Employee Relations & Policy Lead

PIB Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension

Flexible working

Job summary

PIB Group is seeking an experienced Employee Relations & Policy Lead for a hybrid role across the UK. You will handle high-risk casework including disciplinaries and grievances, lead tribunal claims, and shape the ER strategy. This senior position offers a competitive salary of £70,000–£75,000 along with benefits and a team to develop.

In this visible role, you will report directly to the People Director and manage a team of three. Strong experience in UK employment law and stakeholder management is essential.

Qualifications

• Direct experience with tribunal claims and ACAS conciliation.
• Confidence using ER data to spot trends and inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own high-risk casework and lead tribunals and settlements.
• Shape ER strategy and enhance HR policies.
• Partner across the business with Legal and senior leaders.

Skills

Hands-on experience leading complex, high-risk ER cases

Knowledge of UK employment law

Strong stakeholder management

Experience delivering ER/policy training

Job description

## Employee Relations & Policy LeadApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: UK - Gloucester - Southgate House: UK - Harrogate - Clarendon House: UK - Home Worker: UK - Leeds - The Embankment: UK - Liverpool - The Plazatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR102405# **Employee Relations & Policy Lead****PIB Group | UK-wide, with travel expected | Permanent | £70,000-£75,000**PIB Group is one of the UK's leading insurance businesses, and as we scale, so does the complexity of the people challenges we face. We're looking for an experienced Employee Relations & Policy Lead who has genuinely been in the room for the hard cases, the ones with legal exposure, reputational risk, and no easy answer and who can bring that judgement to a fast-moving, entrepreneurial organisation.This isn't a policy-writing role that occasionally touches ER. It's the other way round: we need someone who has led complex, high-risk ER cases from first escalation through to tribunal, and who can build the policy framework and capability around that expertise. If you've sat across the table at a tribunal, managed a settlement under pressure, or been the calm, credible voice on a case that could have gone very wrong, this role is built for you.You'll report to the People Director, lead a team of three, and act as the escalation point across the business for the ER matters that genuinely keep People Directors up at night.**What you'll do*** **Own high-risk casework** — disciplinaries, grievances, conduct issues and organisational change cases that are too sensitive to sit anywhere else.* **Lead tribunals and settlements** — manage tribunal claims end to end, oversee ACAS conciliation, and draft settlement agreements.* **Shape ER strategy** — set the direction for ER and policy across the Group, and spot risks early.* **Own our HR policies** — draft, review and modernise policies and turn case themes into training for HR Business Partners and managers.* **Partner across the business** — work closely with Legal, Compliance and senior leaders.**What we're looking for*** **Hands-on experience leading complex, high-risk ER cases** serious conduct issues, contentious grievances, tribunal claims, not just policy oversight.* Direct experience with tribunal claims, ACAS conciliation and settlement agreements.* Strong, current knowledge of UK employment law, with policies that hold up in practice.* Confidence using ER data to spot trends and inform decisions.* Strong stakeholder management and experience delivering ER/policy training.***You don't need to tick every box below, but the casework experience above is essential.*****What's in it for you*** A senior, visible role with a direct line to the People Director.* A team of three to lead and develop.* Real influence over ER and policy strategy.* £70,000–£75,000, plus bonus, pension and benefits.* Location-agnostic working, with flexibility.**Inclusion & Accessibility**PIB Group is an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.If you need this job advert in another format, or require any adjustments for your application or during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail].