Specialist, Employee Relations

Job Description

Responsible for shaping Country behaviours and culture through protecting the Bank against employee-related risk. The role holder will lead the Country Employee Relations (ER)teams, ensuring that the relationship between the Bank and its employees is managed appropriately within the Group ER framework and is underpinned by clear procedures, policies and relevant employment law. The role holder will provide country leadership regarding the ERe.g. Disciplinary , Grievance, Performance, Redundancy, Union and Offboarding Management and will effectively manage key external stakeholder relationships with employee representative bodies, legal firms and local labour ministries.BusinessSCB Bank and Subsidiaries( SCSI,SCILL,SCFL,SCMAC)ProcessesTranslation of country legislation and regulation into pragmatic actions for country teams

• Build external networks and remain up to date with legislative change / developments, maintaining and successfully demonstrating expertise within the field of ER.
• Collaborate with country HR L&C and / or external legal firms for advice and interpretation of local laws, regulations, ER policies, procedures and cases in country.
• Maintain effective communication with local labour ministries on ER matters and HR related policies and procedures.

Global ER product lead

• In country management of Disciplinary, Grievance, Redundancy, or Performance Management Standards end to end.
• Define and maintain overall global product execution standards of Group Policy

Risk ManagementDefining and managing employee related risk across the region

• Identify, assess and monitor country ER process risks in line with overall operational risk management framework, creating and implementing suitable actions to mitigate identified risks.
• Anticipate and minimise employee related risks by developing an understanding of employee trends and current employment and discrimination law in local and international jurisdictions.
• Effective management of relevant Group policy and process dispensations across the country .
• Effective resolution of sensitive / complex disciplinary and grievance cases in the region that pose a risk to the Bank.

Governance Ensuring compliance with ER Standards in respect of Disciplinary, Grievance, Redundancy, and Performance Management . Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key StakeholdersInternal

• Global ER, FA and Conduct team
• Business Heads of HR
• Country HR Business Partners (HRBPs)
• HR Legal and Compliance (L&C)
• Country Financial Crime Risk teams
• Country Performance, Reward and Benefit (PRB) teams

External

• Employee Representative Bodies
• Unions
• Employment / Labour Government departments
• Legal firms

Other Responsibilities

• To sign and issue letters of suspension, dismissal and such other related Human Resources/Industrial Relations issues, when decided by the Bank.
• Embed Here for Good and Group s brand and values in the ER team and across key stakeholder areas
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:Essential

• Minimum of 5-8 years work experience as a qualified employment lawyer or ER specialist.
• An understanding and appreciation of local legislative and regulatory policies.
• Strong networking skills and a proven track record of influencing at an organisational level.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and a keen commercial awareness.

Desirable

• Degree in a HR
• Post-graduate qualification in a business or related disciple (e.g. MA, PhD, CIPD).
• Professional legal background.
• A mixture of both ER specialist and HRBP experience.
• Experience of designing and delivering organisational development interventions.

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Keyskills :
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