ER Consultant

Sellick Partnership; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is seeking an Employee Relations Consultant to join our client on a hybrid basis with a minimum of three days on site. The role focuses on sickness absence management, policy implementation, and coaching managers to apply fair attendance practices.

You will analyse absence data, advise on complex cases, and contribute to policy reviews while maintaining high accuracy under pressure. FTC until March 2027, salary £39,053 per annum (pro rata).

Qualifications

• Experience of managing sickness absence cases and employee relations casework.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and its practical application to attendance management.
• Experience coaching, supporting and challenging managers.
• Strong analytical skills with data-driven decision making.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent.
• Experience within a local authority.

Responsibilities

• Managing a caseload of sickness absence and ill health cases, ensuring timely and effective resolution
• Coaching and supporting managers to apply absence management policies confidently, fairly and consistently
• Providing expert employee relations advice on complex attendance issues and related casework
• Analysing absence data, identify trends and establish root causes
• Developing practical action plans and recommendations that improve attendance outcomes
• Supporting formal processes, investigations, hearings and appeals where required
• Designing and delivering training to build management capability in absence management and employee relations
• Contributing to the review and improvement of HR policies, procedures and toolkits

Skills

Absence management

Employee relations

Data analysis

Coaching managers

Communication skills

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

Role: Employee Relations Consultant

Sector: Private Sector

Duration: FTC until March 2027

Location: Kent - Hybrid

Salary: £39053 per annum (Pro Rata)

Sellick Partnership is currently recruiting for an experienced Employee Relations Consultant join our client based in Coventry, this role is offered on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 3 days a week onsite.

The Employee Relations Consultant will provide advice, support and coaching to managers on absence management cases, to help embed the new sickness absence policy, processes, toolkits and recording system to ensure robust absence management and a reduction in absence levels.

The duties of the Employee Relations Consultant will include

• Managing a caseload of sickness absence and ill health cases, ensuring timely and effective resolution
• Coaching and supporting managers to apply absence management policies confidently, fairly and consistently
• Providing expert employee relations advice on complex attendance issues and related casework
• Analysing absence data, identify trends and establish root causes
• Developing practical action plans and recommendations that improve attendance outcomes
• Supporting formal processes, investigations, hearings and appeals where required
• Designing and delivering training to build management capability in absence management and employee relations
• Contributing to the review and improvement of HR policies, procedures and toolkits

The Employee Relations Consultant will ideally have:

• Experience of managing sickness absence cases and employee relations casework
• Strong knowledge of employment law and its practical application to attendance management
• Experience coaching, supporting and constructively challenging managers
• Strong analytical skills with experience using data to inform decision making
• A CIPD qualification or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience within a local authority

The Employee Relations Consultant will need to have excellent communication skills and effectively be able to communicate to stakeholders of all levels. Furthermore, the ideal candidate will have an impeccable eye for detail and accuracy to ensure all workload is carried out effectively and efficiently. They will also need to able to prioritise their workload and be efficient and effective to meet unpredictable deadlines and deal with conflicting demands, whilst working in a high-pressured environment.

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