Employee Relations Partner (Lawyer)

Gallagher; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

Introduction

Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Overview

We are seeking a qualified lawyer to join our Employee Relations (ER) team in Glasgow. As an ER Partner you will play a crucial role in supporting a comprehensive Employee Relations program to meet business needs and ensure solutions are effectively integrated. This role involves collaborating with HR and business leaders to address employee relations issues, manage employment litigation, and support Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activities across the UK and EMEA. You'll have experience in employment law and be adept at coaching and guiding HR teams and business leaders.

How you'll make an impact

• Collaborate with HR and business teams to address employee relations issues, including discipline, grievance, restructure, performance, and absence management.
• Act as a key team member in M&A activities, including due diligence and review of transactional documentation.
• Support and coach HR teams and business leaders to enhance employee relations skills and mitigate risks.
• Manage employment litigation processes, including pre-conciliation and drafting of ET3s, and liaise with external counsel as needed.
• Handle complex settlement agreements and employment cases in the UK and EMEA, coordinating with stakeholders and local counsel.
• Support consultation processes for business transformation projects, mergers, and acquisitions.
• Provide guidance on designing, maintaining, and interpreting HR policies.
• Deliver upskilling sessions on business change and employment policies and legislation.
• Stay updated on changes in employment law in the UK and EMEA.
• Collaborate with other CEOs on relevant projects to provide cohesive business advice.

About You

• Law degree with significant experience in Employment Law.
• Practicing lawyer in employment law, either in-house or in private practice.
• Proven experience in relationship management with multiple stakeholders at senior levels in a complex commercial environment.
• Ability to challenge, influence, and build collaborative partnerships across business boundaries.
• Experience advising on employment law in EMEA jurisdictions, as well as the UK, is beneficial but not essential.
• Strong negotiating and influencing skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness.
• Ability to effectively organize, prioritise, and handle multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience working with a dispersed workforce.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with [e-mail]. If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.