Employee Relations Specialist (UK, 6-Month Contract)

Bio Products Laboratory; Elstree; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Bio Products Laboratory is seeking an Employee Relations Advisor on a 6-month fixed-term contract to join our UK HR team. Responsibilities include handling cases, investigations and hearings, and providing practical ER guidance to managers.

You will work closely with the HR team, ensuring employment law compliance and policy alignment. The role offers some flexibility for part-time hours while primarily requiring full-time presence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience handling employee relations cases independently.
• Experience supporting managers through disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence and performance processes.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Excellent investigation and case management skills.
• Strong judgement and the ability to balance commercial and people considerations.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience within a regulated manufacturing or pharmaceutical environment would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Managing employee relations cases from start to finish.
• Conducting investigations, hearings and appeals where required.
• Providing practical advice that balances commercial and people considerations.
• Helping managers make fair, well-informed people decisions.
• Coaching managers in ER matters.

Skills

Case management

Investigations

Disciplinary support

Grievance handling

UK employment law

Stakeholder management

Influencing skills

People coaching

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent

Job description

Bio Products Laboratory is seeking an Employee Relations Advisor on a 6-month fixed-term contract to join our UK HR team. Responsibilities include handling cases, investigations and hearings, and providing practical ER guidance to managers.

You will work closely with the HR team, ensuring employment law compliance and policy alignment. The role offers some flexibility for part-time hours while primarily requiring full-time presence.