Employee Relations Advisor

City of London Corporation; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of London Corporation is seeking an Employee Relations Advisor for a 12-month fixed-term contract based at Guildhall. You will support managers and staff on a wide range of people-related matters, providing fair, practical advice and robust casework.

In this hybrid role, you will handle tasks from grievance and sickness absence to tribunals, legal updates, data improvements and change projects, working with stakeholders across the organisation to deliver practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Handle grievance and sickness absence casework with fairness and discretion.
• Coordinate employment tribunal bundles and research legal updates.
• Improve case data quality and contribute to organisational change projects.

Job description

Job Title: Employee Relations Advisor - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Department: People & HR

Office Location: Guildhall

Salary: £45,650 - £50,860 inclusive of all allowances

Contractual hours: 35

Hours of Work/Work Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9:15am – 5:00pm.

Basis: Full -Time, Fixed Term Contract (12 month Mat Cover)

Workplace category: Hybrid

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Summary of Terms and Conditions of Employment

Variety. Purpose. People.

Bring agility, judgement and emotional intelligence to work that makes a real difference.

Join the City of London’s incredible Employee Relations Team and help managers and colleagues navigate a wide range of people matters with confidence, care and professionalism. You will become part of a collaborative, supportive group that shares expertise, values one another’s contribution and is committed to making a real difference. One day you may be supporting a sensitive grievance or sickness absence case; the next, coordinating an employment tribunal bundle, researching a legal update, improving case data or contributing to a change project.

Why this role stands out

• Real variety: move confidently between casework, projects, research, reporting, training support and stakeholder queries.
• Meaningful impact: help create fair processes, positive working relationships and practical solutions.
• Trusted relationships: work with managers, employees, trade unions, HR colleagues, legal advisers and external partners.
• Room to grow: deepen your employment law knowledge and develop broad, hands-on ER experience in a large, multi-disciplined organisation.

What you’ll bring

You will thrive here if you can quickly understand what each situation needs and adapt your approach without losing sight of fairness or detail. High emotional intelligence is essential: you will listen carefully, recognise different perspectives, stay composed under pressure and communicate sensitively while giving clear, credible advice.

• Agility to switch pace, priorities and style across different types of work.
• Sound HR knowledge, including UK employment law and employee relations casework.
• Strong organisation, written communication and attention to detail.
• Confidence, discretion and integrity when handling sensitive information.
• A collaborative, customer-focused approach and the initiative to keep work moving.

If you are energised by variety, motivated by helping people and able to bring both clear thinking and empathy to complex situations, we would love to hear from you.

Level of DBS required for this role: None required

Level of vetting required?: No security vetting is required

Is this a politically restricted post?: No

Does this post require a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check?: No

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.