Employee Relations (ER) Consultant Medway Location: Hybrid (Office & Home) Contract: Temporary Salary - £37,500 £44,000 Hours: Full-time About the Role Huntress Recruitment is seeking an experienced Employee Relations (ER) Consultant to join a busy HR function within a large public-sector organisation. This role focuses on providing expert advice, coaching and support to managers-particularly within Children's Services-on a wide range of employee relations matters. You will play a key role in embedding a new sickness absence policy and improving the organisation's approach to absence management, casework handling and ER capability. This is an excellent opportunity for an ER professional who thrives in a fast-paced, complex environment and enjoys supporting managers through challenging people-related issues Key Responsibilities Provide specialist advice and support to managers on sickness absence management, helping embed new policies, guidance and processes. Manage a varied caseload of sickness absence and ill-health cases, ensuring consistent and fair application of policy. Analyse sickness absence data, identify trends, and prepare action plans and recommendations for senior managers. Act as client manager for formal investigations and support investigating officers through the process. Provide HR advice to chairs of disciplinary hearings, capability panels, grievance meetings and appeals. Wor...