Employee Relations Partner

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.
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 seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Employee Relations Partner to join their dynamic Advisory team where you will play a key role in shaping their employee relations strategy and ensuring their values are reflected in all aspects of work. This role requires someone who can build relationships quickly and has
The role offers the successful candidate the opportunity to join an established and fast-paced Advisory team. Reporting direct to an experienced Employee Relations Manager and a supportive team including Senior Employee Relations Advisors and Advisors, you will have the opportunity to lead and influence employee relations and change initiatives.
In this role, you’ll manage a high volume of employee relations (ER) cases providing expert advice that balances risk with business needs. You will manage a small team of Senior Advisors and Advisors and be the point of contact for the Strategic HR Business Partner.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as escalation point for high-risk employee relations cases in your business area, including discrimination, collective grievances, collective redundancy, ill health and medical capability, ensuring the team are clear on the next steps and why.
• To coach and enable business leaders to make well informed people decisions in line with current legislation
• To coach your team on ER matters to ensure team knowledge growth and development.
• To act on feedback of the service and generate action plans for improvement in partnership with the ER Manager.
• To attend weekly/bi-weekly/quarterly meetings with your stakeholders to discuss ongoing ER Cases and highlight any possible risk.
• To have ownership of the Safe call reports in the business areas supporting- ensuring the team drive these to conclusion efficiently.
• To keep the letter documentation up to date on Teams, SharePoint etc, to ensure the correct documents are available and used at all times.