.
• Ensure ER policies, practices and outcomes align with employment law and organisational values.
• Support change initiatives and organisational projects from an ER perspective.
• Provide administrative and procedural support for ER processes, including minute-taking at formal meetings and hearings, scheduling and co-ordinating case-related meetings, and ensuring consistent documentation standards are maintained.
• Support the operational processing of employee lifecycle activities, including family-friendly, flexible working requests, probation reviews, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Analyse people data and ER trends, such as ER cases, absence patterns, and workforce metrics. Support the HT Team in using engagement survey insights and data to drive pro-active improvements.
• Support the HR Data Analyst Assistant and HR Manager with cyclical people processes, such as the annual pay review and reward initiatives, by co-ordinating communications, preparing supporting data, and ensuring consistency in application across teams.

Qualifications

• Must have experience collaborating with key stakeholders to cleanse and prepare people data, enabling accurate and effective analysis
• Experience of developing and implementing ER strategies that align with organisational goals and objectives
• Experience with employment laws and best practices to achieve optimal outcomes in all ER matters.
• Proven track record of managing complex ER cases, including disciplinaries, grievances, redundancies, and restructures.
• Excellent organisation skills, negotiation skills and ability to prioritise own work with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written, problem solving, listening and nonverbal and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Workday is highly desirable.

If you are looking for an exciting new challenge to join a evolving team and play a key role in the continued success of an organisation please apply now.

Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.

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