Employee Relations Partner: Elevate Leadership & Compliance

Dunelm; Thorp Arch; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunelm is seeking an Employee Relations People Partner to provide expert guidance to store leaders across Yorkshire. The role is field-based, focused on fair and legally compliant handling of employee relations matters, with emphasis on coaching and improving leadership capability and colleague experience.

You will analyse people data, identify risks and opportunities, and work with the People team to embed robust practices that support business performance and a high‑performing culture.

Qualifications

• Provide leaders with expert guidance on employee relation matters, ensuring cases are managed effectively and in line with policy and law.
• Mitigate people-related risks, escalating issues and protecting the business from exposure.
• Ensure consistent application of people policies and employment practices across the business.
• Coach leaders to manage performance, absence, conduct and ER matters, building capability and high performance.
• Analyse people data (absence, ER trends, compliance, turnover) to identify risks and opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Support leaders with complex ER matters and case management.
• Provide oversight of compliance areas like right to work and mandatory training.
• Identify gaps in processes and drive corrective actions.
• Collaborate with the wider People team to align day-to-day management with strategy.

Job description

Dunelm is seeking an Employee Relations People Partner to provide expert guidance to store leaders across Yorkshire. The role is field-based, focused on fair and legally compliant handling of employee relations matters, with emphasis on coaching and improving leadership capability and colleague experience.

You will analyse people data, identify risks and opportunities, and work with the People team to embed robust practices that support business performance and a high‑performing culture.