Er Advisor

We are growing the Employee Relations Team due to business growth, and we are looking for an ER Partner to join the team, and support our managers. This role is pivotal to the HR team, and you will learn from a team of ER Managers, an inhouse EmploymentLegal Team and the Head of HR Operations. This is a role to grow your career and demonstrate your ER knowledge in a fast paced, commercial environment.

The Employee Relations Partner will work within the employee relations (ER) team to provide professional, commercially driven, proactive and timely advice and support on all facets of employee relations. This will include the delivery of expert employmentlaw advice and the development of HR policy and procedure documentation.

The ER Team provides timely ER support to internal clients in managing people issues. This role is important, being the first point of contact for managers and requires a good general ER knowledge and excellent customer service.

The team are currently working mainly remotely, and we envisage the team working three days in the office and two days from home.

**Responsibilities will include**:
Offering an effective, efficient, and cost driven service to the business in relation to the management of an ER Caseload.

Providing expert employment law advice, particularly relating to employment contracts, industrial relations, TUPE, change management, discrimination, restructures, redundancy, performance management, absence management and disciplinary, capability and grievancematters.

Responsibility and accountability for casework and ER issues, providing both best practice and commercial advice and solutions.

Working with other members of the ER team to ensure consistent, impartial, commercial advice is given.

Developing effective working relationships within the business to promote positive, proactive and fair employee relations across the organisation, including the provision of training.

Assisting with the development, planning and delivering of team induction.

Working with the ER Managers, HR Business Partner and Head of HR Operations on ER projects; such as ER training design and virtual delivery; ER service communications; ER document reviews

**Experience required**:
**Education/Qualifications**:
**Working experience/Personal attributes**
- Experience of managing ER matters (either as a HR professional or operational manager).
- A track record of working as part of a team and working on their own initiative.
- An ability to influence and coach others.
- A desire to learn.
- Embodies professionalism, trust and integrity.
- Ability to work in a dynamic and changing environment.
- Ability to work well in teams by supporting other team members, sharing of knowledge etc.
- Ability to voice opinions and offer both best practice and commercial advice and solutions.
- Ability to quickly build both personal and functional credibility within the business.

**Why join OCS Group UK Ltd?**

OCS prides itself as a company with strong family values and we are passionate about hiring people who demonstrate the same.

We take CARE of you; We act SAFELY and responsibly; We are TRUSTWORTHY; We work as EXPERTS. If you share these Values, we want you to be part of our team.

OCS have a well-respected brand and our colleagues are empowered to be the best version of themselves. We offer job stability and are committed to developing our colleagues by offering more than just a job. We are a financially stable business who continuesto be privately owned since its inception in 1900.

We reward those who demonstrate our values and since the launch of our OCS Star recognition scheme we have rewarded nearly 1,500 colleagues with monetary vouchers, certificates, and public recognition within the business.

We invest and support the growth of our people and are currently sponsoring over 310 colleagues who are enrolled in a variety of apprenticeship programmes, ranging from Level 3 qualifications in customer service to degree programmes in Leadership. If youwant to develop you career, OCS is a great choice.

OCS offers the family feel of smaller organisations although large enough to offer so many opportunities. We recognise your efforts and contribution and show our appreciation through a variety of reward schemes which in turn results in our colleagues stayingwith OCS. Our business is the family you can choose, and our people stay for the friendships, opportunities, and career fulfilment we offer

**What will you get in return?**
- An enhanced pension scheme (above auto enrolment rates) - to save for the future
- Life Assurance - to protect your family should the worst happen
- 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays on top
- Option to purchase additional annual leave
- Private Medical Insurance - to protect you
- Access to 100s of high street discounts
- Financial Wellbeing support - Access to low interest loans
- Recognition scheme 'OCS Stars'- monetary rewards given to top performers
- Training and Development
- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated 'Impact' Programme
- Long Service Awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- discounted bicycles
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support