Employee Relations Specialist
Full Time, Permanent, Hybrid (Bedford), £50,000 per annum
Let's be honest - employee relations can be one of the most challenging, nuanced and important parts of any People function. It asks a lot of you: judgement, resilience, empathy, clarity and the confidence to help others navigate difficult situations well. If that's the kind of work you're good at - and the kind of work you care about - this could be a brilliant next step.
We're looking for an Employee Relations Specialist who can bring both expertise and humanity to complex workplace issues. This is not a background role. You'll be in the thick of it - working through sensitive casework, helping managers think clearly, keeping the right stakeholders close, and making sure issues move forward with pace, fairness and good judgement. Some days will be busy. Some conversations will be hard. But if you're someone who can bring calm to complexity, hold your ground when it matters and help people find a way through, you'll make a real difference here.
What this role will ask of you
You'll take ownership of a varied range of employee relations cases from the first conversation through to resolution, making sure they are handled fairly, thoughtfully and without unnecessary drift.
You'll work across multiple priorities at pace, keeping a clear grip on risk, detail, communicatio...