Employee Relations Advisor

at  OCS Group

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with a turnover of £1.7bn and 50,000+ colleagues. We deliver innovative, award-winning services to the public and private sectors and our mission is to make people and places the best they can be.
This role sits within our Total FM business division that provides catering, cleaning, hard services, pest control, and security services to a wide range of prestigious clients.
Working at OCS is more than just a job; it’s an amazing opportunity to begin or expand your career in Facilities Management. OCS has an ambition to become an ‘Employer of choice’ in our sector and is proud to invest in our colleague’s personal and professional development. OCS provides our colleagues with opportunities to gain qualifications through funded development programmes aligned to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours attached to their roles.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are currently seeking a Services Industry experienced Employee Relations Advisor to join our HR Department, supporting circa 3000 employees nationwide for OCS.
Reporting to the Head of HR, you will provide support and guidance on all aspects of HR. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable and confident in providing expert employee relations advice, will ensure legal compliance in relation to all employment law and legislation and ensure that company policies and procedures are adhered to.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To own a caseload of ER cases, providing managers advise and guidance and pushing for case conclusion in a timely manner.
• Providing accurate & professional employment law advice to line managers on all employee relations issues.
• Supporting divisional management on performance management, absence management, company policies, employment legislation.
• Support and guidance for line managers throughout the disciplinary and grievance processes including drafting associated letters to employees.
• Planning, implementation and on-going development of organisational policies, practices and procedures for use across the company to deal with disciplinary issues, new starters, leavers, probationary periods, sickness absence, holidays, pensions, etc.
• Communicating with Unions across Ireland to resolve any employee issues as they arise.
• Preparing for and representing the company at Third Party Hearings in partnership with our legal team.
• Advising on and processing of all redundancy situations and situations of temporary layoff and/or reductions in hours.
• Advice, guidance & administration throughout the Transfer of Undertakings Regulations process.