Employee Relations Consultant
Posted Today by Experis
£650 Per day
Inside
Remote
City and District of St. Albans
Summary: The Employee Relations Specialist role involves managing a diverse caseload of employee relations issues within a collaborative HR environment. The position requires providing expert guidance to managers and HR teams while ensuring compliance with employment legislation. The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced setting and support various organizational change initiatives. This is a 12-month contract based in London with occasional travel to St Albans or Epsom.
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing a varied ER caseload including grievances, disciplinaries, performance and capability matters, absence management, wellbeing cases and contractual queries
- Providing expert ER guidance and support to managers and HR stakeholders
- Coaching and influencing stakeholders to achieve fair and commercially focused outcomes
- Ensuring compliance with employment legislation, internal policies and procedures
- Supporting organisational change initiatives and employee consultation processes
- Building strong working relationships across the business to promote positive employee relations
- Supporting ER projects, knowledge sharing initiatives and continuous improvement activities
- Interpreting legislation updates and translating them into practical business guidance
- Maintaining accurate records and ensuring matters are managed in line with best practice and agreed timelines
Key Skills:
- Strong Employee Relations and employment law knowledge gained within HR, ER or a related advisory role
- Experience managing complex and sensitive people matters
- Ability to influence and coach managers through difficult conversations
- Commercially focused with strong judgement and decision-making skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities
- Collaborative team player with the confidence to seek support where required
- Strong IT skills including Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Degree educated or equivalent professional experience preferred
Salary (Rate): £650 per day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: HR
Job Title: Employee Relations Specialist
Location: London - Fully remote with occasional travel to St Albans / Epsom
Duration: 12 months
Rate: £650 per day via umbrella company
We are currently seeking an experienced Employee Relations Consultant to join a busy and collaborative HR function. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong ER knowledge who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys managing a varied and complex caseload.
The successful candidate will support managers and HR teams across a broad range of employee relations matters, whilst providing practical and commercially focused advice.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing a varied ER caseload including grievances, disciplinaries, performance and capability matters, absence management, wellbeing cases and contractual queries
- Providing expert ER guidance and support to managers and HR stakeholders
- Coaching and influencing stakeholders to achieve fair and commercially focused outcomes
- Ensuring compliance with employment legislation, internal policies and procedures
- Supporting organisational change initiatives and employee consultation processes
- Building strong working relationships across the business to promote positive employee relations
- Supporting ER projects, knowledge sharing initiatives and continuous improvement activities
- Interpreting legislation updates and translating them into practical business guidance
- Maintaining accurate records and ensuring matters are managed in line with best practice and agreed timelines
Skills & Experience Required
- Strong Employee Relations and employment law knowledge gained within HR, ER or a related advisory role
- Experience managing complex and sensitive people matters
- Ability to influence and coach managers through difficult conversations
- Commercially focused with strong judgement and decision-making skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities
- Collaborative team player with the confidence to seek support where required
- Strong IT skills including Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Degree educated or equivalent professional experience preferred
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