LMA Recruitment
Employee Relations Specialist
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Employee Relations Consultant (Contract)
Location: Hybrid (ad hoc travel to UK based offices)
Contract Length: 3 months (with potential to extend)
Start Date: ASAP
Rate: £500 per day
We are looking for an experienced Employee Relations Consultant to join the team of a large professional services company on an initial 3-month contract. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the transformation and ongoing evolution of this firm's Employee Relations function, working on complex, business-critical people matters within a fast-paced, commercial environment. You'll have the opportunity to work on a variety of high-profile projects across the firm.
You will partner with HR teams, Employee Relations colleagues, and senior business leaders to deliver expert guidance across a broad range of complex ER matters. You'll also play a key role in organisational change initiatives, helping shape a modern, commercially focused Employee Relations function.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver a high-quality, commercially focused Employee Relations service.
- Manage complex and sensitive Employee Relations cases from end to end.
- Provide expert advice on disciplinaries, grievances, long-term sickness, appeals, settlement agreements, ACAS early conciliation, employment tribunals, and litigation.
- Lead Employee Relations activity across organisational change programmes, including restructures, redundancies, TUPE, mergers & acquisitions, divestments, and changes to terms and conditions.
- Partner with HR teams and business leaders to provide trusted, commercially focused advice.
- Support the development of Employee Relations policies, governance, and best practice.
- Coach and develop People Leaders and HR colleagues to build Employee Relations capability.
Skills / Experience Required:
- Proven Employee Relations experience within consulting, commercial, or financial services.
- Extensive experience managing complex Employee Relations cases, including ACAS early conciliation, employment tribunals, litigation, disciplinaries, grievances, long-term sickness, appeals, and settlement agreements.
- Strong experience supporting organisational change programmes, including restructures, redundancy, TUPE, M&A, collective and individual consultation, and contractual changes.
- Excellent knowledge of UK employment law and its practical application.
- The confidence to influence and advise senior stakeholders, including Partners and Directors.
- A commercial mindset with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Experience using ServiceNow or another case management system is advantageous but not essential.
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