Hands-On Employee Relations Advisor (7-Month Contract)

Ashley Kate HR & Finance; Torquay; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicholas Associates Group is partnering with a large public sector organisation to recruit an experienced Employee Relations Advisor on a 7-month fixed-term contract, with hybrid working in the United Kingdom.

You will manage a varied caseload, provide expert guidance on disciplinary, grievance and absence matters, conduct investigations, and support managers through hearings and appeals in a highly regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced employee relations professional
• Comfortable handling complex casework
• Confident influencing managers in challenging situations

Responsibilities

• Managing a varied employee relations caseload from initial advice through to conclusion.
• Advising managers on disciplinary, grievance and capability matters.
• Supporting complex and long-term sickness absence cases.
• Conducting investigations and producing investigation reports.
• Advising managers throughout formal hearings and appeals.
• Providing guidance on employment law, policy and HR best practice.
• Building effective working relationships with managers across the business.
• Working within a highly unionised environment and supporting consultation processes where required.
• Ensuring all cases are managed thoroughly, consistently and in line with robust internal procedures.

Skills

Employee relations

Disciplinary

Grievance

Absence management

Investigations

Employment law

Unionised environment

Stakeholder management

Job description

Nicholas Associates Group is partnering with a large public sector organisation to recruit an experienced Employee Relations Advisor on a 7-month fixed-term contract, with hybrid working in the United Kingdom.

You will manage a varied caseload, provide expert guidance on disciplinary, grievance and absence matters, conduct investigations, and support managers through hearings and appeals in a highly regulated environment.