Consultant, Employee Relations

About Northern Trust
Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.
Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity.
With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
Role/Department
As the Employee Relations Consultant you will be a part of a high performing and dynamic Employee Relations team comprising of ER Specialists located across Ireland, UK and Continental Europe.
Focused on best practice, risk management, continuous development and the employee experience, the team is highly energised with a proven track record of success.
Key Responsibilities Of The Role Include
To advise, counsel and serve as a subject matter expert on various Employee Relations (ER) issues - including investigations, violations of policy, progressive discipline, involuntary terminations, employment law, interpretation and administration of corporate human resources policies/procedures primarily for Ireland, UK and Guernsey
Lead the investigation of formal procedures in conjunction with designated line managers or independently to include disciplinaries, performance improvement, probation and grievances.
independently manage flexible work and medical accommodation processes.
Manage the handling of data subject access requests.
Support investigations across the ER function.
Act as a subject matter expert in providing advice to HR colleagues and managers on all ER and policy issues.
Partner with employee relations manager, EMEA ER partners and global ER partners to undertake and support global strategic initiatives and ad hoc projects.
Review and develop HR policies and procedures (in conjunction with the policy lead) to meet the needs of the organisation, respond to changing legislation, and facilitate the adoption of best practices.
Skills/Qualifications
The successful candidate will benefit from having:
Demonstrable consulting experience as a specialist ER consultant or in a generalist/hr business partner role
A track record of conducting disciplinary and grievances, management of performance and probation and effective handling of flexible work requests
Experience of applying ER protocols in Ireland and the UK
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Detailed knowledge of Irish employment law and HR best practices
Good analytical skills
Strong influencing skills
Ability to work collaboratively
Working With Us
As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await.
You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.
Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve
Join a workplace with a greater purpose.
We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies
Build your career with us and apply today.
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Reasonable accommodation
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at
We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us.
We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.
Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.
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