Job Description

LocationThis is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our Corby office.

Contract Type Fixed Term Contract (6 months)

The Opportunity

This role acts as one of the main points of contact for managers within the area of the business that you will support. It is focused on supporting and guiding managers through ER cases, helping to drive best practice consistently across the function.

You will work alongside a People Business Partner supporting our IS&T, Customer Experience and Finance employees.

What You Will Be Doing

• Dealing with complex cases, such as disciplinary grievances and appeals
• Acting as the main People contact for managers in your business area
• Where needed, support organisational design and change management activities
• Managing the relationship between the organisation and unions or employee bodies
• Managing consultations and negotiations
• Creating and reviewing People policies
• Dealing with disputes appropriately (for example, mediation or tribunal cases)
• Ensuring managers are upskilled through training, coaching and mentoring.
• Overseeing all people practices ensuring they are legally compliant.
• Support the role out of the People Services case management system

• Review changes in Employment Law and work with the wider team to prepare for any changes that impact the business.

What You’ll Bring

• Demonstratable experience in managing a varied and sometimes complex employee relations case load.
• Strong, demonstrable experience of working directly with Trade Unions and employee representative bodies.
• In depth knowledge of employment law, regulations and best practices.
• Strong communication skills including the ability to influence and negotiate with Senior Stakeholders.
• Ability to handle difficult situations with discretion and sensitivity.
• Previous ER experience essential
• Experience with People systems ideal.

We Are RS

We’ve been solving industry problems for over 80 years. We turn the ‘what ifs’ into the ‘why nots’, the impossible into the possible.

Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world.

We offer service and product solutions to over 1.2 million customers globally, shipping a parcel every 2 seconds to over 130 countries. With over 800,000 stocked and 3 million unstocked products, we’re a trusted partner to the world’s leading industries.

We’re looking for curious, driven, and empathetic professionals to join our journey. People who think differently, act with purpose, and want to make a real impact.

Rewards

Our Reward Strategy Philosophy is designed to offer market competitive base salaries and provide all of our people the opportunity to participate in a short-term incentive, enabling them to share in the success of the Company.

Our total reward package is more than just the cash; our recognition and benefit offering provide the opportunity for us to recognise, reward and enable the wellbeing of our people at all stages of their journey with RS. Our rewards and benefits vary by country, but include:

• Financial - pension/retirement; life assurance; salary finance (payroll deduction loan scheme)
• Wellbeing - medical plans; health screening; critical illness; disability insurance; holiday / paid time off; employee assistance programme; discounted gym/health club membership
• Lifestyle - transportation assistance schemes (e.g., cycle to work, travel loans, car leasing); onsite catering/lunch vouchers; retail discounts
• Spotlight – our global recognition programme provides a platform to highlight and recognise people role modelling our values

Ready to Make Amazing Happen?

Join c. 9,000 colleagues and help us shape the future of our industry. Whoever you are, wherever you are — it all starts here.

Apply now and make RS a part of your journey.

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