HR Business Partner
Rakuten Viber
Employee Relations Consultant, Vice President
State Street
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Lead
About the role
- Provide timely and professional advice on ER issues including disciplinary, grievance, performance, absence, and conduct matters
- Manage a caseload of complex ER cases, ensuring accurate documentation and risk mitigation
- Partner with HR Business Partners and line managers to resolve complex employee issues
- Ensure compliance with UK and Irish employment legislation and internal policies
- Collaborate with key stakeholders on employee relations and conducted related matters such as legal, risk, compliance
- Facilitate employee relations investigations (performance, sickness absence management, conduct, grievance, anti-harassment)
- Provide advice and support to investigating and hearing managers to ensure a fair and consistent approach
- Support fellow ER Consultants in UK & Ireland in managing collective case load
- Extend cover to cases internationally as and when required
- Work closely with Occupational Health and Permanent Health Insurance providers to ensure early intervention on case management and support for employees on sickness absence
- Manage restructuring projects and effectively manage collective and individual consultation requirements
- Support the development and implementation of ER policies and procedures
- Support in the delivery of training and coaching to managers on ER topics and best practices
- Monitor ER trends and provide insights to inform proactive interventions
- Contribute to continuous improvement of ER processes
- Support and advise on latest ER practices and developments and implement legislative changes as they relate to ER
- Participate with the broader GHR team on global, regional and country based GHR and business projects and initiatives (M&A etc.)
Requirements
- Proven experience working at a senior level in a fast faced ER function (Financial services experience preferable)
- Strong knowledge of UK and Irish Employment Law
- Previous TUPE experience
- Proven success in collaborating and negotiating with consultation bodies
- Proven experience managing complex cross jurisdictional ER Cases
- Experience navigating a global organization and matrix structures
- 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
- Ability to think strategically, consult and collaborate with all levels of the organization
- Strong influencing skills and ability to exercise good judgment and provide strategic advice
Benefits
- tools to help balance your professional and personal life
- paid volunteer days
- access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
UK Employment LawIrish Employment LawTUPEEmployee RelationsCase ManagementRisk MitigationDocumentationConsultationInvestigationsRestructuring Projects
Soft skills
CommunicationInfluencingProblem-solvingTeamworkClient FocusedRelationship BuildingSelf-disciplineAnalytical SkillsStrategic ThinkingCollaboration
