Employee Relations Specialist – Dublin Contractor NEW

This is a 12 month contract with a view to extension/other future potential roles

Responsibilities

 Management and oversight of all people investigations at the site.  Carry out investigations into any formal grievances raised by staff, including bullying, harassment, discrimination etc.

 Manage all Code of Conduct compliant investigations working closing with the global Staff Relations teams and legal teams

 Respond to any legal letters received from external lawyers raising issues or complaints on behalf of staff.

 Management of all disciplinary investigations including establishing investigating teams and disciplinary committee and ensuring all processes and documentation are compliant and in line with legal procedures.

 Act as a key advisor to leaders on correct process and procedures for dealing with grievance and disciplinary investigations

 Management of any subsequent appeals processes

 Union Relations- Coordination of union meetings and action taking.

 Develop and maintain all company polices and procedure relating to these matters.

 Partner with external legal counsel and the legal team on any complex cases requiring escalation.

 Partner with Occupational Health on management of long term absence or LOA cases.

 Work with company insurer on applications for long term disability  Act as advisor to leaders on performance management cases and the established of formal PIPs

 Advisor on any GDPR or Data Privacy related questions arising from business leaders or the security team or other who manage data systems, access systems or CCTV systems.

 Any other activities as directed by HRBP team and Assoc Dir Human resources.

 Data Analytics/Metrics and CI Champion

Qualifications

 University Degree in Human Resources, Law, Business, or similar degree.

 Experience in HR in the areas of employment law, HR policies and procedures, managing investigations.

 Previous experience in supporting formal investigations at a site level.

 Previous experience of developing HR policies in line with changes to employment law.

 Understanding of working in a unionized environment

 The knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of this position are typically acquired through the following combination of education, experience and knowledge or the equivalent

 In depth knowledge of HR industry practices and employment legislation

 Business acumen and subject matter expertise.