We have a great opportunity to join the HR family at Travis Perkins plc as a Employment Legal Services Assistant on a 13 month fixed term basis adding value to the Employee Legal Services team and providing administrative support to a number activities.

    This role is hybrid working and expectation would be to visit our Head Office in Northampton around 3 days a week.

    What you’ll do

    As the Employment Legal Services Assistant you will support admin support to the ELS team to case manage Employment tribunal claims and TUPE, co-ordinating activities, ensuring compliance with both legislation and the orders and directions of the Tribunal.

    In this role you will get involved in collating documents in respect to new Employment Tribunal claims and county court claims. You will support the Employment Legal Advisor in preparing responses for new tribunal claims whilst speaking with Witnesses to make sure our response is factual and addresses all heads of claim. You will assist in preparing an early case assessment, to identify the merits and potential risks of each claim. You will also support the ER team by checking contracts of employment, providing references and assisting with DSARs

    Is this you?

    To be considered for this role you will have had previous experience within a Shared Services role in a multi-site business, and have an interest in employment law. You need to have excellent communications skills, be confident, and a strong influencer with the ability to respectfully challenge or be challenged at all levels. Due to the nature of the role you will need to demonstrate your ability to multitask, work well under pressure within a fast paced environment and can handle complex issues.

    We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that grows as you grow with the company:

    • Competitive bonus
    • Save-as-you-earn scheme
    • Buy-as-you-earn scheme
    • Contributory pension scheme
    • Colleague discount across a variety of Group businesses

    A bit about us

    As the largest distributor of building materials in the UK, Travis Perkins has been helping to build Britain for over 200 years.

    With over 5 businesses, 19,000 colleagues and more than 1,200 branches, stores and sites around the UK we believe we have the best people and the best place to work. Everyone works hard together to deliver results, but most importantly, have some fun along the way!

    We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer. We want everyone to be at their best and it’s our ambition that everyone within our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves.

    You be you, it makes us, us!