Job Description
As a HR Advisor, you will support the Employee Relations team in ensuring a consistent, fair, and risk-minimized approach to employee relations (ER) across the organization. You will play a key role in promoting a positive ER culture while managing critical HR cases and advising on complex employment matters.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide expert advice, guidance, and support to managers on all employee relations matters.
* Effectively manage casework, including disciplinaries, grievances, employment tribunals, TUPE, redundancies, and absence management.
* Draft accurate outcome letters for ER cases, ensuring clear and appropriate communication of decisions.
* Build strong working relationships with business units to promote healthy employee relations practices.
* Monitor trends in employment practices and recommend proactive actions.
* Provide expert advice on disciplinary actions, welfare cases, and grievances, including coaching managers where necessary.
* Ensure compliance with relevant employment law and company policies by staying current with changes in legislation.
* Attend seminars and training programs to continually improve knowledge.
* Participate in HR-related projects aligned with company strategy.
* Support employment tribunal claims and manage “without prejudice” conversations to resolve disputes.
* Undertake any other duties commensurate with the role as directed by the line manager.
Person Specification:
Essential:
* Must have experience in a human resources environment.
* Strong knowledge of UK employment law.
* Experience with employee relations procedures, including employment tribunals, diversity, and equal opportunities.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written).
* Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
* Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage conflicting priorities.
* Full UK driving license.
* Proficiency in IT skills.
Desirable:
* CIPD qualification or degree in a related field.
* Experience within a large, multi-site organization.
* Experience in a commercially driven business environment