Senior Employee Relations Advisor - ER/IR Lead Nationwide

OCS; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a Services Industry experienced Employee Relations Advisor to join our HR Department, supporting circa 3000 employees nationwide for OCS. Reporting to the Head of HR, you will provide support and guidance on all aspects of HR, ensuring legal compliance with employment law and company policies.

You will own an ER caseload, provide expert guidance to line managers, and support performance, absence, disciplinary, and redundancy processes while collaborating with our

Qualifications

• Degree in Human Resource Management or equivalent with CIPD qualification preferred
• Proven experience dealing with ER/IR issues in HR
• Experience in a services/industries environment essential
• Demonstrates high integrity and discretion
• Experience in a unionised environment
• Experience advising at management level
• Deep employee relations knowledge and ability to support
• Ability to work in an organized, methodical way
• Team player with strong communication and management skills
• Positive work ethic and proactive attitude
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential

Responsibilities

• Own a caseload of ER cases, advising managers and driving timely case conclusions
• Provide accurate employment law guidance to line managers on ER issues
• Support divisional management on performance management, absence management, and company policies
• Guide line managers through disciplinary and grievance processes and draft letters
• Plan and develop organisational policies for disciplinary issues, new starters, leavers, probation, sickness, holidays etc.
• Communicate with unions across Ireland to resolve issues
• Prepare for and represent the company at Third Party Hearings with the legal team
• Advise on redundancies, temporary layoff, and reductions in hours
• Advise on and administer TUPE processes

Skills

Employee relations knowledge

Management guidance

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Degree in Human Resource Management or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a Services Industry experienced Employee Relations Advisor to join our HR Department, supporting circa 3000 employees nationwide for OCS. Reporting to the Head of HR, you will provide support and guidance on all aspects of HR, ensuring legal compliance with employment law and company policies.

You will own an ER caseload, provide expert guidance to line managers, and support performance, absence, disciplinary, and redundancy processes while collaborating with our