HR Advisor

6 months ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Biffa Waste Services Full time

A quick look at the role
The HR Advisor provides customer-focused, comprehensive and pragmatic HR advice and support to managers, staff and employees in line within company policies, procedures and legal requirements.
- Your core responsibilities
Provide a dedicated HR advisory service, in relation absence and health issues, conduct and capability, grievance matters, organisational change and the range of employment and employee relations matters
Develop and maintain collaborative and productive relationships with service areas, colleagues and employee representatives, establishing professional credibility.
Lead on the management of casework, relating to sickness absence. This includes making recommendations, giving advice and support to managers, liaising with Occupational Health, case review meetings, and dismissal hearings.
Support the development and maintenance of a performance management culture within the service area. This includes developing managers’ skills, leading on capability-related casework, and advising and guiding managers through the relevant policies.
Lead and/or support the HR Business Partners on disciplinary and grievance casework, ensuring legislation, policy and best practice are followed.
Prepare regular and ad hoc management information reports.
Provide HR advisory input into service area projects, such as change management programmes and working groups as required
Assist the HR Business Partners to oversee and authorise the preparation and issue of appropriate contractual documentation in relation to appointments, terminations and variations of employment including accurate and timely notification to Employee Services regarding pay changes.
- Our essential requirements
Level 5 CIPD qualified
Experience supporting multiple operational sites
Confident providing guidance on disciplinary and grievance matters
Up to date knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice
Understand key aspects of performance management and employee engagement
- Biffa - we’re changing the way people think about waste
At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.
Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you’ll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.


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