Employee Relations Advisor – Flexible, High-Impact HR Partner

Informagroupplc; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Employee assistance programme

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Job summary

Informagroupplc is seeking an Employee Relations Advisor for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Milton Park, Oxfordshire. You will work with the People Business Partners on ER matters, performance management, absence management and wellbeing, helping managers apply policy and achieve a high-performance culture.

The role focuses on providing guidance, leading investigations and supporting change programmes. Hybrid working, with min 3 days in the office each week.

Qualifications

• Solid Employee Relations background with experience handling sensitive and complex ER cases and the ability to provide consistent advice to managers.
• Strong knowledge of current UK employment law and its application.
• Excellent relationship management skills to partner with the business at all levels.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Strong conflict resolution skills.
• Knowledge of HRIS systems, preferably SAP HR, or similar.
• Competent in Microsoft Excel at an intermediate level.

Responsibilities

• Provide supportive, consistent ER guidance to managers on performance, absence and wellbeing matters.
• Ensure cases are managed effectively and escalated appropriately.
• Help managers develop people management capabilities and implement best practices.
• Lead investigations, grievances, appeals and conflict resolution; ensure legal compliance.
• Manage flexible working and sabbatical requests; coach managers accordingly.
• Coordinate with shared services to ensure payroll data integrity and reporting.
• Review trends in cases and absences and make improvement recommendations.
• Deliver workshops to drive performance management policies across the business.
• Support acquisitions, restructures and change programmes.

Skills

Employee relations

UK employment law

Relationship management

Communication

Conflict resolution

HRIS (SAP HR)

Excel

Global mobility (adv)

Education

CIPD qualification

Tools

SAP HR

Job description

Informagroupplc is seeking an Employee Relations Advisor for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Milton Park, Oxfordshire. You will work with the People Business Partners on ER matters, performance management, absence management and wellbeing, helping managers apply policy and achieve a high-performance culture.

The role focuses on providing guidance, leading investigations and supporting change programmes. Hybrid working, with min 3 days in the office each week.