Employee Relations AdvisorIslington£30 per hourFull Time Contract

Novax Recruitment is actively seeking an Employee Relations Advisor based in Islington. This project is likely to last between 4-7 months.

The job:

• Provide high quality professional HR advice and guidance to senior managers on complex staffing issues relating to both individuals and groups of staff.
• Provide expert advice to Headteachers/Leaders on the application of the school's policies, pay and conditions of service, and on the legal and best practice implications of employment issues.
• Supporting and undertaking casework on a wide range of human resources issues, including discipline, capability, absence, grievance.
• Provide guidance to line managers on how to manage potential ER issues at the informal stage prior to any formal action and necessary follow-on actions, promoting good people management practices across the organisation.
• Monitor trends relating to ER cases handled, identifying opportunities to improve policies/ ways of working.
• Coach and upskill line managers to reduce casework, supporting them to deliver the appropriate responses to a full range of employee relation casework and change assignments, empowering them to maintain management of the situation.

The candidate:

• CIPD qualification or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
• Experience in an education setting/public sector.
• Experience of advising on and supporting restructures, redundancies, TUPE and re- deployment.
• Knowledge of ER procedures and processes such as employment tribunals.

Our client can offer hybrid working.

How to apply:

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