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Horsham, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

Tadworth, Surrey

Kingswood, Surrey

Provide subject matter expert advice to the wider HR team on the implementation of people policies to ensure they are used within both our principles and the spirit of UK employment law.Participate in and implement various projects/restructures taking place across the group providing ER expertise to HRBP’s and business leaders where required. Provide proactive insight into forthcoming legislation and ongoing case law outcomes, highlighting implication for L&G, recommending and implementing appropriate action to minimise the risk of future employment claims.Protect L&G’s reputation through ensuring an effective and constructive partnership between UNITE and the business.Acting as subject matter expert on HR Policy, specifically for the HR community, as well as an advisor directly to the business on emerging or changing regulatory or legislative matters that impact our people policies.Proactively drive the development of people management capability with line managers to reduce reliance on HR through the design and deliver of employee relations related training.Identify, analyse and interpret people related MI for the purpose of influencing business unit plans and effectively implementing the right business solutions.

Kingswood, Surrey

Deliver expert advice linked to our people policies that are designed to support our corporate objectives and comply with our legislative obligations. Contribute to the success of the people strategy through the delivery of appropriate, commercially focused advice to ensure desired business outcomes.Key responsibilities:- As a subject matter expert, provide advice to the wider HR team on the implementation of people policies to ensure they are used within both our principles and the spirit of UK employment law- Establish effective relationships with managers to identify appropriate support and deliver appropriate coaching, to increase effective use and understanding of L&G processes and procedures and reduce the potential risk of litigation against L&G.- Manage and where necessary mediate, through to resolution, allocated cases, ensuring each party’s rights are recognized and that fair and correct L& G procedures are followed, in line with UK Employment Law and within the Partnership Agreement. - Participate in various projects/restructures taking place across the group providing ER expertise to HRBP’s and business leaders where required and where appropriate act as project implementation lead. - Proactively drive the development of people management capability with line managers to reduce reliance on HR through the design and deliver of employee relations related training.- Exercise professional judgement to identify potential risks and costs (both reputation & financial) to Legal & General, advising on practical solutions, to ensure managers have a thorough understanding of the potential impact associated with their decisions.- Acting as subject matter expert on HR Policy, specifically for the HR community as well as an advisor directly to the business on emerging or changing regulatory or legislative matters that impact our people policies.

London, United Kingdom

As a HR Advisor I was responsible for providing advice and guidance to managers and staff in relation to sickness absence, performance issues and other employee relation matters as well as providing recruitment service to managers which involved recruitment advertising, appointments and clearances. Achievements:• Advised managers on terms and conditions of employment, disciplinary and grievance and other employee relations issues. • Worked with managers and actively participated in sickness monitoring, disciplinary, grievance, performance issues, investigations, appeal meetings and built good working relationships with trade unions.• Assisted with change management projects such as restructuring, redundancies and TUPE.• Advised managers on Council policy regarding sickness absence and conduct Absence Review Meetings and Case Conferences with Occupational Health as necessary. Monitoring all long-term sickness absence and provide managers with accurate reports and absence management guidance.• Contributed to the review of HR policies and procedures.• Assisted in managing HR contracts such as Agency staff, Outplacement, Employee Assistance Programme, Recruitment Advertising and Executive search.• Worked with colleagues from other boroughs to share best practice, and acted as the council’s representative at London wide contracts meetings.• Discussed advertising requests from managers, advising on requirements, timetable, media, advertising agencies, cost, target audience, appropriate assessment, advertising policy and recruitment practice and liaised with manager and agency to completion.• Co-ordinated and checked all clearances and progressed these in accordance with agreed standards ensuring that appointees and managers are clear about requirements e.g. eligibility to work, references, medical clearance (liaising with Occupational Health), CRB checks, qualifications, conduct etc.

London, United Kingdom

Achievements:• Proactively supported and as appropriate, project lead the delivery of corporate and service events such as the Staff Benefits Fair, Staff Survey administration, Resourcing and Contracts administration.• Provided the Organisational Development (OD) team with full administrative support as required.• Carried out research into a range of OD/HRD issues.• Delivered OD support in a way that promotes the Council’s approach to diversity.

London, United Kingdom

Achievements:• Provided general administrative support to the L&D manager and all other staff.• Worked on HR systems such as 'SAP', 'Sharepoint' and 'Civica' for the use of computerised and manual office procedures including record keeping, updating training records and HR filing systems.• Co-ordinated training courses and facilitating staff induction programmes for new employees.• Provided budget information and purchased goods, raised invoices and purchase orders.• Analysed data and produced reports using Microsoft Office.• Project team member on a range of HR and L&D topics.

London, United Kingdom

Post Graduate Diploma In Human Resource Management (Cipd Level 7)

Ba (Hons), Human Resource Management With Business Information Systems, 2:1

Indian School Certificate (Equivalent To A-Levels), Business Studies