People Adviser
Reed
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Colchester • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £32,000 - £40,000 per year
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Provide business-focussed generalist HR/People advice, guidance and interventions across a geographical area or collection of operational programmes / departments.
- Provide coaching and training to line management for effective performance management.
- Assist in proactively managing underperforming Co-Members, utilizing capability procedures.
- Monitor and support probationary Co-Members to meet productivity expectations.
- Advise on evidence-based procedures, including potential termination within probation.
- Offer guidance on pay and benefit discrepancies.
- Build positive relationships with Co-Members and management for early issue escalation and resolution.
- Monitor attendance and support proactive sickness and absence management.
- Present satisfaction and engagement survey data to line managers, addressing emerging employee relations issues.
- Aid in resolving informal complaints impartially and facilitating discussions.
- Assist in producing company responses to formal grievances in line with policies and regulations.
- Conduct investigations into grievances and allegations, offering HR advisory support in hearings when needed.
- Work with Reed Direct Sourcing Team and management teams to ensure that recruitment and selection processes are delivered to company standards in an efficient and effective manner.
- Advise management on best practices for resourcing needs and internal recruitment policy compliance.
- Ensure up-to-date and relevant job descriptions and specifications for all roles.
- Collaborate on restructuring proposal documents and communication guides for management during the consultation process.
- Provide support and guidance to management during consultation activities.
- Contribute to TUPE processes, including communication, consultation, and post-transfer support on terms and conditions.
Requirements
- Background of working in a generalist HR/People environment with some experience of supporting and advising line managers on a range of HR/People issues such as employee consultations, reorganisations, disciplinaries, grievance and sickness absence proceedings.
- Experience of creating/updating Company policies and procedures, supporting employees in all areas of Company compensation and benefits.
- Experience of supported internal and external recruitment & selection processes (attraction, assessment centres, interviews, testing etc.).
- A practical and up to date understanding of employment law.
- Experience of working in a fast paced commercial environment that is subject to regular change.
- Providing people focussed interventions that support the delivery of business objectives.
- Ability to analyse and understand issues/information to make decisions or put forward recommendations.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Well organised and methodical with strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Tactful and discreet in handling sensitive personal information.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time) plus statutory bank holidays
- Reed Pension Scheme
- Award Winning Management & Leadership training
- Professional & Personal Development Funds
- Bi-annual pay reviews
- Flexible working schedule
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
employment lawHR policiesperformance managementrecruitment processesemployee consultationsgrievance proceduressickness absence managementTUPE processescoachingtraining
Soft skills
relationship buildingconflict resolutionattention to detailorganizational skillsverbal communicationwritten communicationdiscretionanalytical skillsmethodical approachtactfulness