Job Reference: /MD/04-10/1315/2

Job Title: Employee Relations Advisor

Location: Dublin

Salary: Competitive

Hours per week: Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours per week

Business Overview

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with a turnover of £1.7bn and 50,000+ colleagues. We deliver innovative, award-winning services including Cleaning, Catering, Security, Technical Services, Energy Management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services to the public and private sectors and our mission is to make people and places the best that they can be.

Job Overview

We are currently recruiting for anEmployee Relations Advisor to join our passionate and driven team based at our client’s site in Dublin.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing accurate & professional employment law advice to line managers on all employee relations issues.
• Supporting divisional management on performance management, absence management, company policies, employment legislation.
• Support and guidance for line managers throughout the disciplinary and grievance processes including drafting associated letters to employees.
• Planning, implementation and on-going development of organisational policies, practices and procedures for use across the company to deal with disciplinary issues, new starters, leavers, probationary periods, sickness absence, holidays, pensions, etc.
• Communicating with Unions across Ireland to resolve any employee issues as they arise.
• Preparing for and representing the company at Third Party Hearings in partnership with our legal team.
• Advising on and processing of all redundancy situations and situations of temporary layoff and/or reductions in hours.
• Advice, guidance & administration throughout the Transfer of Undertakings Regulations process.
• Process end to end recruitment i.e. draft job descriptions, advertising process, manage applications, conduct interviews when required and process all regrets and new starts. Ensure completion of processing new candidates from authorisation of Candidate Job Offer Forms for all salaried employees prior to job offer, to pre-employment referencing and preparation and issue of contracts of employment.

About You:

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
• Degree in Human Resource Management or equivalent and ideally CIPD qualified, but more importantly you will have a thorough working knowledge of all areas of employment law.
• Possess a minimum of experience within a HR environment with proven experience of dealing with all aspects of ER/IR issues.
• Services Industry Experience Essential
• Demonstrate the highest degree of integrity and discretion.
• Experience within a unionised environment
• Experience of providing advice and guidance at management level
• Expert employee relations knowledge and ability to give advice and support
• Ability to work in an organised and methodical way
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Team player with strong communication and management skills
• A good work ethic with a positive ‘can do’ attitude and approach to work
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential

Benefits

• Wide range of retail discounts
• Discounted gym membership
• Join our Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to “CHROMA”, our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community – join a committee or take part in our events
• Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders
• Immediate access to “Opportunity” our internal Learning and Development platform
• Required professional membership fees paid for

How to apply

If you are interested to join a business that encourages professional development, career progression and the chance to work with inspirational people then please click apply!

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