TYNE & WEAR (Ref 763 ) Permanent
£35k Hybrid, 35 hour week
Our client is a fast growing business with HQ in the North East. With a fabulous culture and People team, they are an employer of choice.
Reporting to the People & Culture Manager, the People & Culture Advisor will provide day-to-day employee relations support across the business. You will manage a varied caseload including absence, disciplinary, grievance, performance and capability matters. You will advise managers with confidence and clarity, ensuring risk is managed appropriately while maintaining a positive and respectful colleague experience.
What’s involved:
*Support managers and colleagues from early performance conversations to more formal employee relations processes.
*Build trusted relationships with managers, encouraging early engagement helping to address issues proactively and fairly. Identifying patterns or recurring themes in casework, you will support improvements to guidance, processes and manager capability over time.
*A fair, consistent and supportive approach to managing employee relations matters, including absence, performance, disciplinary and grievance cases.
*Well-managed and thorough investigations, ensuring processes are followed appropriately and respectfully.
*Manage employee relations cases, including absence, performance, disciplinary, grievance and probation matters, ensuring processes are followed fairly and consistently.
*Support and conduct investigations, ensuring they are thorough, well-documented and handled respectfully.
*Draft formal letters, meeting notes, outcome letters, and maintain accurate, confidential case records.
*Be the champion of the EDI working group.
To be able to perform this job you will need.
*CIPD Level 5 qualification, or working towards, with demonstrable experience supporting employee relations matters including absence, performance, disciplinary and grievance cases.
*Sound understanding of UK employment legislation, ACAS guidance, and best practice.
*Confidence in advising and supporting managers on a wide range of people matters.
*Strong written communication skills and attention to detail for preparing accurate documentation and correspondence.
*Highly organised, capable of managing a varied caseload, meeting deadlines, and prioritising competing demands.
*Confidence to challenge constructively and escalate issues where required.
*Ability to work collaboratively across teams, building trusted relationships and providing practical guidance to managers an