Part Time HR Employee Relations Advisor

Part Time HR Employee Relations Advisor Shrewsbury £25,600 based on 30 hours (£32,000 FTE) 4 months Fixed Term Contract 30 hours (either 4 days a week) Our client is recruiting for a HR Employee Relations Advisor to provide first line HR Guidance, support and advice to managers and staff within the company. The client is offering this role as a 12-month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. Reporting into the Human Resources Business Partner, your advice will be consistent with company policies and in accordance with best practice and current legislation, whilst upholding and promoting company organisational values. Responsibilities and duties will include, but not limited to: * You will effectively manage the development, promotion and maintenance of a healthy employee relations culture and staff engagement across the organisation, which upholds the Values. * You will build and maintain collaborative and productive working relationships with Managers, Employees and HR colleagues, offering professional and practical advice and guidance regarding operational HR matters, to establish professional credibility for yourself and the HR Department. * You will have a positive, pro-active diligent approach, excellent communication skills, and the ability to deliver a high-quality service and compliance. You will also have the ability to work to tight deadlines together with the motivation to drive improvement and efficiencies across our processes. * You will support the HR Business Partner in the implementation of the People Strategy and acts as a pivotal HR advisory point of contact for Managers and Employees. * You will be expected to manage and coordinate elements of service provision, projects and procedures, to support the HR Business Partner and acting as the managerial lead in their absence. * In conjunction with the Head of HR, Payroll & Pensions, providing first line advice, guidance and support to managers and staff, on all human resources matters including employment law, and advising on the sickness absence, maternity, disciplinary and grievance process and workforce issues. * Providing regular status updates to the Head of HR, Payroll & Pensions on the progress of employee relations casework, sending weekly updates to all those involved in a formal casework process, both regular and complex, ensuring business risk is minimised in all cases. * Maintaining the casework spread sheets and make sure that all documentation relating to each case is saved and accessible. * Supporting managers to prepare probationary review meetings and undertake the monitoring of probations across the business. Attending review meetings where necessary and advising of policy. * Coach and influence Managers to develop their people management/leadership skills, constructively challenge inappropriate behaviours and deal with difficult and contentious issues within the organisation, to deliver effective outcomes which achieve or exceed business needs; building management capability through coaching and challenging the status quo on people management and decisions to demonstrate how HR can help achieve the culture shift and transformation required to improve communication, knowledge sharing and added value to the organisation. * Managing the organisation’s absence process, through the guidance of Managers to complete the relevant meetings and documentation within the required deadlines (including fit notes, return to work meetings etc); auditing to ensure standards are maintained and providing advice where required, to ensure that employees are supported through the correct channels. * Undertaking the monitoring of sickness absence and making initial enquires in relation to problem areas and specific cases, informing the Head of HR of any areas of concern. * Supporting sickness absence meetings with managers and employees, ensuring that individual cases are dealt with in an equitable manner, whilst also aiming to achieve a reduction in the absence level. This will include advising on appropriate remedies e.g., redeployment, phased return to work, ill-health retirement applications. * Supporting managers in preparing and presenting management cases at sickness decision hearings. * Working alongside the Head of HR, Payroll & Pensions and the wider HR team to solve local challenges in the area of performance and to shape and evolve the organisational approach to performance management. * Analysing monthly workforce data to provide commentary and HR recommendations as required to the Head of HR, Payroll & Pensions and Managers, where required, ensuring information provided is accurate and provided in a timely manner to meet deadlines. * Actively participating in HR and other departmental meetings and training sessions. Skills and Experience * CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience (or working towards) is essential. Further or higher education or equivalent CIPD Level 7 or equivalent experience is desirable but not essential. * You will have a positive, pro-active diligent approach, excellent communication skills, and the ability to deliver a high-quality service and compliance. You will also have the ability to work to tight deadlines together with the motivation to drive improvement and efficiencies across our processes. * Experience of working in a high-quality busy HR function, with the ability to prioritise workflow demands, whilst maintaining a consistent professional HR approach * Experience of managing a range of HR related projects through to successful conclusion * Experience of managing and analysing data for monitoring purposes and ability to producing accurate, high quality HR Management Information reports * Working Knowledge of UK employment law, including disciplinary/ grievance, sickness absence, maternity / paternity provisions, terms, and conditions of service etc The application process: Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. 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