Hybrid Employee Relations Consultant

Posted 4 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Employee Relations Consultant supporting complex ER activity and providing expert consultancy to stakeholders at Phoenix Group. Involved in assisting with compliance and delivering ER-related projects.

Responsibilities

  • Supporting complex and multi-strand ER activity throughout a colleagues journey with Phoenix
  • Deliver organisational design (OD) initiatives by advising on business case development, supporting consultation processes, selection criteria, and redeployment strategies
  • Lead and deliver ER-related projects, including TUPE consultations and broader HR change initiatives
  • Ability to present risk- and cost-based options in order to aid decision-making, ensuring compliance with employment and regulatory law
  • Coach our People Leaders through ambiguous and sensitive situations, identifying key risks and delivering commercially sound solutions
  • Assist with right-to-work compliance, including sponsorship management and coordination with legal advisors on complex immigration cases
  • A digital mindset in order to identify and support delivery of new or existing technologies that can enhance our delivery of ER whist maintaining or improving the colleague experience
  • Manage ‘without prejudice’ conversations and onward settlement agreements through to conclusion
  • Identify ER trends and provide insights to inform people strategies and manager capability development
  • Deliver manager education sessions on ER processes and best practices
  • Monitor legislative changes, case law, and HR trends to proactively update stakeholders and evolve our ER offering accordingly

Requirements

  • Proven expertise in managing complex ER situations
  • Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and its practical application in a commercial environment
  • Familiarity with regulatory frameworks relevant to employment practices
  • Proven ability to interpret and apply employment legislation, case law, and best practice to real-world scenarios
  • Data fluency - Proficient in interpreting and using MI to drive decision-making and continuous improvement
  • Dispute resolution and Employment Tribunal expertise
  • CIPD or equivalent Employment law qualification
  • Previous experience of working in a Financial Services industry would be desirable but not essential

Benefits

  • Up to £50,000 DOE plus an indicative bonus range of 16-32%
  • Private medical cover
  • 38 days annual leave
  • Excellent pension
  • 12x salary life assurance
  • Career breaks
  • Income protection
  • 3x volunteering days

Job title

Employee Relations Consultant

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£50,000 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

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