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Employee Relations Specialist
As Employee Relations Specialist, you will join a busy HR Operations team and act as the subject matter expert for all ER matters across the business. This is a hands-on temporary role (initially 3-6 months) focused on delivering high-quality advice and managing a significant volume of employee relations cases from start to finish.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing a large caseload of employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance, probation, and flexible working cases.
- Leading complex case management activity, including cases that may result in dismissal.
- Supporting and coaching managers to ensure employee relations issues are handled fairly, consistently, and in line with employment legislation.
- Providing expert guidance on complex absence management and working closely with Occupational Health providers.
- Building strong relationships with managers and stakeholders across the organisation.
- Designing and delivering training to improve management capability and confidence in handling ER matters.
- Maintaining accurate case records, analysing trends, and identifying areas for improvement.
- Supporting policy reviews and wider HR projects as required.
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Requirements
To be successful in this role, you'll have:
- Previous experience as an HR Advisor, HR Officer, HR Business Partner, HRBP, or Employee Relations Specialist.
- Extensive employee relations experience, including managing a high volume of complex cases independently.
- Proven expertise handling disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance, sickness absence, and dismissal cases.
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
- Experience coaching and influencing managers on challenging people matters.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent practical experience.
- The ability to work autonomously and prioritise a busy and demanding caseload.
- Experience of delivering manager training and supporting policy development.
- Unionised environment experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
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What you'll get in return
- Salary of £40,000-£45,000 pro rata.
- Fully remote working.
- Immediate start available.
- Opportunity to work within a busy and supportive HR team.
- Exposure to a wide range of complex employee relations matters.
- Flexible temporary contract with an anticipated duration of up to 6 months.
- A fantastic opportunity for an experienced HR professional looking for a challenging interim assignment.
Desired Skills and Experience
HR Advisor, Employee Relations, HR Officer, HR Generalist, ER
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