Summary: The Employee Relations Specialist role involves identifying, researching, and resolving employee relations issues in collaboration with HR Business Partners, managers, and employees. The position requires facilitating investigations related to performance, conduct, and grievances, while ensuring compliance with UK and Irish employment laws. The specialist will also provide support for policy analysis and participate in global policy reviews, contributing to the management of employee relations across the UK, Ireland, and EMEA. Candidates should possess a college degree in business or human resources, along with proven experience in a fast-paced employee relations function, preferably within financial services. Strong communication, teamwork, and analytical skills are essential for success in this role, as well as the ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
Job Title: Employee Relations Consultant, AVP – UK & Ireland
Duration: 4 Months
Location: London / Edinburgh
Job Description
Identify, research and resolve employee relations issues in partnership with HRBPs, managers and employees. Facilitate employee relations investigations (performance, sickness absence management, conduct, grievance, anti-harassment). Provide support and advice to investigating and hearing managers, to ensure a fair and consistent approach. Work with Employment and Regulatory Legal in respect of ER issues and policy work as necessary, especially in respect on new employment regulations/changes to law. Partner with HRBPs and other COE’s in relation to in-going and out-going TUPE’s for T&C’s review, policy analysis and consultation purposes. Keep up to date with current local laws and regulations and ensure that this knowledge is cascaded to whole GHR UK and Ireland teams and GHR policies and procedures are updated in accordance with legal regulations. Participate in Global Policy reviews and provide a local country view on new and revised policies and procedures. Work closely with Occupational Health and Permanent Health Insurance providers to ensure early intervention on case management and joined up approach to managing and supporting employees on sickness absence. Provide Employee Relations view/advice on business change management proposals as and when required. Support fellow ER Consultants in UK & Ireland in managing collective case load for these locations. Extend cover to cases across EMEA as and when required. GHR input to specific local, regional or EMEA projects as and when required. Provide support to Global ER colleagues as and when required.
Skills and Experience
College degree in business, human resources or related field or equivalent education Proven experience working in a fast faced ER function (Financial services experience preferable). Knowledge of UK and Irish Employment Law. Proven experience managing ER Cases. Experience navigating a global organization and matrix structures.
Required Competencies
Strong sense of teamwork Excellent communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills. Client Focused. Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships locally & virtually. Self-disciplined, with the ability to work alone, with remote management. Strong analytical skills, detail and deadline oriented. Ability to multi task in a fast-paced environment. Strong sense of teamwork
