Employee Relations Manager

JR United Kingdom; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking an experienced Employee Relations Manager to enhance its HR practices and promote a fair and consistent approach to workforce management. This pivotal role involves managing complex employee relations cases, supporting HR policies development, and ensuring compliance with employment law. The successful candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders to drive positive change within the organization and is expected to demonstrate a solutions-focused approach to all employee relations matters.

Qualifications

• Chartered CIPD membership or equivalent.
• Experience in advising managers in a unionized environment.
• Strong understanding of employment law and HR practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality employee relations service on disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Influence HR policies and practices for consistency across organizations.
• Oversee management of HR casework and support organizational change.

Skills

Understanding of employment law

HR best practices

Solution-focused approach

Education

Chartered CIPD membership

Job description

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Employee Relations Manager, Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire

Location: Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

Job Description:

Position: Employee Relations Manager

Location: Kingston upon Hull

Type: Permanent

The Role

Are you an experienced HR professional with a passion for employee relations and driving forward a fair, consistent, and people-focused approach to workforce matters? We’re seeking a skilled Employee Relations Manager to join our friendly and supportive HR & OD team.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for delivering a high-quality, customer-focused ER service, providing clear, professional advice on a wide range of employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, and attendance management. You’ll play a key part in simplifying and improving HR policies and practices across our partner organisations, helping to shape a modern and consistent approach to people management.

You’ll work closely with a Senior HR Advisor and HR & OD Apprentice, and collaborate with legal and other external partners where needed, to support effective service delivery. This is a great opportunity to influence change, support culture development, and contribute to a progressive People & OD strategy.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with our employment policies and approach to casework management
• Facilitate informal resolution, where possible and appropriate
• Influence delivery from our shared service operations to meet RBK requirements
• Adhere to procedures to maintain governance and manage terms, conditions, and contracts, including policy version control
• Oversee and undertake casework, including attending hearings and managing workforce issues such as sickness absence and mental health
• Highlight risks of ET claims and financial exposure
• Monitor investigation timelines and escalate delays, providing mitigating actions
• Support service improvement, training, and empower managers, fostering good union relations
• Review, develop, and implement HR policies and processes for continuous improvement
• Provide specialist policy and procedural advice across HR and OD
• Make recommendations to managers, identifying risks and opportunities
• Oversee management of formal HR casework, including panel constitution and representation

Skills & Experience

• Chartered CIPD membership or equivalent
• Experience advising managers and working in a unionized environment
• Strong understanding of employment law, HR best practices, and organizational development
• Ability to manage complex ER casework and support organizational change
• Solutions-focused and professional approach

The role may require occasional irregular working patterns with reasonable notice to attend events and meetings. Flexibility during these periods is expected.