Employee Relations Advisor (Fixed Term Contract)

This is a fixed term contract for an initial period of up to 6 months with the possibility of the role being made permanent subject to business needs.

At Lyons Davidson and File Dynamics our vision is to become the most people centred employer in the legal industry and as a People Services team our role is help the business achieve this. We have an opportunity for an experienced ER Advisor to join our team on a fixed term contract to provide advice and guidance to our managers and employees.

Youll take a commercial people-centred and resolution focused approach to ER Advice as well as contributing to wider people vision projects.

Were a very supportive People Services team and there are plenty of opportunities for personal and professional development. Were looking for an individual with enthusiasm commercial awareness and experience of providing advice to managers and employees on ER matters.

Youll be part of a wider People Services team based in Bristol made up of Talent Acquisition and Resourcing Learning and Development People Operations Employee Relations and Business Partnering and will work in a large law firm of approximately 500 people.

Hybrid working
Working from our Bristol office 2 days per week and remotely 3 days per week.

Key responsibilities

• Delivering the ER Service and people-related activities across the company;
• Supporting line managers with specific ER queries with the aim of delivering a people-centred employee relations culture which is resolution-focused and improve business outcomes;
• Advising on a wide range of ER matters including but not limited to: flexible working requests performance management grievances restructures disciplinary and health & wellbeing;
• Co-ordinating formal ER meetings and providing active support to managers conducting investigations hearings and appeals;
• Continually supporting and upskilling managers to competently and confidently manage people issues/concerns in their groups and divisions;
• Oversight and appropriate flagging of any high-risk processes e.g. gross misconduct allegations claims of discrimination whistleblowing;
• Supporting managers to maintain good quality and compliant records of any informal/formal people processes decisions made and the outcomes of those processes for their groups and divisions;
• Reviewing and communicating employee relations policies standards and compliance expectations;
• Keeping up to date with employment law changes and implement any necessary changes to ER processes;
• Adhering to UK legislation employment regulations GDPR ACAS codes of practice and established company policies and procedures for compliant employee relations policies systems records and practices;
• Collaborating with the wider People Services team to support on cross-team matters;
• Participating in any People Services projects as required.

Essential experience and skills

• Experience of working at advisor level in an HR team in a professional services environment;
• Sound understanding of employment law and its application;
• Ability to build relationships by understanding the needs and drivers of others;
• Must be resourceful and proactive;
• Experience of Microsoft Office and related systems.

Lyons Davidson is a national law firm providing legal services to businesses andindividuals.

We pride ourselves on the level of service our experts offer. Our ability to deliver a consistent and high-quality service has allowed us to develop strong relationships with a number of business partners such as insurers banks and membership organisations that rely on us to give their customers and members the help and advice they need.