eMed is looking for an Employee Relations Advisor for a 6 month FTC to support the organisations growth and success by ensuring effective and efficient management of employees in line with our values and behaviours. You will work closely with the People and Performance Business Partner to provide insights and proactive interventions to drive the business forward and to ensure that we maintain our high performance culture. 


WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• To advise, support and educate line managers on all matters relating to employee relations.
• Be the first port of call to effectively manage cases across all divisions of the UK business. Cases will include but are not limited to disciplinary, grievance, performance management, flexible working requests, probation and short and long term absence.
• Take ownership of developing the tools required to effectively manage employee relations.
• Design and deliver training to managers and senior leads to promote best practice and increase capability across the business.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders across the business to promote good employee relations across the organisation.
• Maintain accurate case logs in order to provide data to the business. Provide insights and proactive recommendations based on trends.
• Ensure that People policies are up to date and support creating new policies as required.
• Communicate forthcoming legislative changes in good time for changes to be made / implemented.
• Produce ER data on trends and training gaps.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• At least 2 years experience working in a pure employee relations role
• Experience of autonomously and pragmatically managing complex cases up to and including tribunal
• Ability to manage a substantial volume of cases in a fast-paced environment
• Experience of creating, revising and implementing policy
• Good knowledge of employment law and keeps up to date with legislative changes and recent case law   
• Strong communication skills
• Experience of collective consultations / redundancy process / new legislation interpretation

Desirable:

• CIPD
• Employment law qualification

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary
• 5% employer pension contribution for 5% employee contribution 
• Life Insurance 4x annual base salary
• Wellbeing programs
• Health cash plan 
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay
• Up to £80 per calendar year towards noise cancelling headphones