South Western Railway
HR Business Partner - Metro Region
Job Location
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
Who are we?
South Western Railway (SWR) operates over 1,500 services each weekday across the network and employs more than 5,000 people. We provide easy and convenient mobility, connecting people and communities in South West London, southern counties of England, and the Isle of Wight.
Join our team and help us continue to improve quality of life, by bringing people together to get the most out of life.
SWR is part of FirstGroup, the largest rail operator in the UK and second largest bus operator in the UK outside London. FirstGroup operates services throughout the UK and Ireland, with over 30,000 employees providing services that make travel smoother and life easier. FirstGroup works hard to reduce its impact on the environment, introducing cleaner and more environmentally responsible methods of transport.
About the job
To provide pro-active, value added HR support and guidance to line managers within their assigned client areas. Deliver the business aligned People Plan and provide coaching and support to members of the management team on medium term and operational people issues to achieve maximum performance.
Working collaboratively with local management teams to support and coach the line in managing their people issues in a fair and consistent manner.
Your main responsibilities will be:
You'll need to be:
Applicants who require a visa must have 6 months remaining at the time of their appointment.
About the location
This role covers the outer London area of our network and will require frequent travel. You will also be required to work in our HR office which is based in Southampton.
Working pattern
You will work an average of 37 hours per week across 5 days per week.
Typically office hours, however flexibility to support business needs is essential.
The Reward
In return we offer a competitive salary and a variety of valuable benefits, including:
We all belong at SWR. FirstGroup's vision is to provide an inclusive environment for all colleagues, across its group of businesses, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.
We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA+, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We maintain a zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.
We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.
We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.
If you require additional support to complete your application due to a disability or neurodivergent condition, for example, dyslexia, dyspraxia, or autism, please follow the links below. We encourage you to share any additional needs you may require so we can provide a fair and equal process for all who apply.
https://exceptionalindividuals.com/neurodiversity/
https://www.healthassured.org/blog/neurodiversity/
Location: London, GB
Posted Date: 9/24/2024
South Western Railway (SWR) operates over 1,500 services each weekday across the network and employs more than 5,000 people. We provide easy and convenient mobility, connecting people and communities in South West London, southern counties of England, and the Isle of Wight.
Join our team and help us continue to improve quality of life, by bringing people together to get the most out of life.
SWR is part of FirstGroup, the largest rail operator in the UK and second largest bus operator in the UK outside London. FirstGroup operates services throughout the UK and Ireland, with over 30,000 employees providing services that make travel smoother and life easier. FirstGroup works hard to reduce its impact on the environment, introducing cleaner and more environmentally responsible methods of transport.
About the job
To provide pro-active, value added HR support and guidance to line managers within their assigned client areas. Deliver the business aligned People Plan and provide coaching and support to members of the management team on medium term and operational people issues to achieve maximum performance.
Working collaboratively with local management teams to support and coach the line in managing their people issues in a fair and consistent manner.
Your main responsibilities will be:
- Working closely and build strong relationships with the supported business, to implement and deliver the HR People Plan to include; ER case management, training & development, talent & succession planning and change management, in order to support the delivery of business objectives and drive a high performance culture.
- Provide a pro-active, value add HR service to the supported business leaders across the function/area on medium term and operational people issues.
- Act as HR expert to provide advice and guidance to line managers for all ER cases i.e. disciplines, grievances, AWOL, ill health severance and redeployments. Supporting Line Managers in the fair and consistent application of people policies and procedures.
- Act as first point of contact for all HR issues impacting the local management teams within their geographical areas. HR issues include recruitment, training, talent and succession, wellbeing and employee relations. Working with HR specialist functions to deliver services and projects to Line Managers.
- Support the Management teams to develop a climate whereby they accept and are supported appropriately to accept responsibility for people management and embrace best practice in HR initiatives, systems and procedures.
- Management of employment tribunal cases in liaison with solicitors and the Senior HR Business Partner
- Responsibility for compliance with HR policies and procedures
- Responsibility for compliance with the data protection act.
You'll need to be:
- Educated to Degree level (or equivalent) with a minimum GCSE in Maths and English Grade A-C
- CIPD qualifiedor equivalent
- Experienced HR Professional with previous experience at operational level
- Strong communication skills including the ability to influence at all levels
- Sound knowledge of employment legislation
- Ability to engage with and support Line Management teams whilst retaining an impartial professional viewpoint
Applicants who require a visa must have 6 months remaining at the time of their appointment.
About the location
This role covers the outer London area of our network and will require frequent travel. You will also be required to work in our HR office which is based in Southampton.
Working pattern
You will work an average of 37 hours per week across 5 days per week.
Typically office hours, however flexibility to support business needs is essential.
The Reward
In return we offer a competitive salary and a variety of valuable benefits, including:
- Free duty and leisure travel on SWR services for employees
- Free leisure travel for spouse/partner and dependants (criteria dependent)
- 75% discount on many other train operating companies
- Full training and support with development
- Large range of exclusive retail offers
- Excellent pension scheme
We all belong at SWR. FirstGroup's vision is to provide an inclusive environment for all colleagues, across its group of businesses, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.
We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA+, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We maintain a zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.
We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.
We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.
If you require additional support to complete your application due to a disability or neurodivergent condition, for example, dyslexia, dyspraxia, or autism, please follow the links below. We encourage you to share any additional needs you may require so we can provide a fair and equal process for all who apply.
https://exceptionalindividuals.com/neurodiversity/
https://www.healthassured.org/blog/neurodiversity/
Location: London, GB
Posted Date: 9/24/2024
Contact Information
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