Employee Relations Advisor
Location
Yorkshire | United Kingdom
Job description
We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!
In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.
When considering a career move it’s vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong. See what WSP stands for in 2024 and beyond…
Find out more about our business by clicking on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP:
Your new role, what's involved?
- Supporting operational responsibility for the UK business, providing expert guidance and advice to the management teams on the day to day operational people issues through:
- Providing technical support on Employee Relations (ER) activities such as; grievances, redundancies, disciplinaries, performance management and absenteeism;
- Ensuring Line Managers are equipped to undertake all day to day people activities such as Return to work Interviews, parental leave (maternity, paternity, adoption etc.), requests for flexible working, retirement etc.;
- Proactively support and coach managers with Employee Relations activities, resourcing activities, including recruitment methodologies, interviewing, promotion panels, secondments, transfers;
- Analyse trends (internal and external) and review management information as required to provide value added solutions and recommendations to operational issues;
- Act as a conduit for communication, sharing knowledge, ideas and best practice across the HR function and the UK business;
- Collaborate, guide and support the HR Shared Services team to ensure flawless execution of all activities relating to recruitment, employee variations, payroll, benefits information, absent management, policy and process interpretation and implementation
- Working alongside the specialist teams (Recruitment and L&D) actively support learning delivery, recruitment activities (e.g. graduate assessment days etc.)
- Supporting bi-annual and annual events including; salary reviews, benchmarking, intellectual capital data reporting, engagement survey etc;
- Driving a culture of continuous improvement, working with the wider HR team, other support functions within the business and the operational business, to improve processes, standards, approaches and policies;
- Supporting with the mobilisation and demobilisation of contracts including all aspects of TUPE;
- Supporting the Business Partners with the implementation and embedding of medium term plans with regards to resourcing, talent management, succession planning, development and retention of high potential/performers throughout the business, reward, communication etc
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- Solid generalist HR experience with a proven track record across the range of operational HR activities and sites;
- Proven experience in building rapport, gaining credibility as part of the management team and with employees, building trust, working in partnership with cross functional teams and to proactively deliver upon commitments and expectations.
- An interest to gain knowledge of business, commercial and operational issues, their interdependencies and the impact of these on the people agenda.
- Excellent open and effective two way communication (both verbal and written), ability to influence and engage with people of all levels, constructively challenge and probe, listen, comfortable with presenting ideas and opinions to the management, provide feedback coach managers and encourage open and effective two way communication.
- Ability to be a team player; the candidate should demonstrate a proven ability to lead and work within teams; with support create a team working environment and participate within a team across the UK HR function.
- Excellent organisational skills, able to manage and deliver upon a range of activities of both the team and self, including the ability to prioritise your own workload and strong attention to detail.
- Results driven; proactive, accountable, responsible for delivery, strong client orientation, leads by example with a positive proactive attitude.
- Ability to demonstrate previous examples of process improvement, an enthusiasm for continuous improvement, solutions and appropriate change.
- Excellent knowledge of UK Employment law and employment best practice.
- Strong IT skills across the Microsoft office suite and general HR databases.
- The role requires flexibility and UK travel on occasion.
What's in it for you?
WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.
Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.
We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.
Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.
For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.
Apply now and be the future of WSP!
#WeAreWSP
Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.
Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.
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