Deutsche Bank Hiring for Employee/Labour Relations Specialist at London Full Time

Job Title: Employee/ Labour Relations Specialist

Location: London

Corporate Title: Vice President

The Employee Relations (ER) team is part of Deutsche Bank’s Performance and Reward department and has three main functions: to manage investigations, grievances and disciplinaries; to advise on Employee Relations issues and to deliver training. The team is supported by a governance and reporting team.

As the Employee Relations Specialist you will be responsible for conducting investigations into grievances and disciplinary allegations, including making findings, drafting reports, and delivering outcomes. In doing so, you will work with the Bank’s other investigative functions, as well as with Compliance, Legal and Performance and Reward in a collaborative fashion.

The primary focus will be the United Kingdom & Ireland, but the job requires flexibility and adaptability, and may also entail working on matters from other regions.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged, and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:

• Hybrid Working arrangements with the opportunity to work in the office and remotely from home

• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension

• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days

• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family

• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits

• The opportunity to support a wide-ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Manage ER cases

• Conduct internal investigations of potential misconduct

• Advise Human Resources (HR) Business Advisors on complaints and disciplinary matters including investigations, disciplinaries and grievances led by HR Business Advisors

• Case calibration

• Collaborate with HR Business Advisors on Employee Relations issues

Your skills and experience

• Previous experience working in Employee Relations or HR, particularly in relation to managing high profile, complex employee misconduct cases or complex investigations

• Strong knowledge of employment law

• Experience of influencing at all levels of the organisation including senior HR management, Head of Control functions and Senior Business heads

• Critical analysis and ability to distil issues from complex Investigative reports

• Sound judgement

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities

• Coaching and support from experts in your team

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression

• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us and our teams

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network.

Our values define the working environment we strive to create – diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.
We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.