HR Business Partner
Location: London | Hybrid Working (3 days on-site)
Morgan Philips is partnering with a fast-paced, operationally driven organisation to appoint an experienced HR Business Partner with deep expertise in high-volume employee relations, TUPE, and unionised environments.
This role is ideally suited to a resilient and commercially minded HR professional who thrives in complex, high-risk settings. You will play a critical role in managing large-scale ER activity, navigating union relationships, and leading TUPE and change programmes, acting as a trusted advisor to operational leadership.
The Role
This is a hands-on, high-impact position in a demanding environment where ER volume, risk management, and stakeholder engagement are central to success.
Key responsibilities include:
* Managing a high volume of complex ER casework end-to-end, including disciplinaries, grievances, absence, capability, and dismissals, often within tight operational timeframes
* Acting as the key point of contact for trade unions and employee representatives, leading consultations and maintaining effective working relationships
* Leading and supporting TUPE transfers, including due diligence, consultation with unions and employees, risk assessment, and post-transfer integration
* Advising senior operational leaders on complex and high-risk employee issues, balancing legal risk with commercial realities
* Supporting organisational change activity, including restructures, redundancies, and collective consultations
* Coaching line managers to confidently handle ER matters, particularly in unionised and high-pressure environments
* Ensuring full compliance with UK employment law, minimising legal exposure and financial risk
* Driving consistency and improvements in ER processes, policies, and governance across the business
About You
* Proven HR Business Partner experience within unionised and operational environments such as construction, engineering, logistics, manufacturing, or infrastructure
* Extensive experience managing high-volume ER caseloads, with clear ownership and accountability for outcomes
* Strong experience working with trade unions, including negotiations and formal consultation processes
* Demonstrable expertise in TUPE, with the ability to clearly articulate your involvement and impact across multiple transfers
* In-depth knowledge of UK employment law, with the ability to apply it pragmatically in fast-paced, high-risk situations
* Comfortable operating in environments where multiple ER cases, TUPE activity, and union engagement run concurrently
* Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence to influence and challenge senior leaders
* Highly resilient, practical, and solutions-focused
* CIPD qualified (or equivalent experience)
What Will Set You Apart
* Experience managing large-scale ER case volumes in unionised settings
* A strong track record of leading or supporting TUPE programmes involving union consultation
* Experience handling collective ER issues and overlapping risk scenarios
* The ability to balance legal compliance with operational urgency in demanding environments
* A proactive approach to improving ER frameworks and ways of working
Why Apply?
* High-impact role with a strong focus on ER, TUPE, and union engagement
* Opportunity to work closely with senior operational leadership on business-critical challenges
* Fast-paced, complex environment where your expertise will be relied upon daily
* Significant scope to shape and strengthen ER and HR delivery
Interested?
* For a confidential discussion, please apply via Morgan Philips.