We are a team on a mission, to put accessible and affordable healthcare in the hands of every person on earth. Our mission is bold and ambitious, and it’s one that’s shared by our team who shares our values, to dream big, build fast and be brilliant.
To achieve this, we’ve brought together one of the largest teams of scientists, clinicians, mathematicians and engineers to focus on combining the ever-growing computing power of machines, with the best medical expertise of humans, to create a comprehensive, immediate and personalized health service and make it universally available.
At Babylon our people aren’t just part of a team, they’re part of something bigger. We’re a vibrant community of creative thinkers and doers, forging the way for a new generation of healthcare. We’re only as good as our people. So, finding the best people is everything to us.
We serve millions, but we choose our people one at a time
As ER Advisor you will be joining us in a newly created role to support Babylon’s growth and success by ensuring effective and efficient management of Babylonians in line with our values and behaviours. This is an excellent opportunity for an existing ER Advisor to work closely with People and Performance Business Partners and our Legal team to provide insights and proactive interventions to drive the business forward, and to ensure that we maintain our high performance culture.
Moreover, you will play a crucial role in shaping our employee capability policies and helping integrate a global mindset into everything we do.
You'll spend time on the following:
- Identifying and managing any risks within the employee relations remit see, spot, mitigate, eliminate and escalate where appropriate
- Advising, supporting and educating line managers on all matters relating to employee relations
- Effectively managing cases across all divisions of the UK business up to and including Employment Tribunal level. Cases will include but are not limited to disciplinary, grievance, performance management, probation, short and long term absence
- Supporting the business with any OD changes to provide ER advice / support
- Taking ownership of developing the tools required to effectively manage employee relations
- Assisting with the design and delivery of a training suite for Babylonians at all levels on ER related topics covering, disciplinary, capability, bullying and harassment, discrimination, sickness absence etc. using personal experience to give context to issues, promoting best practice and increasing ER capability across the business
- Building relationships with key stakeholders across Babylon to promote good employee relations across the organisation
- Maintaining and managing an accurate case log in order to provide data to the business
- Triaging Employee Relations inbox and tickets received through the ticketing system
- Assisting ER team in managing the HR policy review globally, identifying legal risk or gaps and using your initiative to assist with creating global HR policies that are fit for purpose and scalable
- Communicating forthcoming legislative changes in good time for changes to be made / implemented
- Working with People Operations and Procurement to support the selection and implementation of new suppliers in this area (e.g. Occupational Health)
We're excited about you if you have:
- A CIPD level 5 or above qualification
- At least 2 years ER experience
- Experience of autonomously and pragmatically managing cases up to and including tribunal
- Demonstrable experience with managing a substantial volume of cases in a fast-paced environment
- Experience of implementing policy, including designing and delivering training and coaching managers
- Good knowledge of employment law and keeps up to date with legislative changes and recent case law
- Strong communication, stakeholder management and organisational skills
- Experience of collective consultations / mergers and acquisitions / redundancy process / new legislation interpretation
- International employment law experience (managing international ER issues) is desirable
We believe that difference inspires a better, healthier world. That’s why it’s at the heart of everything we do. From our people to our products, difference enriches every part of our business and creates a culture based on equality of opportunity, and in which all Babylonians can progress their careers. We’re committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, pregnancy status, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by applicable