Senior Employment Relations Specialist - Hybrid-Working

Senior Employment Relations Specialist

• Senior Employment Relations Specialist
• Hybrid Working Stockley Park (x3 days required in the office Tuesday to Thursday) WFH
• 6 month contract (initially)
• Market Rates (via Umbrella)

The Opportunity:

Our client operating and leading the way in the healthcare sector are undergoing an exciting period of transformation to modernise their employee experience streamlining their existing processes and align their service delivery on a global scale whilst retaining the ability to provide personalised support during the moments that matter most to employees.

You will take responsibility for delivering ER support in 40 countries and contribute towards efforts to mature and scale the International ER Team as a centre of excellence within a multitiered HR delivery model; providing core ER support to assigned business functions and certain locations in Europe the Middle East and Canada. Other internationally based ER Partners are located in Singapore France Italy and Spain.

Our clients vision is to ensure all employees are treated fairly and with respect and they do this by helping the organization navigate complex people issues in a way that is fair consistent and compliant with a focus on potentially contentious issues or areas of legal risk as well as managing the companys relationship with various European works councils. In doing so they aim to uphold the companys values and support an inclusive culture built on integrity and trust.

Skills and Experience:

• Experienced in providing subject matter expertise on a broad range of International Employment Relations issues including: Performance management / Investigations / Grievances / Disciplinary procedures and terminations / Reorganisations / Complex leaves of absence / Sickness absence issues
• Understands International ER frameworks including works councils with broad knowledge of HR principles practices and procedures in Europe
• Provides guidance to HR Business Partners and Business Managers on managing the companys employment risk acting as an integral team member of the global ER team on employment matters
• Responds to and investigates complaints involving employee conduct that may violate company policies values and/or legal obligations
• Partners with Legal and conducts investigations under their guidance when potentially unlawful conduct is involved
• Contributes towards and takes an active part in business change projects including acquisitions/people integration restructurings and reorganisations
• Provides ER support with virtually no immediate direction and exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to individual situations and projects

Role and Responsibilities:

• Able to navigate ambiguity and develop solutions to complex problems that require ingenuity and creativity
• Contributes to the development of ER processes knowledge trainings and metrics
• Proactively assists HRBPs and Managers in reviewing revising recommending and/or implementing sound ER solutions
• Conducts ongoing analysis of ER data to identify trends and develop insights to be shared with HR and business leaders
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with other members of the HR team the Legal team and other internal clients

Qualifications:

• Commercial experience operating in the Employee Relations field along with a BSc or BA degree (an Employment Law Degree would be very useful)
• Requires solid working knowledge and understanding of Human Resources legislation / employment law principles policies and procedures in multiple countries
• Proficient with ER case management systems and comfortable exporting interpreting and summarizing data for relevant audiences (e.g. HR leaders business leaders employees at large)
• Experience using ServiceNow or equivalent case management system a plus
• A second European language is highly desirable but not essential

Applications:

To learn more about this newly created opportunity consulting as an Employee Relations Specialist for an initial six month contract engagement working on a hybridworking basis; please call and speak with Edward Laing here at ISR Recruitment on 0or please send through a copy of your latest online profile and/or CV for an immediate call back in the strictest confidence.

Please call Edward Laing here at ISR Recruitment on 0to learn more about our client and how they are leading the way in developing the nextgeneration of healthcare solutions and how you can be a part of their ongoing success story