Job Description
Join the LEGO Group's London HUB to shape the UK & Ireland Employee Relations Agenda in a growing Global Business!
As part of a highly professional and passionate team of eight forward thinkers across Western Europe, this role will lead the ER processes through transparent practices and relevant law while acting as a trusted advisor to partners across the LEGO Group.
Core Responsibilities
Lead the development, creation, and evaluation of compliant and impactful people policies and processes in partnership with colleagues across the People Places and Culture (PPC) organisation.
Engage and partner with a wider range of stakeholders, including senior leaders, HR Business Partners, Unions, and external vendors.
Coach and upskill employees, People Leaders, and your peers to deal with disciplinary, grievance, performance, and health related concerns end to end; and flexible working requests in a fair, confident and effective manner.
Support, and occasionally conduct, complex investigations in accordance with the LEGO Group policies and values.
Support the organisation through complex restructures, consultations, and negotiations.
Manage workplace disputes appropriately (for example, facilitation, mediation, and/or External Litigation).
Play your part in our team succeeding!
The ER Manager will deliver consistent execution and delivery of Employee Relations within UK and Ireland. In particular, focusing on ensuring investigations, policies and procedures are of high-level quality. There is a strong focus on analysis and insight to identify and drive actions to deliver tangible improvements to the overall employee experience, organisational health, and build leadership capabilities.
Do you have what it takes?
An understanding, and ability to interpret and implement employment laws, regulations, and employee rights.
Facilitate, mediate, and negotiate resolutions in disputes involving employees, management, unions, and employee representatives.
Conduct detailed investigations while ensuring compliance with policies and legal requirements.
Analyze employee relations data to influence policy development and workplace practices.
Coach and mentor on employee relations matters, policies, and best practices.
Employ a human-centered approach to problem-solving and innovation, focusing on user experience and iterative solutions.
Manage change initiatives and navigate organisational restructuring.
Build and maintain positive relationships with employees, leaders, stakeholders, and external vendors.
Identify and address complex employee relations challenges with critical thinking and effective solutions.
Strong organisational skills to handle case work, projects, and documentation.
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Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
What’s in it for you?
Here is what you can expect:
Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.
Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.
Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.
The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.
The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.
Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.
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