Employee Relations Specialist

Sally Europe; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Sally Europe in Bracknell is seeking an Employee Relations Specialist to provide expert ER support to managers and staff, ensuring fair processes.

You will coach leaders, handle grievances, restructures, and Tribunal prep, and work with legal partners to ensure compliance. The role focuses on policy review and process efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience handling a range of complex ER issues.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law.
• Great communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to stay organised, proactive and solution-focused.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear, accurate advice to managers and employees on ER matters.
• Coach leaders to make confident HR decisions.
• Lead and support complex ER cases, including grievances, performance matters, restructures and Tribunal preparation.
• Work closely with HR teams and legal partners to ensure compliance with legislation and best practice.
• Review, develop and improve HR policies, ensuring they are modern, inclusive and easy to use.
• Help shape digital initiatives and streamline processes to make ER operations more efficient.
• Use data and trends to recommend improvements and tailor training for managers.
• Support TUPE and re-organisation activity across HR.

Skills

ER expertise

UK employment law

Communication

Relationship-building

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Education

Relevant HR qualification (optional)

Job description

Are you passionate about creating a positive and supportive workplace culture? Do you thrive on coaching leaders, solving problems, and driving meaningful change? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking for an Employee Relations Specialist to join our HR team and play a key role in shaping how our people experience work. This role is all about building trust, strengthening relationships, and ensuring that our policies and processes are fair, clear, and people-centred.

What you’ll be doing:

In this role, you’ll be the go-to expert for consistent, commercially focused employee relations support. You will:

• Provide clear, accurate advice to managers and employees on a wide range of ER matters.
• Coach leaders to make confident and effective HR decisions.
• Lead and support complex ER cases, including grievances, performance matters, restructures, and Employment Tribunal preparation.
• Work closely with our HR teams and legal partners to ensure our approach aligns with legislation and best practice.
• Review, develop and improve our HR policies, ensuring they are modern, inclusive and easy to use.
• Help shape digital initiatives and streamline processes to make our ER operations more efficient.
• Use data and trends to recommend improvements, guide decision-making, and develop tailored training for managers.
• Support people-focused projects across HR, including change initiatives, TUPE and re-organisation activity.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience handling a range of complex ER issues
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law
• Great communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to stay organised, proactive and solution-focused

Why You’ll Love It Here...

At Sally Europe, we live by our values: Be Yourself. Be Bold. Be An Owner. Be An Inspiration. Be Part of Something Bigger. We believe that when people feel empowered to be themselves, they do their best work. We’ll support you to grow, challenge the norm, and create experiences that leave a lasting impact.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated. As part of our culture to 'add colour to the world,' we ensure fair treatment for all, regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion, or sexual orientation.

If you’re ready to take the lead in shaping inspiring store experiences across Europe, we’d love to hear from you.