Head of Legal - Employment

The responsibilities for the of Head of Legal - Employment will include:*Advising the business, including members of the Executive Committee and senior people leaders, on employment legal matters and consequences.*Business partnering the People Function to provide commercial and strategic solutions to people-related issues in support of overall strategy, purpose and Values.*Participating in the development of legally sound policies and programs in all areas of labour and employment law.*Responsibility for employment law matters across the Group, including UK, Germany and Ireland *Overseeing regular reviews of employee Handbooks, contracts of employment, service agreements, settlement agreements and other legal documents and policies.*Advising on the implementation of national and international legislation, guidance and case law including ESG reporting and Pay Transparency requirements.*Providing practical, commercial and strategic legal advice on contentious and potentially contentious employment matters, including conducting a risk-assessment of complaints and developing legally sound strategies for the company's defence of legal actions and claims and supporting the response to any regulatory investigations*Own the employment legal risk register driving the right actions through the appropriate stakeholders*Advising the business on pending changes and trends in employment and labour-related laws, ensuring an effective and proactive "horizon-scanning" service*Assisting in achieving strategic goals by identifying legal consequences and issues associated with new projects & deployments and plans and recommending appropriate courses of action to achieve business objectives while limiting liability and risk.*Advising on employment immigration issues, including sponsorship and license matters. Ensuring legal compliance with immigration requirements.* Advise on employment matters connected to reward, share schemes, pensions, cars, healthcare and other benefits.* Ensure compliance related to human rights issues/modern slavery etc.* Represent the business externally through inputting into and influencing any government consultations and liaising with external bodies.