Job Description
Employee Relations Specialist
Location: London Bridge (Remote working - ad hoc office visits)Pay: £19.50-£23 per hour (DOE)Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-6pmContract: Temporary, minimum 2-3 months
Are you an Employee Relations Specialist with international experience, particularly across the UK, France, and the Netherlands? This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative, globally minded environment where your ER expertise-especially within Dutch employment law-will directly shape culture, minimise risk, and support positive people outcomes across the business. If you thrive on complex casework, influencing leaders, and ensuring fair, consistent, and compliant practices, this position could be the perfect fit.
Key Responsibilities
* Partner with HR Business Partners and Legal to assess, triage, and resolve a wide range of ER matters across the UK, France, and the Netherlands.
* Provide clear, expert guidance to managers and employees on disciplinaries, grievances, performance issues, policy interpretation, and local employment law nuances.
* Lead and support thorough, unbiased ER investigations, ensuring compliance with local legislation and global best practice.
* Manage complex ER cases end-to-end in the Netherlands, including restructures, redundancies, and union/works council matters.
* Analyse ER trends and data to identify root causes, highlight risks, and recommend preventative or improvement strategies.
* Contribute to the development, revision, and implementation of ER policies and practices across multiple regions.
* Build strong relationships with stakeholders, supporting a culture of fairness, accountability, and positive engagement.
What We're Looking For
* Strong, hands-on Employee Relations background with experience working across the UK, France, and the Netherlands.
* Expert-level experience managing ER cases in the Netherlands, including investigations, restructures, redundancies, and union/works council involvement.
* Good understanding of EMEA employment law frameworks and the ability to navigate regional nuances.
* Confident communicator able to influence and advise stakeholders at all levels.
* Strong analytical capability-comfortable interpreting ER data, identifying patterns, and making evidence-based recommendations.
* Experience driving continuous improvement within ER processes or policy frameworks.
* Calm, professional, and resilient, with a passion for fair, balanced outcomes.
* Fluency in French is ideal.
Why This Role Could Be Ideal for You
* Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where ER expertise is genuinely valued.
* Exposure to a wide range of regional employment matters across EMEA.
* Ability to influence culture, improve processes, and shape ER delivery.
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