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Hybrid in Northampton·Full-time·Added today (last checked 30 Oct)
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Our summary
- Work mode
- Hybrid, Northampton
- Contract
- Permanent, full-time hours


Skills
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Experienced in working in a similar HR role and handling Employee Relations cases (disciplinaries, grievances, appeals, long term sickness)
- Hold excellent communication skills
- Ability to multitask and work under pressure
- Hold up to date knowledge of employment legislation and good understanding of data protection principles
- Ability to handle difficult or complex situations
- Confident and a strong influencer to respectfully challenge and be challenged at all levels
- Hold a driving licence and mode of transport
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
You'll be supported by some of the best training and development in the industry. Our impressive internal succession programme means, whatever it is you do with us, it will be easy for you to learn, grow and develop across the Travis Perkins Group.
We'll also equip you with a benefits package that grows as you grow with the company:
Business performance related bonus
Contributory pension scheme
Colleague discount and a platform of discounts and offers with over 1,000 retailers
Private medical insurance
Life insurance
A range of other voluntary and company funded benefits including; Employee Assistance Programme, a financial wellbeing app and legal and mortgage advice
Save-as-you-earn scheme
Buy-as-you-earn scheme
The role
Are you looking for a new challenge to utilise your current HR/Employee Relations experience?
Do you take pride in being able to collate information and advise accordingly?
Are you highly motivated in prioritising and organising crucial Employee Relations matters?
We, at Travis Perkins Plc have an exciting and varied Employee Relations Advisor opportunity within our highly engaged HR Shared Service Employee Relations team, based in Lodge Farm - Northampton.
What you'll do
You will take ownership for managing ER cases and be responsible for providing effective, efficient, responsive and commercial Employee Relations advice and support over the phone to all businesses within the Group, with a continuous improvement mindset.
This role will be working from our Northampton office 5 days a week during your training and induction period and will then progress to a hybrid working pattern (2-3 days in the office per week)
- Provide professional guidance and Employee Relations advice to Colleagues, Managers and Senior Leaders across the Travis Perkins Group via telephone.
- Work in partnership with managers and senior leaders, advising and coaching them towards the best possible outcome and solution of Employee Relations issues.
- Provide effective and efficient end-to-end case management support for disciplinaries, appeals, grievances and long term sickness cases. In exceptional circumstances attend hearings for complex cases and provide face-to-face advice to management.
- Ensure advice given is; commercial, impartial, consistent, legally compliant and in line with company policies and procedures. Analysing and advising of any risks and/or costs to the business
- Weekend and Bank Holiday emergency phone cover with an additional on-call allowance (approximately seven times per year)
This role is a full time position (37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday). It will enable you to take ownership of cases and will utilise your previous ER or HR experience within a fast paced environment. You'll be utilising your strong communication skills via telephone to multisite internal stakeholders, with various cases.
A bit about us
With over 5 businesses, 19,000 colleagues and more than 1,200 branches, stores and sites around the UK we believe we have the best people and the best place to work. Everyone works hard together to deliver results, but most importantly, have some fun along the way!
We're driving to become a truly inclusive employer. We want everyone to be at their best and it's our ambition that everyone within our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves.
You be you, it makes us, us!
Hiring process
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Application Review
Virtual Interview
With a member of our recruitment team or the Hiring Manager · Phone call
A phone or video interview with a member of the recruitment team or the Hiring Manager about experience and skills needed for the job.
Face to Face Interview
With the Hiring Manager and possibly other members of the team you could be joining · In person
An in-person interview with the Hiring Manager and possibly other team members, looking for examples of skills and experience.
Further Meetings
With a senior manager · In person · Not every role
For some roles, another interview with a senior manager, a location visit, or a presentation or ability test.
Offer · Phone call
- Offers are conditional on right-to-work proof and, where applicable, background checks.
- The contract of employment is usually sent within 5 working days of accepting the offer.
About Travis Perkins
Travis Perkins plc is the UK's largest distributor of building materials to trade customers, supplying the construction industry with the materials and tools it needs for building projects. The group employs over 17,000 colleagues and operates around 1,500 locations nationwide through five leading businesses, each number #1 or #2 in their markets.
Its businesses include the Travis Perkins general merchant, Toolstation, and specialists in the civils market (Keyline), heating and ventilation (BSS) and drylining and insulation (CCF). The group describes its ambition as being the leading partner to the construction industry and pursues an ESG approach it calls Building for Better.
- Industry
- Builders merchants
- Employees
- 17,000
In their own words
About the company & team
As the largest distributor of building materials in the UK, Travis Perkins has been helping to build Britain for over 200 years.
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