Our local authority client based in Lancashire are urgently seeking an experienced People Business Partner.
Pay: £27 an hour Umbrella
This is a hybrid role working in County Hall, Preston 2 days a week
A generalist HR / People Business Partner role - they will be focusing on case work predominantly, including disciplinary, capability, grievance, bullying and harassment, absence, recruitment and work force planning.
Job Purpose
Dedicated to creating a harmonious workplace through specialised employee relations support, pre-emptively addressing disputes with mediation to maintain collaboration and innovation. Providing expert support on directorate people projects, enhancing the employee experience, and acting as a crucial link between strategic people services and the Directorate Leadership Team (DLT). Additionally, our holistic employee wellbeing programmes and initiatives focused on building an inclusive culture ensure that our workforce remains healthy, supported, and valued, making LCC a leading example of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Accountabilities/Responsibilities
* Provide professional and responsive ER advice and support with serious and complex employment matters e.g. employee performance, conduct (including safeguarding matters), capability, attendance, dismissal, disputes, restructures, redundancy, transfers (including TUPE), organisational change and workforce planning.
* Provide advice, guidance and challenge to the management of organisational design and structure, facilitating the formulation and implementation of change plans, including formal job evaluation.
* Undertake the review, development and implementation of ER, and related, policies, procedures and guidance and develop and deliver associated ER briefing sessions in partnership with People Services colleagues.
* Develop and maintain effective partnership working in all aspects of ER activity.
* Promote productive employee relations through effective consultation and negotiation, particularly where there are issues of dispute including attendance at corporate and directorate consultative groups, as appropriate.
* Act as ER representative at meetings and hearings, including at disciplinary and attendance hearings.
* Represent the county council at Employment Tribunal hearings, as required.
* Analyse and interpret management information to provide reports on key performance indicators for consideration and discussion at senior management meeting, including trend analysis and any relevant solutions.
Please apply with your updated CV ensuring that any gaps in employment are explained.
At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy will have been unsuccessful.