Location
Reading, Berkshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Employee Relations Specialist, People & Culture Team, Reading Our Employee Relation teams are right at the heart of what we do. Surrounded by some of the best Employee Relation specialists in the industry, you’ll bring your own ideas to the business - helping to shape the experience of our customers as part of a forward-thinking team. This role focuses on delivering timely and proactive employee relations support to Retail Management teams across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The successful candidate will guide directors and management through various employee relations cases, provide expertise on internal policies, and offer crucial assistance in managing Employment Tribunals and Acas Early Conciliation claims. Responsibilities include maintaining compliance, conducting risk assessments, and upholding the highest standards in employee relations. The candidate will play a key role in coaching directors and management, providing support on legal considerations, and actively contributing to the success of change management initiatives. This position requires a proactive approach, ensuring consistent adherence to lessons learned and implementing necessary follow-up actions to strengthen the company's employee relations practices. What You’ll Get The world is changing and it’s important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it’s essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That’s why we offer benefits that put you first Some of our benefits are:
- 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
- Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
- Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner business to our offices
What You’ll Do: In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:
- Accountable for supporting and guiding on ER related concerns within a defined geography (usually 3-4 areas comprising 40+ stores)
- Partner with key stakeholders including Directors for Retail/ P&C, Area Managers and Store Management to support great outcomes and bring matters to a resolution
- Review ER documentation and provide feedback to stakeholders to ensure the content is clear, objective and legally compliant and manage this within the SLA timescales
- Be proactive in supporting the ER Manager in reviewing and amending all policies, procedures, templates, contracts and the handbook to reflect any legislation changes and / or best practice/ learnings from ER cases
- Carry out HR Audits and review on an ongoing basis so that it is fit for purpose and delivers improvements and protection from risk
What You’ll Bring Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:
- Strong and demonstrable experience in Employee Relations in a fast moving, multi-site organisation; including practical experience in managing day to day ER cases and change management projects
- Great up-to-date knowledge of employee relations practice and employment law
- Communicate tactfully, professionally, diplomatically and confidentially at all times, providing regular updates to stakeholders
- Be proactive and conscientious in your approach to GDPR
- Ability to coach and influence all levels of management on ER cases
Ready? Good - because we can’t wait to see what you can offer. You’ll be joining a team of diverse, passionate, and talented individuals where you’ll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or another one, and our recruitment team Can determine where your skills may fit in at Primark. Apply to be part of our future and we’ll help you develop yours. If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility requests, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.
All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss. 121357BR
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