Principal - Employee Relations (London)

We are seeking an experienced Employee Relations leader to head the Employee Relations (ER) function for EMEA. The ER leader will develop a deep understanding of Infosys’s business and will collaborate with HR teams, Legal functions, and business leaders to drive the Employee Relations function/policies/processes and interventions. The Principal/Sr. Principal ER is a subject matter expert on employee relations issues and leads the Employee Relations function within HR for a region. This role will ensure compliance with applicable labor laws and regulations and work on enabling awareness among leaders, managers, and employees about ER-related policies. The Head ER of EMEA will be responsible for interventions to sustain culture & values that align with the organization’s goals and strategy to create a more positive and productive work environment. This strategic position will be responsible for reviewing, formulating, and implementing the Employee Relations function/practices in the EMEA region.

Details of Roles & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for ER strategy for EMEA region. Provides specialist advice on employee relations requirements and procedures to Business leaders, HR leaders, and Sr. management.
• Establishing, sustaining, and improving ER processes and serving as process owner for operational matrices.
• Drives ER processes including separations/terminations, absence management, performance management, workplace grievances, investigations, and creation of required documentation to support those processes in close coordination with Legal teams.
• Review Employee Relations practices/policies involving value violations (disciplinary process), grievance redressal process, performance deficiency process, and suggest changes/improvements.
• Guide & enable Business partner HR, Business leaders, Manager community on values adherence, employee grievances, and performance deficiencies.
• Drive anti-sexual harassment initiatives and coordinate internal investigations in case of any incident.
• Work with Labour authorities and other stakeholders for statutory compliance involving Employee Relations functions.
• Conduct trend analysis to forecast and take measures to prevent incidents.
• Undertake management development activities by coaching, influencing, and sharing knowledge to increase managers’ abilities to manage their teams.
• Stay current on employment law, ER practices, and trends.
• Promote the Company’s Culture and policies.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Minimum of 12 – 20 years’ experience in HR with at least 10 years exposure to Employee Relations functions.
• Strong team player who enjoys a fast-paced, evolving international environment and who is proactive, assertive, decisive, and resilient.
• A key capability is the ability to understand the global business context and to be able to make practical, risk-based decisions that drive business outcomes based on solid employment law knowledge and experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in dealing with conflict resolution.
• Ability to adapt quickly to a changing environment.
• Coaching and influencing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, PPT, etc.).

Infosys is a global market leader in business consulting and technology solutions, which has been named Europe's and Germany's Top Employer 2023. As a renowned partner of future-oriented companies, Infosys supports customers in more than 70 countries to always be one step ahead of the competition and innovation trends. Infosys is committed to embracing diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Infosys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.