HR Advisor - Employee Relations (Part-Time)

Morrisons; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retail company is looking for an employee relations expert to join their HR Helpline Team at their Bradford head office. You will provide essential HR support to store managers and colleagues, covering areas such as absence management, performance issues, and investigations. The ideal candidate will have strong HR experience and be confident advising on a range of employment-related matters. This position requires in-office presence at least 2 days a week and weekend coverage. Attractive perks include discounts and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

15% discount in store

Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member

Career progression and development opportunities

Generous holiday entitlement

Market leading pension scheme and life assurance

Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP

'MyPerks' giving you discount with over 850 retailers

Free parking onsite

Enhanced Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave

Qualifications

• Solid HR and employee relations experience in a multi-site or retail environment.
• Confident advising on a wide range of people issues.
• Comfortable managing cases from start to finish.
• Good knowledge of UK employment law.
• Works well in a team and seeks to improve ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Be a key point of contact on the central people helpline.
• Provide timely, accurate advice on HR policies and processes.
• Support and lead remote investigations following company procedures.
• Work closely with store and area managers to resolve complex ER cases.
• Keep clear and detailed records of all advice given and actions taken.
• Spot trends and elevate risks to help drive improvements across the business.

Skills

HR and ER experience

Advising on people issues

Case management

Knowledge of UK employment law

Teamwork and improvement mindset

Job description

At Morrisons, our people make us who we are, and we’re here to support them every step of the way.

We’re looking for someone who is an employee relations expert to join our friendly ER team as part of our centralised HR Helpline Team. Based at our head office in Bradford, this role is all about offering clear, confident, and caring HR support to our store managers and colleagues across the UK. From absence management and performance issues to disciplinary matters and investigations, you’ll be on hand to provide guidance and support, over the phone, video calls and via email, on all things people related.

You will be required to be in the office a minimum of 2 days per week working shifts from 10:00 - 15:00, and due to our retail operation being 7 days per week, you will need to support weekends, covering 1 in 4.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Being a key point of contact on our central people helpline
• Provide timely, accurate advice on HR policies and processes
• Support and lead remote investigations in line with company procedure
• Work closely with store and area managers to resolve complex ER cases
• Keep clear and detailed records of all advice given and actions taken
• Spot trends and elevate risks to help drive improvements across the business

About you

You’ll be a strong communicator who thrives in a fast paced environment and is confident handling sensitive matters with care and clarity, often over the phone.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has solid HR and ER experience, ideally in a multi‑site or retail environment
• Is confident advising on a wide range of people issues
• Is comfortable managing cases from start to finish
• Has a good knowledge of UK employment law
• Works well as part of a team and is always looking to improve ways of working

Whether you’ve worked on a helpline before or you’re ready for a new challenge in a centralised ER role, we’d love to hear from you.

About us

In return for all your hard work, you will receive:

• 15% discount in store from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Market leading pension scheme and life assurance
• Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• ‘MyPerks’ giving you discount with over 850 retailers
• Free parking onsite
• Enhanced Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave

Alive with activity, our modern Head Office is home to our corporate teams that make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, Morrisons Daily and a subsidised restaurant. We are within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - and we even have free parking!

At our Head Office you will expect to find supplier showcases, charity fundraising and celebrations all year round for the events that mean the most to our colleagues.

There’s more to our business as it’s fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve got lots of fresh opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you!

At Morrisons, we’re proud to be building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We want every colleague to feel respected, supported and able to be themselves at work. Different voices, experiences and ways of thinking help us grow and improve and that’s good for our customers too.

We’re always looking for people from all walks of life to join us and bring their talents to our team. Together, we can build a workplace where everyone has the chance to thrive, make a difference and belong.