About the role
Contract Type: Full time, Fixed term - 3 month contract Location: Brighton Head Office, Brighton - Remote
We are seeking an experienced HR professional to join us on a temporary basis to support redundancy consultation activity and employee relations matters across multiple directorates. The role will involve running consultation meetings, providing support and guidance to managers and employees, and ensuring accurate documentation and record-keeping throughout.
You will also provide HR Advisory support, managing an assigned Employee Relations caseload with a particular focus on supporting grievances. Working closely with managers, you will deliver practical HR guidance and support in line with company policies, procedures and employment legislation, helping to achieve positive outcomes for both the business and employees.
ABOUT THE ROLE
* Run individual redundancy consultation meetings and support collective consultation meetings, ensuring employee questions, feedback and alternative proposals are captured and followed up. * Provide support and guidance to managers throughout the redundancy consultation process. * Schedule consultation meetings and issue correspondence. * Ensure accurate notes are taken during consultation meetings and distribute these for review and agreement, maintaining an agreed final version for the record. * Respond to employee queries and signpost to appropriate support. * Manage an assigned employee relations caseload, with a particular focus on grievances, which may also include disciplinary and capability matters (performance/ill health) up to dismissal. * Support managers with grievance investigations and hearings, including preparing documentation, attending meetings, and advising on appropriate next steps. * Ensure accurate and timely record-keeping of informal and formal cases in line with procedures.
* Schedule consultation meetings * Issue correspondence – letters, organise consultation packs. * Attend consultation meetings – individual and collective * Provide support and guidance to managers * Accurate note taking during consultation meetings * Distribute notes for review and agreement. Ensure an agreed final version for record. * Respond to employee queries and sign post for appropriate support
ABOUT YOU * Professional HR qualification or equivalent experience. * Redundancy guidance and support * Experience of managing disciplinaries, capability, probation and grievance processes. * Experience working in a fast pace commercial organisational environment. * Experience of working with different levels of management capability and across different functions * Experience of delivering HR advice in accordance with defined procedures * Experience of managing an assigned ER caseload. * UK Employment Law Legislation * Ability to build positive relationships * Strong stakeholder management skills.
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