Croydon Council
Employee Relations Specialist
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HR Advisor – Employee Relations
£43,680 – £45,750 | Grade 10
9-month FTC | 36 hours | Start ASAP
We’re recruiting up to six experienced Employee Relations HR Advisors to join our busy HR team and make an immediate impact across our directorates.
You will need to have experience handling complex employee relations cases.
In this hands-on role, you’ll support managers on complex ER cases including disciplinaries, grievances, sickness absence, and capability—providing clear, practical advice and driving timely, fair outcomes.
What You’ll Bring
- Strong experience managing ER casework in a complex environment
- Up-to-date knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
- Excellent influencing, communication, and organisational skills
- Resilience to handle a fast-paced, high-volume caseload
Why join us
- Make a real impact during a critical period
- Work on varied, high-profile ER cases
- Join a collaborative, supportive HR function
- Contribute to a council committed to inclusion and great people practices
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About Us
Croydon Council’s priorities
- The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services
- Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
- Become a council which listens to, respects, and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses
- Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community, and faith sectors
- Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
- Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities
Key Business Plan Outcomes
- Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning, and learning
- Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn, and fulfil their potential
- Croydon is a cleaner, safer, and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
- People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
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Equal Opportunities Statement
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.
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