Employee Relation Specialist

Personnel Today Awards; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension and medical cover

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Personnel Today Awards in Southampton is seeking an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to join our established team. This senior ER-focused position manages complex and high-risk employee relations matters, providing employment law guidance and partnering with managers and senior stakeholders across the business.

You will act as a subject-matter expert for Employee Relations, ensuring cases are managed fairly, consistently, and in line with UK employment legislation and internal policies.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Employee Relations or senior HR roles with ER responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and ER best practice.
• Experience independently managing complex and sensitive ER cases.
• Ability to advise and influence senior managers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex and high-risk employee relations matters.
• Provide employment law guidance and governance.
• Partner with managers and senior stakeholders across the business.
• Act as a subject-matter expert for Employee Relations and ensure fair, consistent case handling.

Skills

ER expertise

HR advisory

Stakeholder management

Investigation skills

Employment law knowledge

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Decision making

Education

CIPD qualification or equivalent

Job description

*Your new company*

*Your new role*

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to join an established organisation in Southampton. This is a senior ER-focused position suited to an experienced HR professional who is confident in managing complex and high-risk employee relations matters, providing employment law guidance and partnering with managers and senior stakeholders across the business. You will act as a subject-matter expert for Employee Relations, ensuring cases are managed fairly, consistently and in line with UK employment legislation and internal policies.

*What you'll need to succeed*

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Significant experience in an Employee relation, HR Advisory, HR Business Partner or senior HR role with substantial ER responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and employee relations best practice.
• Experience independently managing complex and sensitive ER cases.
• Confidence advising and influencing senior managers and stakeholders.
• Strong investigation, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Experience operating within a fast-paced or complex organisation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A pragmatic and commercially aware approach to Employee Relations.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent experience would be advantageous.

*What you'll get in return*

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• Permanent Employee Relations Specialist opportunity.
• Southampton-based role.
• Opportunity to take ownership of complex and senior-level ER matters.
• Broad exposure to senior stakeholders, organisational change and employment law matters.
• Opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of the organisation's ER approach.
• Generous annual leave package
• Pension and medical cover.