Employee Relations Manager

Frazer Jones; West of England; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

SR Group (UK) Limited is seeking an experienced Employee Relations Manager to own the ER agenda and partner with leaders to guide complex people matters. The role blends hands-on ER work with shaping proactive, commercially focused processes across the function.

You will lead on complex cases, support change initiatives, and develop policies to drive better employee outcomes while maintaining compliance and reducing risk.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex employee relations casework.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience supporting organisational change and transformation activity.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• A pragmatic, balanced and commercially minded approach.
• The ability to handle sensitive matters with professionalism, confidence and discretion.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied and demanding workload.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex employee relations cases including disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, absence management and investigations.
• Provide expert guidance and support to leaders on a broad range of ER matters and employment law issues.
• Coach and upskill managers to confidently manage people matters and improve employee outcomes.
• Support organisational change initiatives, including restructures, consultations and redundancy programmes.
• Review, develop and implement ER policies, procedures and guidance.
• Analyse ER trends and data to identify risks, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Work collaboratively with HR colleagues and business leaders to deliver pragmatic, commercially focused people solutions.
• Promote a positive employee experience while ensuring compliance and mitigating organisational risk.

Skills

Employee relations

UK employment law

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

CIPD qualification or equivalent

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Employee Relations Manager to join an organisation in a newly created role driven by continued growth and investment.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of the employee relations agenda, partnering with leaders across the business to provide expert guidance on complex people matters while helping to shape a proactive and commercially focused ER function.

This is a highly visible role, working closely with stakeholders across the business to ensure employee relations matters are managed effectively, consistently and in line with best practice. You’ll combine hands-on ER expertise with the opportunity to influence processes, build manager capability and drive continuous improvement across the people function.

The Role

• Lead on complex employee relations cases including disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, absence management and investigations.
• Provide expert guidance and support to leaders on a broad range of ER matters and employment law issues.
• Coach and upskill managers to confidently manage people matters and improve employee outcomes.
• Support organisational change initiatives, including restructures, consultations and redundancy programmes.
• Review, develop and implement ER policies, procedures and guidance.
• Analyse ER trends and data to identify risks, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Work collaboratively with HR colleagues and business leaders to deliver pragmatic, commercially focused people solutions.
• Promote a positive employee experience while ensuring compliance and mitigating organisational risk.

About You

We’re looking for an experienced ER professional who can build credibility quickly and provide trusted advice at all levels of the organisation.

• Proven experience managing complex employee relations casework.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience supporting organisational change and transformation activity.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• A pragmatic, balanced and commercially minded approach.
• The ability to handle sensitive matters with professionalism, confidence and discretion.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied and demanding workload.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent experience.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Employee Relations professional who enjoys building strong relationships, navigating complex people challenges and driving positive change across an organisation.

The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.