Employee Relations Advisor

Great British Energy Group; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 77,000; Part time

Job summary

UK Shared Business Services (UKSBS) is seeking an Employee Relations Advisor on an Inside IR35 3-month contract based in Swindon or Newport with occasional office attendance.

You will manage ER cases, advise managers, lead investigations, and support policy development, ensuring compliance with employment law and ACAS guidance while maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information. Collaborating with stakeholders at all levels and coaching managers to build capability will be key.

Qualifications

• Experience managing employee relations cases including disciplinary, grievance, absence and performance matters.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and ACAS guidance.
• Ability to coach and influence managers.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate employee relations cases with timely advice to managers.
• Lead investigations, disciplinary hearings and grievance meetings.
• Develop and update HR policies in line with legislation and best practice.
• Partner with senior leaders to support broader people agenda.
• Maintain accurate casework records and trackers.

Skills

Employee relations

HR policies

Coaching managers

Stakeholder management

Confidentiality & discretion

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification

Job description

On behalf of UK Shared Business Services (UKSBS), we are looking for a Employee Relations Advisor (Inside IR35) for a 3 month until 01/02/2027) contract based in Swindon or Newport will office attendance 1 day a week or as business needsAt UKSBS, we're creating a workplace where people love to work. We're a collaborative, supportive and ambitious organisation that values curiosity, continuous improvement and making a difference.Our People Team plays a vital role in supporting colleagues across the business. While many of our employees focus on delivering services to our clients and partners, we provide expert people advice and support internally, helping managers and employees thrive.We're a small, busy and friendly team that is evolving to meet the needs of the business. If you're passionate about employee relations, enjoy solving people challenges and want to work in an environment where your expertise is valued, we'd love to hear from youAs a ER Advisor you will be the go-to expert for employee relations matters, providing professional, pragmatic and commercially focused HR advice to managers and employees across the organisation.Working closely with stakeholders at all levels, you'll manage a varied caseload, support policy development, and ensure that people matters are handled fairly, consistently and in line with employment legislation, organisational policies and best practice.This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional who enjoys partnering with managers, coaching leaders and driving positive people outcomes.As a Employee Relations Advisor, your main responsibilities will be:* Managing and coordinating employee relations cases, providing timely and effective advice to managers on a broad range of people matters.* Acting as the subject matter expert on HR policies, procedures and employment legislation.* Supporting and advising managers through disciplinary, grievance, performance management and absence management processes.* Leading and supporting investigations, disciplinary hearings and grievance meetings, ensuring compliance with company policies, employment law and ACAS guidance.* Coaching managers to build confidence and capability in handling employee relations issues.* Assessing the need for Occupational Health referrals and supporting managers and employees throughout the process.* Maintaining accurate casework records and employee relations trackers.* Reviewing and updating HR policies to ensure compliance with legislation and best practice.* Developing guidance documents and manager toolkits to support effective people management.* Partnering with senior leaders to support delivery of the wider people agenda and organisational objectives.* Identifying opportunities to improve processes, policies and employee experience.Essential:* Strong understanding of the importance of confidentiality and handling sensitive information appropriately.* Demonstrable experience managing and resolving employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, absence and performance matters.* Proven ability to coach, influence and support managers through people-related challenges.* Strong knowledge of employment law, HR policies and employee relations best practice.* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships at all levels.* Experience working with trade unions and employee representatives.* Ability to prioritise competing demands and manage a varied workload in a fast-paced environment.* Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.Desirable:* CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent).* Experience reviewing, developing and implementing HR policies and procedures.* Experience managing Occupational Health referrals and supporting implementation of recommendations.* Continuous improvement mindset with experience enhancing people processes and ways of workingPlease be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following \"this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different\".