Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Your new companyWe are currently exclusively working with a Global FTSE business, which not only has an extremely reputable name, but is also going through some significant and exciting change. You will be working within a high-performing and friendly team within the organisation.Your new roleThe role is a 6-month FTC, due to a high volume of work, and an extra need for resource within the employment law capacity. The role will predominantly be focussed on employment litigation. You will be a key member of the Legal team in the UK&I, currently made up of circa 6 individuals, mainly across employment and commercial. You will act as a trusted advisor, both internally and externally, and you will take the lead on litigation employment work. This is an opportunity to get exposure to some very interesting work and make a real difference within a global organisation.As Senior Employment Lawyer, you will report to the General Counsel (UK&I), and will provide expert, pragmatic and commercially focused employment law advice to a business operating in a highly regulated and people-intensive environment. The role is heavily advisory and strategic, supporting the business across employee, worker and contractor matters, while managing litigation risk and ensuring compliance with complex UK employment and labour legislation. This is a senior, trusted advisor role requiring strong technical expertise, excellent judgment and the confidence to influence senior stakeholders. Your responsibilities will also include the following: Provide day-to-day and strategic employment law advice across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, redundancies, restructurings and exits. Support senior leaders and People & Culture teams with legally robust, commercially sensible solutions. Advise on the application of legislation impacting businesses Provide expert advice on TUPE in the context of outsourcing, insourcing, client change and service provision changes. Manage employment disputes and litigation, including Employment Tribunal claims, claims management strategy, settlement negotiations and risk assessment. Draft and negotiate settlement and severance agreements. Draft defences and witness statements and create bundles. Instruct, manage and control external counsel where appropriate, ensuring proportionate and cost-effective outcomes. Draft, review and maintain employment policies, procedures and employment contract templates. Monitor legislative and case law developments and proactively advise the business on legal risk and operational impact. Support internal audits, compliance initiatives and risk mitigation strategies related to employment matters. Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across the business, including HR, operations and leadership teams. Deliver employment law training and guidance to People & Culture and management teams. Contribute to the development of best practice guidance and playbooks for managers and recruiters. Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the Legal function. Support and mentor junior lawyers where appropriate. Collaborate closely with commercial, data privacy and regulatory colleagues on cross-cutting issues. Skills, Experience & QualificationsEssential Qualified solicitor or barrister (England & Wales) with significant post-qualification experience in employment law. Strong experience advising on employment matters within a professional services or similarly regulated, people-led business. Deep technical knowledge of UK employment law, including TUPE and Employment Tribunal litigation, and ideally AWR. Ability to provide clear, pragmatic and commercially focused advice in a fast-paced environment. Excellent drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills. Comfortable operating autonomously and managing complex, sensitive matters. Desirable Experience advising on worker status, contingent labour models and large scale restructurings. Exposure to Irish employment law (helpful but not essential). Key Competencies Strong technical credibility and judgment Commercial pragmatism Calm, confident handling of contentious matters Excellent influencing and communication skills Collaborative, resilient and solution-focused approach If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Your new companyWe are currently exclusively working with a Global FTSE business, which not only has an extremely reputable name, but is also going through some significant and exciting change. You will be working within a high-performing and friendly team within the organisation.Your new roleThe role is a 6-month FTC, due to a high volume of work, and an extra need for resource within the employment law capacity. The role will predominantly be focussed on employment litigation. You will be a key member of the Legal team in the UK&I, currently made up of circa 6 individuals, mainly across employment and commercial. You will act as a trusted advisor, both internally and externally, and you will take the lead on litigation employment work. This is an opportunity to get exposure to some very interesting work and make a real difference within a global organisation.As Senior Employment Lawyer, you will report to the General Counsel (UK&I), and will provide expert, pragmatic and commercially focused employment law advice to a business operating in a highly regulated and people-intensive environment. The role is heavily advisory and strategic, supporting the business across employee, worker and contractor matters, while managing litigation risk and ensuring compliance with complex UK employment and labour legislation. This is a senior, trusted advisor role requiring strong technical expertise, excellent judgment and the confidence to influence senior stakeholders. Your responsibilities will also include the following: Provide day-to-day and strategic employment law advice across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, redundancies, restructurings and exits. Support senior leaders and People & Culture teams with legally robust, commercially sensible solutions. Advise on the application of legislation impacting businesses Provide expert advice on TUPE in the context of outsourcing, insourcing, client change and service provision changes. Manage employment disputes and litigation, including Employment Tribunal claims, claims management strategy, settlement negotiations and risk assessment. Draft and negotiate settlement and severance agreements. Draft defences and witness statements and create bundles. Instruct, manage and control external counsel where appropriate, ensuring proportionate and cost-effective outcomes. Draft, review and maintain employment policies, procedures and employment contract templates. Monitor legislative and case law developments and proactively advise the business on legal risk and operational impact. Support internal audits, compliance initiatives and risk mitigation strategies related to employment matters. Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across the business, including HR, operations and leadership teams. Deliver employment law training and guidance to People & Culture and management teams. Contribute to the development of best practice guidance and playbooks for managers and recruiters. Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the Legal function. Support and mentor junior lawyers where appropriate. Collaborate closely with commercial, data privacy and regulatory colleagues on cross-cutting issues. Skills, Experience & QualificationsEssential Qualified solicitor or barrister (England & Wales) with significant post-qualification experience in employment law. Strong experience advising on employment matters within a professional services or similarly regulated, people-led business. Deep technical knowledge of UK employment law, including TUPE and Employment Tribunal litigation, and ideally AWR. Ability to provide clear, pragmatic and commercially focused advice in a fast-paced environment. Excellent drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills. Comfortable operating autonomously and managing complex, sensitive matters. Desirable Experience advising on worker status, contingent labour models and large scale restructurings. Exposure to Irish employment law (helpful but not essential). Key Competencies Strong technical credibility and judgment Commercial pragmatism Calm, confident handling of contentious matters Excellent influencing and communication skills Collaborative, resilient and solution-focused approach If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Morson Edge
Employee Relations Specialist; Crawley; 7-month contract; £350 per day via umbrella; Inside IR35 We currently have a requirement for an experienced ER specialist to provide expert advice on a number of complex cases in line with organisational and current legislative requirements. The role is critical to ensuring fair and consistent application of policy and process through the provision of accurate and timely advice to employees, managers and the wider HR function - either remotely or in person. The role is intended to support a variety of complex ER casework across all parts of the business in the UK and will be the first point of escalation for ER Advisors. The role will operate on a hybrid working pattern with 2 days a week required on site, plus quarterly meetings. Our client would also consider someone working from their Glasgow site. Key Responsibilities and Tasks: ER Case Management Provide general ER advice and guidance to employees, managers and the wider HR function Manage and drive the resolution of a variety of ER cases that are transferred into the ER Team, including: Death in Service Probation Period failures Informal and formal performance management Grievance investigations (informal and formal) Disciplinary hearings Appeal hearings Capability dismissals Projects Proactively support the business and HR teams in the implementation of strategic HR change programmes, such as those involving redundancy, restructuring, changes to T&Cs, TUPE and acquisitions Act in a leading role, designing and implementing appropriate project plans and tools in collaboration with business or function-aligned HR teams and their stakeholders Visibly take the lead and coordinate delivery of projects against agreed plans in a professional and consistent manner, forging positive working relationships Apply relevant ER knowledge and expertise, sharing observations and identifying potential risks that may jeopardise the project or compromise employee relations at the company Support the delivery of strategic ER initiatives across the UK. Skills & Experience: Essential Excellent knowledge of current UK employment legislation and ACAS guidelines, plus proactive maintenance of this knowledge Previous experience of implementing and advising on a broad spectrum of HR policies with managers and employees Experience of dealing with a variety of challenging ER cases, maintaining resilience with a pragmatic and positive approach Confident and able to conduct difficult and sensitive conversations with managers (including senior management), and employees, both face-to-face and over the phone, showing compassion and empathy Ability to build positive working relationships and establish credibility quickly with a variety of stakeholders including managers, employees and the wider HR function, plus trade union representatives Previous experience of working with external suppliers and fostering positive relationships that are professional and constructive Actively listens and explores the root cause of queries from managers and employees, constructively challenging as necessary Excellent written and verbal communication skills Strong attention to detail Ability to work on own initiative and manage own time effectively Team orientated, flexible and enthusiastic with a can-do approach. Desirable ? Prior experience of: o working in a complex/matrix engineering or technical organisation o working in a regional role and covering multiple sites in a virtual team o working with trade unions o delivering ER training to managers and employees, and the wider HR community ? An understanding of HRSS technology and the use of this during business as usual and periods of change ? Policy and procedural document design experience ? Practical working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools. Qualifications: Essential Working towards CIPD qualification Educated to A level standard or equivalent Good GCSEs in English and Mathematics Stays appraised of current developments in UK employment legislation and HR best practice through Continuing Professional Development Desirable Degree level qualification or equivalent CIPD qualified Morson is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy Human Resources; HRBP; CIPD; HR Generalist; ER; Employment Relations; Employee Relations; Employer Relations; Coaching; Resource Planning; Trade Unions; Stakeholder management; People development; Talent Management; Succession Planning; HR Policies; Change Management; Mediation; HR Advisor; HR Specialist; Employment Law; People Management; Learning and Development; Capability Development; Early Careers
Employee Relations Specialist; Crawley; 7-month contract; £350 per day via umbrella; Inside IR35 We currently have a requirement for an experienced ER specialist to provide expert advice on a number of complex cases in line with organisational and current legislative requirements. The role is critical to ensuring fair and consistent application of policy and process through the provision of accurate and timely advice to employees, managers and the wider HR function - either remotely or in person. The role is intended to support a variety of complex ER casework across all parts of the business in the UK and will be the first point of escalation for ER Advisors. The role will operate on a hybrid working pattern with 2 days a week required on site, plus quarterly meetings. Our client would also consider someone working from their Glasgow site. Key Responsibilities and Tasks: ER Case Management Provide general ER advice and guidance to employees, managers and the wider HR function Manage and drive the resolution of a variety of ER cases that are transferred into the ER Team, including: Death in Service Probation Period failures Informal and formal performance management Grievance investigations (informal and formal) Disciplinary hearings Appeal hearings Capability dismissals Projects Proactively support the business and HR teams in the implementation of strategic HR change programmes, such as those involving redundancy, restructuring, changes to T&Cs, TUPE and acquisitions Act in a leading role, designing and implementing appropriate project plans and tools in collaboration with business or function-aligned HR teams and their stakeholders Visibly take the lead and coordinate delivery of projects against agreed plans in a professional and consistent manner, forging positive working relationships Apply relevant ER knowledge and expertise, sharing observations and identifying potential risks that may jeopardise the project or compromise employee relations at the company Support the delivery of strategic ER initiatives across the UK. Skills & Experience: Essential Excellent knowledge of current UK employment legislation and ACAS guidelines, plus proactive maintenance of this knowledge Previous experience of implementing and advising on a broad spectrum of HR policies with managers and employees Experience of dealing with a variety of challenging ER cases, maintaining resilience with a pragmatic and positive approach Confident and able to conduct difficult and sensitive conversations with managers (including senior management), and employees, both face-to-face and over the phone, showing compassion and empathy Ability to build positive working relationships and establish credibility quickly with a variety of stakeholders including managers, employees and the wider HR function, plus trade union representatives Previous experience of working with external suppliers and fostering positive relationships that are professional and constructive Actively listens and explores the root cause of queries from managers and employees, constructively challenging as necessary Excellent written and verbal communication skills Strong attention to detail Ability to work on own initiative and manage own time effectively Team orientated, flexible and enthusiastic with a can-do approach. Desirable ? Prior experience of: o working in a complex/matrix engineering or technical organisation o working in a regional role and covering multiple sites in a virtual team o working with trade unions o delivering ER training to managers and employees, and the wider HR community ? An understanding of HRSS technology and the use of this during business as usual and periods of change ? Policy and procedural document design experience ? Practical working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools. Qualifications: Essential Working towards CIPD qualification Educated to A level standard or equivalent Good GCSEs in English and Mathematics Stays appraised of current developments in UK employment legislation and HR best practice through Continuing Professional Development Desirable Degree level qualification or equivalent CIPD qualified Morson is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy Human Resources; HRBP; CIPD; HR Generalist; ER; Employment Relations; Employee Relations; Employer Relations; Coaching; Resource Planning; Trade Unions; Stakeholder management; People development; Talent Management; Succession Planning; HR Policies; Change Management; Mediation; HR Advisor; HR Specialist; Employment Law; People Management; Learning and Development; Capability Development; Early Careers
