Employee Relations Specialist (Ref: 0027ZC)

We Are With You; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in the City of London is seeking an Employee Relations Specialist to enhance the employee experience by providing expert advice and support. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with policies, mentor People Advisers, and manage complex employee relations cases. Essential skills include knowledge of employment law and functional HR expertise. Benefits include 28 days annual leave, enhanced parental leave, and flexible working opportunities.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Extra day off for your birthday

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Paid volunteer leave

Pension scheme enrollment

Blue Light Card for savings

Flexible working opportunities

Refer a Friend scheme with a £500 bonus

Qualifications

• Chartered membership of the CIPD or significant demonstrable experience.
• Experience managing complex employee relations cases.
• Experience acting as deputy to a lead HR role in a complex organization.
• Experience delivering full generalist HR expertise.

Responsibilities

• Ensure People advice aligns with policies and legislation.
• Mentor and coach People Advisers in employment law.
• Oversee case management for misconduct or dismissals.
• Support line managers with employee casework issues.
• Manage and organize caseloads for People Advisers.
• Deputise for Employee Relations Manager as required.

Skills

Chartered membership of the CIPD

Knowledge of employment law

Experience in complex employee relations cases

Functional HR expertise

Job description

Employee Relations Specialist (Ref: 0027ZC)

All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter on why you should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted if no covering letter is included. Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised.

Closing date: Friday 12th December

Main duties of the job

Working in the People team at WithYou brings something new every day – we are ready to listen and support, ready to help our managers find solutions, on hand to provide expert advice, and always thinking about how we can provide the best employee experience.

Key responsibilities

• Ensuring that People advice provided is in line with organisational policies and procedures, best practice and employment legislation to minimise risk to the organisation.
• Acting as a mentor and coach to our People Advisers, supporting their growth and ensuring employment law and practice knowledge is consistently up to date.
• Acting as the escalation point for contentious complex cases and overseeing the case management of any potential gross misconduct or dismissals, ensuring case work is managed robustly, fairly and in a timely and legally compliant manner.
• Supporting line managers with all casework issues of employees up to Senior Management level, including formal and informal disciplinary and grievance cases, long‑term and intermittent sickness absence management, and welfare concerns of a complex nature.
• Managing and organising caseloads, prioritising as appropriate and reviewing and expediting overall case status with the People Advisers.
• Deputising for our Employee Relations Manager and providing cover for the People Advisers where required.

Essential skills

• Chartered membership of the CIPD or significant demonstrable experience.
• Experience and knowledge of employment law and managing complex employee relations cases.
• Experience acting as deputy to a lead HR role in a similarly complex organisation.
• Experience delivering functional HR expertise across the full generalist remit including recruitment, reward, organisational development, change management, employee engagement, employee relations and learning and development.

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• 2 days paid volunteer leave per year.
• Auto‑enrolment into We Are With You's pension scheme.
• Access to a Blue Light Card – great savings on high‑street and online brands.
• Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support wellbeing.
• Excellent Refer a Friend scheme – £500 bonus for successful referrals after 6 months probation.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

We welcome people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans. We are a Disability Confident Employer and offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability. We also provide a guaranteed interview scheme for veterans meeting the essential criteria.