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Are you eager to land a brand new role? Our client, a busy local authority in Northwest London, are looking for an experienced Senior HR Employee Relations Advisor (Sickness) to join their team and play a crucial role in their employee relations operations.  

Position: Senior HR Employee Relations Advisor (Sickness)
Rate: £30.11 per hour (Umbrella, Inside IR35)
Contract Duration: Temporary (6-7 Months) with Possible Extension 

Purpose:

• The Senior HR Employee Relations Advisor (Sickness Lead) is responsible for leading and delivering effective sickness absence management across the Council. This role provides specialist advice and support to reduce sickness absence levels, implement preventative measures, and ensure consistent application of absence policies and procedures.

Duties: 

• Lead on reducing sickness absence across the Council through development and delivery of targeted action plans.
• Casework including complex casework, organisational change, and other HR&OD initiatives within the Human Resources remit are successfully concluded within deadlines, KPIs and in line with existing Employee Relations SLA.
• Lead the Council's approach to managing both short and long-term sickness absence, developing strategies to reduce absence levels.
• Provide specialist advice to managers on complex absence cases, including long-term health conditions, disability-related absence, and stress management as well as complex ER cases.

Job Requirements:

• Previous experience working within a local authority or a similar organisation.
• At least 1 year experience within a Senior HR Employee Relations Advisor role or equivalent.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development. 
• Degree and/or CIPD or equivalent professional body qualified or relevant work experience.
• Demonstrable record of achievement in employee relations, specifically sickness absence casework, TUPE, and strategic and operational human resources projects.
• Experience of successfully managing employee relations issues in a timely and consistent way in a large organisation.

Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review. 

How to Apply:
If you are interested in applying, please press the button below, send your CV to james.fernandez@temptingrecruitment.co.uk or contact James on 020 3854 4907 to discuss further.

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