Job Description

Maternity contract 12 months - Immediate Start

Your new role

This role is focused on managing complex employee relations matters across a regional, multi-site business, partnering closely with senior leaders to minimise risk and strengthen management capability.You'll take ownership of high-level casework including disciplinaries, grievances, restructures, TUPE activity, long-term absence and settlement discussions, as well as supporting tribunal preparation alongside external counsel. The role also plays a key part in delivering organisational change, particularly in support of acquisitions and integration activity.Alongside case management, you'll:

Coach and guide managers through challenging people issues

Drive consistency in ER processes, policies and decision-making across multiple brands

Identify trends and risks through ER data and provide practical recommendations

Lead on absence and capability cases, including occupational health and adjustments

Deliver training on key ER topics and build overall management confidence

You'll also contribute to wider people initiatives, including policy development, integration programmes and cross-functional projects with teams such as Talent, Payroll and Reward.Overall, it's a hands-on, commercially focused ER role in a fast-paced environment, requiring strong judgement, resilience and a solid grounding in UK employment law.

What you'll need to succeed

Proven background in employee relations, with strong exposure to complex casework

Solid understanding of UK employment legislation and best practice

Experience working in fast-paced, high-volume environments managing varied ER issues

Track record of supporting restructures, change programmes and business transformation

CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent) preferred

Comfortable working with and influencing senior stakeholders

Exposure to multi-site or multi-brand organisations, ideally within acquisitive businesses

Confident using data to spot trends and inform decisions

Able to operate effectively in ambiguous, evolving environments

What you'll get in return

Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now

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