Description:
As Employee Relations Advisor, you will play a key role in shaping and maintaining positive employee relations across the company. The focus is on managing grievances, investigations, disciplinaries, streamlining processes to ensure compliance and promote harmonious working relationships. Your experience in stakeholder engagement will be key in driving this newly created role forward.
As HR Advisor the successful candidate will also be expected to provide support on other HR areas as required.
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITY
Case Management
- Manage and own a case load from commencement to completion.
- Manage the timely investigation of issues and hearings. Produce comprehensive and clear investigation reports and/or outcome letters.
- Manage the Disciplinary process, coordinate meetings and other formal processes required.
- Coordinate all written communications with parties involved in investigations, the disciplinary process and appeals.
- Preparation for third party hearings.
Governance and Policy
- Oversee the development and implementation of policies, process and procedures, and best practices related to employee relations to enable transparency, and compliance.
- Lead the development and review of all policies, ensuring they are legally compliant and updated to reflect employment legislation changes in Ireland.
- Monitor key performance indicators and metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of employee relations processes and identify areas for improvement.
Development
- Identify skill gaps and work with the Learning and Development Manager to develop training programs to enhance capabilities provide them with the knowledge required to effectively manage their employee relation issues in a consistent and solution-focused manner.
Developing and Managing Key Relationships
- Build and maintain positive relationships with internal stakeholders, including the Leadership team, Senior Management team, support functions and operational teams, to ensure alignment and support for employee relations initiatives.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external stakeholders, including the Workplace Relations Commission developing productive dialogue and collaboration.
- Build and maintain a strong external network including industry specialists.
General HR duties
- Provide support and advisory services on all HR related matters to all divisions/departments as well as individual employees.
- Manage the TUPE process and required due diligence.
- Assist managers in meeting the recruitment needs of their department.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Law, or a related field.
CIPD or equivalent qualification desirable.
Experience
- At least three to five years experience in a similar role.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to develop and execute employee relations strategies in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Experience in employee relations, with a proven track record of success.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels.
- Significant exposure to restructuring, redundancies, TUPE transfers, changes to terms and conditions, policy changes, with demonstrable experience contributing to and delivering change.
- In-depth knowledge of employment laws, regulations, and practices.