Employee Relations Consultant

Based in Kent, hybrid working & Inside IR35

Duration: Permanent

We’re seeking an Employee Relations Consultant to provide advice, support and coaching to managers in Children’s Services on absence management cases to embed the new Sickness Absence policy, processes, toolkits and recording system to ensure robust absence management and a reduction in absence levels.

Key Responsibilities of the Employee Relations Consultant:

• Lead and streamline the Council’s final accounts process, including implementing a consolidated accounts model
• Understand and actively keep up to date with GDPR responsibilities
• Ensure full compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Council's Health and Safety Policy and all locally agreed safe methods of work
• Provide professional HR advice and support to investigating officers, chairs of hearings and appeals panels across the Council and schools
• To analyse sickness absence data and provide conclusions and recommendations, drafting an action plan with Children’s Services management team
• Design and deliver training solutions in ER related areas to support managers

Skills, Experience and Knowledge required of the Employee Relations Consultant:

• CIPD Level 3 qualified
• Knowledge of employment legislation and regulations
• Experience of trade union consultation
• Demonstratable end to end operational experience of delivering and supporting management of associated
• Good knowledge of employment/labour laws (including collective) and collective bargaining (if applicable)

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