Local People Advisor | HR Casework & Compliance

Legora AB; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Legora AB in London seeks a hands-on People Operations professional to support employees and managers with local employment practices and casework. You will run cases from start to finish, manage leave and absence requests, and shape local processes and policies to land effectively in the market.

You will collaborate with Employee Relations & Compliance and People Business Partners to share insights, address trends, and support ongoing people initiatives within the local market.

Qualifications

• Experience in an HR, People Operations or HR generalist role, ideally with exposure to employee relations casework.
• Strong understanding of local employment practices and HR policies.
• Ability to apply policies in real-world situations.
• Ability to stay neutral and steady under pressure, including with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent judgment about when to act or escalate.
• Organized with clear documentation ready for handoffs.
• Motivated to grow and take on more responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical advice to employees, managers and People Operations colleagues on local employment practices, policies and people matters that require interpretation or judgement.
• Run local cases from start to finish within the scope of your certification, including absence management, ongoing performance concerns and restructuring conversations, with each one properly scoped, documented and closed.
• Handle intake for leave, accommodation and absence requests, resolving what's routine and recognizing what needs to go further.
• Build out local process and policy, and ensuring people programs effectively land in your market.
• Identify opportunities to improve local processes, employee experiences and ways of working, collaborating with other People teams to implement improvements.
• Apply your market's jurisdiction playbook accurately and consistently, and flagging where it doesn't fit local reality.
• Recognize the moment a matter becomes formal, contested or legally sensitive, and handing it off the same day with everything the next person needs to pick it up seamlessly.
• Keeping your certification and calibration current so your casework meets the same standard as every other market.
• Work closely with People Business Partners and Employee Relations & Compliance, sharing local trends, recurring issues and emerging risks to inform broader people decisions and improvements.

Skills

HR generalist

Local employment laws

Composure under pressure

Sound judgment

Attention to detail

Growth mindset

Adaptability

Job description

Legora AB in London seeks a hands-on People Operations professional to support employees and managers with local employment practices and casework. You will run cases from start to finish, manage leave and absence requests, and shape local processes and policies to land effectively in the market.

You will collaborate with Employee Relations & Compliance and People Business Partners to share insights, address trends, and support ongoing people initiatives within the local market.