Employee Relations Consultant - United Kingdom - Carnival Corporation & plc

Description

Job Description

We recognise the value in having people with a variety of backgrounds, experience and skills in our business. That means the role requirements here should be seen as a guide, not a checklist. If you have more, less or different experiences, but really relevant skills, we'd love to hear from you.

We work flexibly and will help you to find a healthy balance of remote working and time in our fantastic Southampton office, collaborating, taking part in events and getting to know people that makes working with us so rewarding. We welcome the opportunity to discuss reduced hours and job share arrangements.

Do you thrive on Employee Relations casework and coaching people? We're looking for a passionate Employee Relations expert to join our team and be part of our great culture here at Carnival UK. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a dynamic and diverse business, working with stakeholders both ashore and those in roles on-board our ships. You'll be based out of our vibrant offices in the heart of Southampton and will be working on a hybrid basis, spending at least three days a week in the office with colleagues.

The Role

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Employee Relations Consultant to join our team , In this role you'll be coaching and assisting Managers across the business to resolve queries concerning our colleagues. You will manage your own caseload and have the ability to work effectively alongside your team. You'll have previously worked in an ER casework orientated role and be able to hit the ground running.

You will be providing consistent and specialist employee relations advice on employment related matters including, sickness absence management, disciplinary, grievance, performance management, flexible working and collective consultation to the on-board and shore side management.

• Provide expert guidance on HR policies, procedures, and best practice to ensure compliance and fairness
• Investigate and resolve complex employee relations issues, including disputes, grievances and disciplinary matters
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in projects, and deliver training to stakeholders on ER casework to ensure legal compliance.
• Actively appraise cases, learning points and support the Senior ER Consultant and ER Manager with continuous improvement of the service delivered to the wider business

Our role categories range from CUK15 (entry-level) to CUK1 (Brand President) so you can clearly see internal development opportunities. This role is a CUK09 and is offered on a full-time fixed-term contract basis (ending on 30th November 2024), with hybrid working in our Southampton office.

About You

Fresh ideas and different perspectives are what excite us most and help us to succeed. Alongside bringing these to the role, you'll also need:

• You'll be a creative thinker, problem solver, comfortable and effective at negotiating and influencing, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. You will be able to quickly build rapport and profile within the business as a trusted ER expert.
• You will be adept at risk assessing a broad context, providing options for resolution whilst analysing and balancing both operational and legal risk.
• You will be familiar with working alongside trade unions and have a good knowledge of the trade union framework and associated collective bargaining agreements.
• CIPD Level 5 qualified or equivalent relevant experience

Being part of our team has its advantages...

We're a holiday company so we know there's more to life than work. Our comprehensive range of benefits are designed to help your personal and financial health and wellbeing.

• Home and office-based hybrid working
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Employee-led networks
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• A friendly welcome with help settling in

Please note: Being able to create unforgettable holiday happiness is a brilliant opportunity so we often receive high volumes of applications for our roles. In these cases we may close our job adverts early and aren't able to consider applications once this happens.

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About Us

Holidays are one of life's greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.

No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world's largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain's rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.

Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.

It's through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel's Employer of Choice.