Wigan & Leigh College and University Centre
Employee Relations Partner
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Employee Relations Partner
Managers need clear, fair and confident advice when people issues arise.
As our Employee Relations Partner, you’ll advise managers on absence, conduct, capability, grievance, performance and workplace concerns. You’ll help them understand the issue, consider the options and take appropriate action.
You’ll bring sound judgement to complex and sensitive situations. Sometimes that means helping a manager have an early conversation before an issue escalates. Sometimes it means supporting a formal process where fairness, documentation and risk need to be managed carefully.
This is a role for someone who can combine technical employee relations knowledge with practical judgement and keep fairness at the heart of their advice.
What you’ll do
- Advise managers on employee relations matters including absence, conduct, capability, grievance, performance and workplace concerns.
- Help managers resolve issues early, fairly and confidently, while also supporting formal meetings, hearings and casework where required.
- Coach managers through difficult conversations, support sound decision-making and provide clear guidance on process, options and next steps.
- Advise on occupational health, phased returns, reasonable adjustments and absence management.
- Draft and review clear employee relations documentation, identify risk early and use casework themes to improve guidance, policy and manager confidence.
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What you’ll bring
- Experience advising managers on employee relations matters, with strong knowledge of employment law, HR policy and good practice.
- Experience supporting disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence or performance processes, and good judgement about when informal resolution is appropriate and when a formal process is needed.
- Confident coaching and professionally challenging managers, with strong written communication skills and accurate case documentation.
- Experience working with trade unions, education or regulated sectors would be helpful.
What you’re like
- Fair, calm and practical.
- Care about process, consistency and treating people properly.
- Give clear advice, ask good questions and help managers move from concern to action.
- Can balance employee support, organisational need and legal risk, and explain options and next steps in plain English.
- Build trust through good judgement, clarity and follow-through.
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Essentials
- An enhanced DBS check, which we’ll arrange if you’re appointed.
- Committed to safeguarding, inclusion and equality.
- Ability to travel across College sites when required.
Why join us?
- Part of a team improving how the College handles people matters.
- Whether a manager needs to address a concern, an employee is anxious about a formal process, or sickness absence needs careful handling, you’ll help those situations be managed fairly, confidently and professionally.
We also offer a strong benefits package, including generous annual leave, family-friendly policies, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Medicash healthcare plan, occupational health support, Local Government Pension Scheme, salary sacrifice schemes, staff discounts and opportunities for ongoing professional development.
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