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Employee Relations Manager
June 12, 2023 | Comments Off on Employee Relations Manager
Location: Flexible, hybrid location with expectation for travel as required
Business Unit: Kier Places
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Key Responsibilities
The role will also involve, but not be limited to:
- Oversee the case management of ER issues, such as performance, capability, employee grievances, disciplinaries, flexible working, absence, discrimination issues and workplace concerns
- Personally support with managing complex ER issues
- Manage any Employment Tribunals or ACAS conciliation processes
- Ensure that ER investigations are conducted thoroughly and fairly whilst supporting and coaching line managers on appropriate behaviours and process
- Proactively maintain and apply current knowledge of UK employment law, communicating to the HR team and wider business where appropriate, any upcoming changes and new policy developments
- Take ownership of tracking ER activity against metrics, supporting and advising on trends and themes and putting forward recommendations to proactively address underlying issues
- Upskill managers with relevant training, to develop our pool of managers who can support ER cases at investigation, disciplinary and appeal stages
What are we looking for?
A highly organised and structured individual with effective conflict management skills. You'll have previous experience within HR, ideally specifically Employee Relations role through an in-house or consultancy environment, and extensive knowledge of UK employment legislation. You'll have strong IT skills, particularly with Excel and an ability to problem solve and provide a range of potential solutions. You'll also be flexible to the changing requirements of the business and provide a challenging approach where required.
Benefits at Kier
We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:
- new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
- 26 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays
- A 24/7 virtual GP service available to you and your immediate household
And so much more! You can read the full details of all our benefits on our website.
Who is Kier?
We are a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group. Our purpose is to sustainably deliver infrastructure which is vital to the UK, and we are committed to leaving lasting legacies through our work. We comprise of the following business streams Construction (including Kier Places), Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, with supporting Group functions.
We provide specialist design and build capabilities and the knowledge, skills and intellectual capital of our people to ensure we are able to project manage and integrate all aspects of a project. We work to our company values of collaborative, trusted and focused. You can find out more about Kier on our website or by viewing our fast facts.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.
Closing date: Friday 14th July 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds, and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look here to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.