Employee Relations Advisor (3 month FTC)

The Employee Relations Advisor will be responsible for the following:

• Act as the process expert, providing very clear and specific direction to managers to ensure they are able to execute independently and do not "shop" for an alternative answer.
• Build capability of new/first time managers ensuring they are capable to deliver the process and confident in their own ability.
• Build capability of experienced managers through frequent one to one coaching supported by training/education workshops to reduce the reliance on ER Advisors.
• Establish Service Level Agreements with key stakeholders and measure performance against the SLAs.
• Deliver specific ER projects/assignments, such as development of handbooks, policies and procedures.
• Share best practices and case learning's with other ER Advisors to ensure consistency across the organisation.
• Work effectively with the Occupational Health Team to ensure service is effective and meets case requirements.
• Engage external partners when necessary, such as Access to Work, ACAS and other organisations to set up and provide workplace assistance.
• Advise on collective consultation requirements including partnering with HRM to prepare pay consultation.
• Engage Legal Counsel where required to mitigate risk.
• Build effective working relationships with the Trade Unions across sites.
• Be an active member of the on site weekly improvement process, representing the HR KPI's and support to drive the metrics to standard or improved.
• Partner with HRBP/Local HR to identify patterns/trends of ER that may suggest underlying issues.