Carnival Corporation
Employee Relations Consultant - FTC until April 2027
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Carnival UK are a leading name in the holiday sector, dedicated to delivering unforgettable holiday happiness to our guests. Our success is built on a foundation of diverse talents and perspectives, and we believe in fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. In our continuous journey of growth and innovation at Carnival UK, we are seeking an Employee Relations Consultant to bring fresh insights and expertise to our People department.
Role Overview
Join our Employee Relations team, providing professional, business-focused advice and support to key stakeholders across shore-side and fleet operations.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing complex employee relations casework across disciplinary, grievance, investigation and absence processes
- Advising and coaching managers while balancing business risk with pragmatic solutions
- Applying UK employment law and ER best practice to support effective decision-making
- Supporting high-volume business-as-usual ER activity across a large-scale organisation.
This role is positioned at CUK09 level within our organisation and is available on a full-time, fixed term contract basis until April 2027. We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.
What You'll Bring
- Proven ER experience managing and advising on complex Employee Relations casework, with the ability to apply current legal principles and associated risk assessments
- Strong knowledge and practical application of UK employment law
- Experience supporting disciplinary, grievance and investigation processes
- Experience of managing sickness absence
- Ability to advise and influence stakeholders in a large and complex environment.
About You: The Ideal Candidate
- Resilience and confidence when managing complex and sensitive situations
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and challenge constructively
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the capacity to work across all levels of management and with a strong customer service ethos
- A proactive and pragmatic approach to problem solving
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a high-volume workload.
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Application Guidance
Diversity is our strength, and we encourage applications from those with varied experiences, whether you meet every listed requirement or not. If you’re passionate about People and looking for an opportunity to grow, we’d love to hear from you.
Why Join Us?
Working with us means more than just a role in the People team. It’s about being part of a team that values well-being and personal growth. Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague here [https://www.carnivalukcareers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CUK-Employee-Experience-Guide.pdf].
Here’s what we offer:
- Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
- Annual bonus
- Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
- Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
- Extensive learning and development opportunities
- Employee-led networks
- Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
- Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
- In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
- Life Assurance
- Parental and adoption leave
- Employee Shares Plan
- Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
- Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme.
Take the next step
Due to the popularity of our roles and our commitment to finding the best talent, we may close applications earlier than advertised. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to join a team dedicated to creating unforgettable holiday happiness. Apply today to start your journey with us.
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Recruitment Journey
For more information on your recruitment journey, please visit our Candidate Journey Map [https://www.carnivalukcareers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CUK-Candidate-Journey.pdf].
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Holidays are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.
No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world’s largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.
Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.
It’s through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel’s Employer of Choice.
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