Employee Relations Advisor – Bournemouth (Temp)

Fusion People Ltd; Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Fusion People Ltd. in Bournemouth is seeking an HR Advisor to join a team delivering employee relations casework with support from senior HR professionals.

You will help managers across the council/school manage people resources effectively, ensuring timely, compliant ER services. The role involves advising on absence, grievances, disciplinary and performance matters, updating policies, and delivering training to build ER capability.

Qualifications

• Experience working in Human Resources.
• Knowledge of relevant employment legislation and statutory policies.
• Knowledge of HR policies and processes.
• Ability to persuade, influence, and change behaviour.
• Ability to plan and manage own workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice to internal customers on complex ER processes and policies, covering absence management, grievance, disciplinary, and performance management, escalating cases to senior colleagues where needed
• Support and coach senior leaders, managers, and Governing Board members through management cases
• Proactively manage ER casework to ensure legislative and procedural compliance
• Review and update policies and procedures in line with current legislation and best practice; create templates to ensure a consistent approach to ER cases
• Deliver on-the-job training, mentoring, and guidance to managers and HR staff to build their ER capability
• Build strong working relationships across the organisation to support high-quality HR service delivery
• Maintain effective relationships with Trade Unions, supporting case resolution and consultation on people-related matters
• Design and manage systems to monitor ER metrics such as absence, leave, and turnover
• Act as Investigating Officer when required, to avoid conflicts of interest.

Skills

Experience in HR

Persuasion

Influence

Workload management

Education

Part-qualified CIPD

Job description

Fusion People Ltd. in Bournemouth is seeking an HR Advisor to join a team delivering employee relations casework with support from senior HR professionals.

You will help managers across the council/school manage people resources effectively, ensuring timely, compliant ER services. The role involves advising on absence, grievances, disciplinary and performance matters, updating policies, and delivering training to build ER capability.