HR Advisor

Lookers Motor Group Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries with progression

Generous annual leave

Enhanced family leave

Techscheme access

Eyecare vouchers

Job summary

Lookers Motor Group Limited is seeking a proactive HR Advisor for a flexible hybrid role with travel to our Newcastle Head Office. This 12-month FTC (Maternity Cover) offers up to £40,000 per annum and involves advising line managers on employee relations and implementing HR policies.

You will handle disciplinaries, grievances, and performance management, while ensuring accurate record-keeping and policy compliance in a dynamic retail environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar HR advisory role.
• Experience handling full range of employee relations cases: disciplinary, grievance, performance, absence, flexible working requests.
• Ability to influence and challenge when appropriate.
• Confident to make independent decisions and provide solutions.
• Ability to build relationships across a diverse business environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice to line managers on employee relations matters.
• Assist with development and implementation of HR policies and processes.
• Support managers on disciplinary, grievance, performance and absence issues.
• Refer employees to Occupational Health and support reasonable adjustments.
• Keep ER records and documentation up to date and monitor trends.

Skills

Employee relations

Influencing

Decision making

Relationship building

Adaptability

Education

Level 5 CIPD

Job description

About us

We are one of the top three automotive retailers in the UK, proudly representing 32 manufacturer brands, selling a huge range of new and used vehicles from over 150 dealerships across the UK and Ireland.

We believe our people are our greatest asset, and we're committed to recognising the valuable contribution each person makes. That's why we continue to invest in a leading rewards and benefits package designed to support your career, wellbeing, and life outside of work.

HR Advisor, Flexible Hybrid Working UK with travel to Newcastle Head Office, Up to £40k pa 12 months FTC (Maternity Cover)

Role Purpose

To provide sound HR advice to line managers on all employee relations matters and ensure the development and implementation of effective HR policies and processes.

Role Accountabilities

Support company managers in the management of all employee relation matters including disciplinaries, grievances, performance management and absence management.

Provide timely advice and support to people managers in line with current policies and procedures.

Refer employees to Occupational Health where required, and support managers with implementing reasonable adjustments.

Support the HR Managers on complex people matters including allegations of gross misconduct.

Ensure that all employee relation matters are recorded on the ER tracker and all relating documentation is saved against the employee record.

Identify and manage any trends in employee relation data or cases and work with HR Manager to review and reduce concerns.

Ensure the bank of template letters and guidelines are kept up to date in line with legislation and business requirements.

Ensure the company policies are up to date and support in updating them as required.

Quality check the approach people managers take to ensure these are in line with current policies and procedures.

Keep up to date with employment law/legislation changes and demonstrate continuous professional development.

Skills, Knowledge, Experience

Support in any other general project work as required.

Essential

• Previous experience working in a similar role.
• Experience in managing the full range of employee relations cases including: disciplinary, grievance, performance management, absence management, flexible working requests.
• Ability to influence and challenge where appropriate.
• Confident to make decisions independently, providing solutions and anticipating/overcoming challenge.
• Ability to build relationships with a variety of people and an ability to work in a changing & diverse business environment.

Desirable

• Level 5 CIPD

Core Benefits

• Competitive salaries with structured pay scales and progression as you grow within the business
• Generous annual leave that increases with your length of service
• Enhanced family leave, including 6 months' full pay for maternity and adoption leave, and 2 weeks' full pay for paternity leave
• Access to Techscheme for discounted technology purchases with flexible payments

Health & Wellbeing

• Eyecare vouchers to help cover vision care needs
• Smart Health - 24/7 access to GP services to support your mental and physical wellbeing
• Dental insurance for everyday dental care and unexpected treatments
• Optional critical illness cover for peace of mind during life's most challenging moments

Financial Wellbeing

• MyView PayNow - access a portion of your pay as you earn, with features to stream, save, and track your money through a user-friendly app
• Free will writing services to help plan for the future
• Flexible life assurance options and partner life assurance for added protection

Leisure & Lifestyle

• Discounted gym memberships to support an active lifestyle
• Travel insurance to help you explore with confidence
• Access to home and technology vouchers
• bYond card and a wide range of exclusive retail and lifestyle discounts

We strongly believe in nurturing and providing our people with specific manufacturer brand and management training to enhance career development opportunities. We have a great bunch of people, and we like to celebrate and encourage success at all levels.

Lookers and Charles Hurst are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a working environment that is free from discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential.

If your application is successful, we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you commencing employment with us. These will include verifying your recent employment, address, credit history and a standard criminal record check. For roles that require you to drive, a driving licence check will also be carried out. Please note, all offers of employment are made subject to a 6 month probation period commencing from your start date.

We take our data protection responsibilities very seriously and are committed to upholding and respecting your privacy rights. Information about how we will process your data including the types of data we collect, the purposes for which we use it, who we may share it with and how long we keep it are set out in our privacy notice. It also includes information about your individual privacy rights. Please make sure you read our Privacy Notice so that you understand how we may collect and use your data.