HR Advisor - Employee Relations

The Role

As HR Advisor, you will play a key role in supporting the business with day-to-day employee relations, ensuring cases are managed effectively, consistently and in line with employment legislation and company policies.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing a varied caseload of employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, capability and performance issues.
• Providing practical, commercially focused advice and guidance to line managers on complex and sensitive HR matters.
• Supporting and coaching managers through formal HR processes, including investigations, disciplinary hearings and grievance meetings.
• Ensuring employee relations cases are managed efficiently, with appropriate documentation, accurate records and clear follow-up actions.
• Advising on absence management, performance concerns and employee conduct, helping managers achieve appropriate and consistent outcomes.
• Building strong working relationships with stakeholders across the business, developing their confidence in managing people-related matters.
• Ensuring HR practices remain compliant with employment legislation, company policies and procedures.
• Identifying recurring employee relations issues and recommending improvements to people management practices.
• Supporting wider HR activity and projects as required.

The Person

We are keen to speak with HR professionals who are confident managing employee relations cases and enjoy working closely with operational managers in a hands-on environment.

• Proven experience in an HR Advisor or similar generalist HR role, with a strong emphasis on employee relations.
• Demonstrable experience managing ER cases from initial advice through to resolution, including investigations, disciplinaries and grievances.
• Experience working within a fast-paced, operational environment such as manufacturing, logistics, distribution, engineering or a similar sector.
• The confidence to challenge, coach and support managers in handling people-related issues effectively.
• A sound understanding of UK employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Strong communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills.
• A pragmatic, resilient and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities and sensitive situations.