Reed HR are looking to recruit a Pay, Reward & Industrial Relations Manager on a permanent basis.
Hybrid London 3 /2
Your main duties and responsibilities will be as follows:
To lead the design, review, negotiations and implementation of the pay review as well as undertaking all the pay related day to day work activities complying with legislative, regulatory and local scrutiny requirements so that staff are paid a fair and competitive salary within a simple pay structure with clear pay progression linked to a robust job evaluation system.
To manage the annual pay negotiations and other pay negotiations and consultations with the aim of reaching agreement, keeping effective records and providing communication updates to stakeholders, trade unions and our people using a range of communication strategies.
To lead the design, review and implementation of a rewards strategy including undertaking reviews of new and existing rewards and benefits to provide a range of accessible inclusive rewards and benefits to support our peoples changing needs.
To own and be responsible for the pay, rewards and benefit related policies ensuring that they are up to date and regularly reviewed consulting with stakeholders, trade unions and staff networks, including undertaking the required impact assessments, minimising risk.
To design and create tools and frameworks to support a consistent approach.
To continuously horizon scan and review new and improved pay, reward, benefits and industrial relation good practice options and future legislative changes to ensure the Organisation remains efficient, competitive, legally compliant and continuously improve. To feed these into the development of the strategies and enhance the employee value proposition.
To effectively communicate the provisions of the owned policies and updates to ensure their people are aware including providing briefings and presenting at the required governance boards. This includes keeping the existing communications on the intranet relevant and up to date.
To be a point of escalation to provide managers with advice and support on the application and interpretation of terms and conditions of employment, policies and procedures as well as supporting managers with their correspondence.
To lead the design, review and implementation of an industrial relations strategy whilst being responsible for and undertaking the day-to-day industrial relations work activities including being the lead, representing the organisation at meetings with all the trade unions.
To be responsible for the development and management of effective industrial relations and good working relations, to support the organisations transformation including the management and delivery of the regular joint committees.
To be responsible for the pastoral care and welfare support of the full-time trade union representatives in line with the organisation’s policies.
Work closely in collaboration with colleagues in HR Operations and HR Business Partners to ensure consistent implementation and interpretation of pay, rewards, benefits and owned policies, including commissioning technical and system requirements where necessary, equipping HR Operations to provide effective advice.
Support the job evaluation processes so that pay, rewards and benefits are role appropriate.