Employee Relations Case Manager

Employee Relations Case Manager

Homer Road, Solihull, B91 3LT
Permanent

Hybrid working (2 days per week in office)
£33,000 to £38,000 per annum (Depending on experience) + Benefits

Here at Serco we're looking for an Employee Relations Case Manager to join our wider team of specialists in providing professional advice and support to circa 3000 people managers across the UK. 

You will provide day-to-day employee relations consulting/guidance for Serco People Managers, covering all areas of the employee lifecycle including disciplinary, grievances, absence, restructures, absence, etc.

You will be managing a number of ER cases from beginning to resolution, ensuring risk-based options advice is provided to managers. Using your dedicated approach, you will coordinate and participate in monthly case reviews and analyse caseloads to identify key themes for improvement and identification of issues and trends within the business

As part of this you'll:

• Work in partnership with the business to provide strong professional HR advice and support strategic HR decisions at all levels of the organisation
• Provide a proactive and/or "on demand" advisory and consultancy service to people managers on a range of human resource issues, employee life cycle procedures and policies consistent with employee standards, legislation and guidelines
• Manage end-to-end and timely closure of employee relations cases (disciplinary, absence, grievance, absence management, restructures, etc.) 
• Ensure all activities are accurately logged on the People Services case management system, updated regularly and documents stored in employee files as required by Serco
• Be a point of escalation for ER Advisors for more complex queries and provide day to day coaching as required
• Analyse people related metrics, data and trends to make recommendations to Business Partners, and interventions with people managers to address identified people issues across the business 
• Liaise with external agencies/ functions such as legal and local union representatives regarding the people issues related to procedures and policies and ensure that people managers work within the defined policy & procedures
• Provide support in the delivery of people management training, redundancy consultations, people transition, organisational design and downsizing where required

What you'll need to do the role

• You will have a creative 'can-do' attitude, proven negotiation skills with confidence in relationship management at all levels. 
• You will be customer and delivery focused, with the ability to make decisions and manage risks
• Have an up to date understanding and application of employment law and HR best practice 
• A recognised HR qualification (CIPD or equivalent) preferred
• Excellent generalist/operational HR experience at HR adviser, HR Business Partner level or equivalent
• You will have the ability to plan projects, demonstrating tangible outcomes to measure positive outputs
• Practical experience in managing complex ER cases, including redundancies, restructures, disciplinary and grievance cases and complex case management
• You will already have proven experience in managing complex ER cases, including redundancies, restructures, absence, disciplinary and grievance cases, and complex case management
• Ability to work in a faced paced environment

What we offer

• Contributory pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• BUPA anytime health plan
• Serco Benefits package - including discounts to well-known retail and entertainment brands

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks - SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

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At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Silver Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.  For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
 

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the 'Ban the Box' pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.