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Employee Relations Manager, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views:
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Posted:
04.06.2025
Expiry Date:
19.07.2025
Job Description:
Position: Employee Relations Manager
Location: Kingston Upon Thames
Type: Permanent
The Role
Are you an experienced HR professional with a passion for employee relations and driving forward a fair, consistent, and people-focused approach to workforce matters? We’re seeking a skilled Employee Relations Manager to join our friendly and supportive HR & OD team.
In this role, you’ll be responsible for delivering a high-quality, customer-focused ER service, providing clear, professional advice on employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, and attendance management. You’ll help shape a modern and consistent approach to people management across partner organizations.
You’ll work closely with a Senior HR Advisor and HR & OD Apprentice, collaborating with legal and external partners to support effective service delivery. This is an excellent opportunity to influence change, support culture development, and contribute to a progressive People & OD strategy.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Manage employment policies and casework procedures
* Facilitate informal resolutions when appropriate
* Coordinate with shared service operations to meet organizational requirements
* Maintain effective governance over terms, conditions, and contracts, including policy version control
* Handle casework, attend hearings, and respond to workforce issues, including sickness absence and mental health concerns
* Identify risks related to ET claims and financial exposure
* Monitor investigation timelines, escalate delays, and implement mitigating actions
* Support service improvement, training, and manager empowerment
* Review and develop HR policies and procedures to foster continuous improvement
* Provide expert policy advice across HR and OD
* Recommend actions to managers to resolve issues early and mitigate risks
* Manage formal HR casework, including panel constitution and representation
Skills & Experience
* Chartered CIPD membership or equivalent experience
* Extensive experience advising managers in unionized environments
* Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices
* Ability to manage complex ER cases and support organizational change
* Collaborative, solutions-oriented, and professional approach
This role may require working irregular hours occasionally with notice to attend events and meetings. Flexibility during these periods is expected.
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