Employment Relations Specialist

Ref: 38 - JC

Role: Employment Relations Specialist

Location: Sheffield

Salary: Up to £33,000 Dependent on Experience

Hours: 08:00-6:00 pm

Working pattern: Monday - Friday

Benefits:

• Competitive Pay
• Discounted public transport
• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays
• Pension Scheme
• Exclusive Discount Scheme
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.

As an Employment Relations Specialist you will triage ER cases, be the central point of contact for ER cases i.e. inquiries relating to Bullying, Harassment, Discrimination, and Conduct. By providing expert guidance on complex employee relations matters. You'll work collaboratively to manage risk, ensure compliance, and foster a positive working environment. Your work will help maintain a respectful, safe, and inclusive workplace culture that aligns with the company's values and legal obligations.

You will also be responsible for collating and preparing the figures for the monthly HR and operations meetings, payroll reporting and ensuring that HR business partners with key stakeholders.

The role:

• Provide practical, solutions-focused guidance to managers on employee relations matters, including performance management, absence, conduct, grievance, and policy interpretation, ensuring advice is consistent with company policies and employment law.
• Manage employee relations casework (disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence management etc,), including co-ordinating meetings, preparing documentation, gathering evidence, liaising with internal stakeholders, and ensuring accurate, GDPR-compliant record keeping.
• Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of employment law, applying it effectively to casework and policy advice, and keeping abreast of legal updates to ensure compliance.
• Ensure ER policies, practices and outcomes align with employment law and organisational values.
• Support change initiatives and organisational projects from an ER perspective.
• Provide administrative and procedural support for ER processes, including minute-taking at formal meetings and hearings, scheduling and co-ordinating case-related meetings, and ensuring consistent documentation standards are maintained.
• Support the operational processing of employee lifecycle activities, including family-friendly, flexible working requests, probation reviews, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Analyse people data and ER trends, such as ER cases, absence patterns, and workforce metrics. Support the HT Team in using engagement survey insights and data to drive pro-active improvements.
• Support the HR Data Analyst Assistant and HR Manager with cyclical people processes, such as the annual pay review and reward initiatives, by co-ordinating communications, preparing supporting data, and ensuring consistency in application across teams

About you:

• Masters or Degree in HR, Law, or a related field-or extensive professional experience
• Background in HR Consultancy, ER Advisory or employment law
• Strong HR Advisor Experience
• Experience within data and data analytics within the people department
• Must be proficient in Workday dashboards, and Workday reporting (calculated fields, discovery boards, dashboards, and composite reports).
• Must have experience being a process owner/developer for Workday changes, ensuring accurate updates for existing employees (job changes, promotions, contract amendments, etc.)
• Must have experience collaborating with key stakeholders to cleanse and prepare people data, enabling accurate and effective analysis

Glu Recruit LTD are an equal opportunities employer and are acting as a recruitment agent in the hiring of this role.

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