Employee Relations Partner

Insight Select; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NGOI bonus plan

Performance bonus up to 10%

Hybrid working in London

Job summary

Insight Select is seeking an experienced Employee Relations Partner in London. You will own the ER strategy, governance and operational delivery across the UK&I business, acting as a trusted adviser to senior leadership on complex matters while managing risk and ensuring best practice across the employee lifecycle.

You will lead a small team, analyse ER data, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive improvements in processes and outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Employee Relations with complex case management.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law.
• Experience advising senior leaders on high-risk ER matters.
• Experience leading or coaching a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead UK&I ER strategy, governance and delivery.
• Advise senior leaders on employment law and change.
• Manage complex ER cases including disciplinaries, grievances and whistleblowing.
• Oversee ER governance, risk and case management.
• Develop and coach a team of HR professionals.
• Analyse ER data and prepare management reports.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and influence decisions.

Skills

ER experience

Employment law

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Analytical skills

TUPE knowledge

Job description

Employee Relations Partner

Location: London (Hybrid)

Salary: Up to £80,000 + Bonus

Working Pattern: Monday – Friday

Contract: Permanent

We are partnering with a leading global technology solutions organisation to recruit an experienced Employee Relations Partner to join its UK&I HR leadership function.

This is a senior, high-profile opportunity for an employee relations specialist to take ownership of the ER strategy, governance and operational delivery across the UK&I business. Working closely with senior leadership and HR stakeholders, you will act as a trusted adviser on complex employee relations matters, providing strategic guidance, managing organisational risk and ensuring best practice across the employee lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the UK&I employee relations strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, company values and employment legislation
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex and high-risk ER cases, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence, misconduct and whistleblowing matters
• Provide expert advice to senior leaders on employment law, TUPE, redundancies, restructures and organisational change
• Oversee ER governance, risk management, compliance and case management processes, ensuring consistent and timely resolution
• Lead, manage and develop a team of approximately four HR professionals, setting objectives and driving high performance
• Analyse ER data and trends, producing management reports and identifying opportunities to improve processes and reduce organisational risk
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, providing guidance, delivering training and influencing people-related decisions across the business

Essential Skillset

• Minimum of 5 years' experience within Employee Relations, with significant exposure to complex case management and conflict resolution
• Strong understanding of UK employment law, including experience managing cases through to employment tribunal where required
• Proven experience advising and influencing senior stakeholders on sensitive and high-risk employee relations matters
• Experience leading or managing a team, with the ability to coach, develop and motivate others
• Strong commercial awareness, analytical skills and the ability to make sound decisions while balancing business and employee needs
• Experience managing organisational change, including TUPE, redundancies and restructures
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills, with a proactive approach to continuous improvement

Package

• Salary of up to £80,000
• NGOI bonus plan, plus up to 10% annual individual performance bonus
• Hybrid working arrangement, based in London
• Monday to Friday working pattern
• Opportunity to join a well-established, global technology organisation