Employee Relations Partner

at  Primark

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

The purpose of your role is to provide timely, practical, and proactive employee relations support and advice to the UK Retail Management teams.

• Partner with key stakeholders to support on ER related concerns within a defined geography to deliver great outcomes and bring matters to a resolution.
• Be a trusted advisor, subject matter expert and coach managers on all ER matters so we are best able to support our colleagues and the business.
• Proactively keep up to date with all legislative changes which may impact the business and be proactive in implementing these changes.
• Be at the forefront of any ‘people’ related projects, such as any Organisational Design or change management to ensure we are compliant and provide great support to our colleagues
• Support on the management of any Employment Tribunals and Acas Early Conciliation claims.

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• Strong and demonstrable experience in Employee Relations in a fast moving, multi-site organisation; including practical experience in managing day to day ER cases and change management projects.
• Proven ability in handling sensitive matters whilst ensuring all information remains confidential to the business.
• Be a collaborative partner, demonstrating high levels of emotional intelligence with the ability to push back with professionalism.
• Be a great communicator (both written and oral) with the ability to coach and influence and support, having the respect of our Retail teams.
• Work well under pressure, be resilient, prioritise and meet deadlines