Employee Relations Specialist

BDS (Northern) Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

BDS Recruitment are working with a leading national housing association to recruit an experienced Employee Relations (ER) Advisor to join the HR team and help ensure a fair, consistent, and positive colleague experience across the organisation. You'll provide expert, commercially focused advice on a range of ER matters—from disciplinary and grievance to absence and capability.

Working closely with managers, you'll ensure cases are handled effectively in line with employment law, best practice,

Qualifications

• Provide ER advice to managers in a fast-paced environment.
• Handle disciplinary, grievance, absence and capability matters.
• Ensure alignment with employment law and Anchor policies.
• Coach managers to handle ER issues proactively.

Responsibilities

• Advise on ER issues and cases across the business.
• Support and guide managers through disciplinaries and tribunals.
• Develop management capability to handle ER scenarios confidently.

Skills

ER advisory

Employment law knowledge

Management coaching

Communication skills

Tribunal experience

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

Title

Employee Relations Specialist

Location

Hybrid with travel to London office 3 times per week

Contract

Temp ongoing with possibility of permanent at a later date though must be able to commence role within 1 weeks notice.

Salary

£34.32 per hour umbrella

About the role

BDS Recruitment are working with a leading national housing association to recruit. an experienced Employee Relations (ER) Advisor to join the HR team and help ensure a fair, consistent, and positive colleague experience across the organisation.

You'll provide expert, commercially focused advice on a range of ER matters - from disciplinary and grievance to absence and capability. Working closely with managers, you'll ensure cases are handled effectively in line with employment law, best practice, and Anchor policies and behaviours, to an appropriate resolution.

You'll also help develop management capability through coaching, enabling leaders to handle ER issues confidently and proactively.

About You

You'll be somebody experienced in providing support and guidance to all managers within the business, up to Heads of Business / Director level. You will be confident in managing a varied and complex ER caseload and have a sound understanding of UK employment law.

Criteria

• Experience to confidently provide ER advice in a fast-paced environment
• A Customer-focused mindset and high standards of service delivery
• Strong influencing and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing.
• Experience supporting employment tribunal preparation.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent work experience.