Global TUPE HR Specialist – UK & Ireland (Remote)

G-; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Flexible time off

Spending accounts

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Sabbatical after 5 years

Job summary

G-P is seeking an HR Specialist to partner with clients in the EOR space, owning the full employee lifecycle and acting as the in-country HR expert for the UK and Ireland. You will guide compliance, transfer processes, and post-transfer integration across borders.

You will collaborate with payroll, benefits brokers, and legal advisers while leveraging HRIS tools to ensure accurate and timely HR operations and data handling.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of specialised HR experience with strong hands-on exposure to UK/Ireland TUPE regulations.
• Deep expertise of regional labour laws and regulatory frameworks in the UK and Ireland.
• Proven experience leading end-to-end business transfers, consultations, and managing complex employee relations.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, consultation, and problem-solving skills.
• Tech-savvy with HRIS, Zendesk, Jira, Confluence, Tableau, and collaboration tools like Zoom & Slack

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end TUPE processes across the UK/Ireland regions acting as the primary HR subject matter expert for incoming and outgoing business transfers.
• Coordinate and facilitate mandatory employee consultation processes, manage election of representatives where required, and ensure compliance with statutory consultation timelines.
• Oversee the collation, audit, and exchange of employment data, noting measures, and identify contractual risks and legacy benefits implications
• Manage sensitive transfer-related cases, pre- and post-transfer harmonisation queries, potential redundancy procedures, attend calls or meetings, and draft legally sound documentation.
• Build and manage relationships with external payroll providers, benefits brokers, pension administrators, and specialised employment legal advisors to ensure seamless benefit alignment and pension transfer compliance.
• Be the first point of contact for client queries on benefits, terms and conditions protections, compliance, and post-transfer integration strategies across the UK and Ireland.
• Stay ahead of evolving UK/Ireland TUPE regulations and cultural nuances to provide actionable, risk-aware guidance.
• Review and advise on measures statements, contract variations post-transfer, restrictive covenants, and overall risk mitigation strategies.
• Guide clients through post-transfer alignment, performance management, and ensure timely salary and benefit changes in line with legal protections.
• Drive automation and AI adoption to streamline TUPE diligence, documentation, and client-facing transfer HR processes.
• Provide cross-functional support on broader HR operational tasks, employee onboarding, lifecycle administration, etc. as business priorities dictate.
• Contribute to wider EMEA HR initiatives, projects, and ad-hoc operational requirements as part of the wider HR Operations team.

Skills

HR policy knowledge

UK/Ireland TUPE expertise

Strong communication

Problem-solving

Negotiation skills

Tools

Zendesk

Jira

Confluence

Tableau

Zoom

Slack

Job description

G-P is seeking an HR Specialist to partner with clients in the EOR space, owning the full employee lifecycle and acting as the in-country HR expert for the UK and Ireland. You will guide compliance, transfer processes, and post-transfer integration across borders.

You will collaborate with payroll, benefits brokers, and legal advisers while leveraging HRIS tools to ensure accurate and timely HR operations and data handling.