HR Manager (Employee Relations)

HR Manager (Employee Relations) (015068)
Oxford, England
Salary:
GBP37000 - GBP37000 per annum
HR Manager (Employee Relations)
South Region
Location: Oxford area, hybrid or home working
Salary: up to £37k
Who are we?
Parkwood Leisure manage leisure facilities on behalf of local authorities. We employ over 4,000 people across our leisure centres, golf courses, theatres and visitor attraction centres. Our mission is to create and maintain sustainable, lasting partnerships to help build happier and healthier local communities.
What are we looking for?
We have an opportunity for a People Relations Manager looking after our South East and South West/Wales region. This role is about supporting our regional directors and centre managers with their people issues and working alongside the wider HR team to implement the people strategy. We are looking for someone with a strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice. You will have an extensive track record of managing employee relations casework, end-to-end in a fast paced multi site environment.
More about the role:
Some of the key results for the role include:
Take ownership and respond positively and with pace to complex employee relations issues including disciplinary, grievance, performance, absence management both informally and formally within the regions, supporting and coaching leaders to a timely conclusion
Work with the managers to provide HR expertise to develop their people and to support business objectives by providing technical advice and knowledge on the full employee life-cycle
Exercise judgement and autonomy in implementing satisfactory outcomes to employee relations issues
Ensure an up-to-date knowledge of employment law, case law, industry best practice and wider people-related issues
Work closely with management and employees to improve working relationships, build morale and increase productivity and retention
Use management data to review patterns and trends to provide proactive insights
Design and deliver HR training and coaching to equip managers to drive performance and manage employee relations
Support Business Development and TUPE activity
Visits to sites when required to support complex cases or attend regional or ad-hoc meetings
Other HR projects as required
Experience:
Proven experience in a generalist HR management role in a fast paced multi-site operation
Up to date employment law knowledge and an understanding of its practical application with a commercial approach
Experience of managing and bringing complex ER matters to a successful conclusion
Demonstrable experience with HR metrics and the use of IT systems to produce statistics and reports
Full understanding of all HR functions and best practices
Proven ability to effectively coach employees and management through complex and difficult issues
Demonstrated project management skills
What can we offer you? Free gym membership for you and a nominated person at one of our centresEmployee health cash planEmployee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spendingCycle to Work schemePension SchemeCompany sick payTraining and development How to apply: Please apply online by sending a full CV.
If you are interested in applying for this role, please do so at the earliest opportunity as interviews will be held throughout the process. If you have not received correspondence within 21 days of the closing date then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are proud to be Equal Opportunity employers and are committed to inclusion and diversity.
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